Design, Fabrication and Testing of a Manually Operated …

DOI: 10.3923/ajaps.2018.56.63 Corpus ID: 55947977; Design, Fabrication and Testing of a Manually Operated Locust Bean Cubing Machine @article{Fadeyibi2018DesignFA, …

(PDF) EVALUATION OF A LOCUST BEANS SEED …

A locust bean dehulling machine was fabricated and evaluated using locally available materials. ... on the successful introduction of modern and small scale agricultural machinery Therefore, there is the need to …

Development of a concentric cylinder locust bean dehuller

A locust bean dehuller was developed so as to reduce the amount of time and labour required in the traditional manual dehulling of African locust bean (Parkia biglobosa) seeds, which are processed ...

Machine design and construction

Stage 3. Construction of the machine or device. Correct modeling of the project opens the way to the next stage – the construction of the machine. The important factor is whether the designed and built machine is intended for own purposes or, for example, to be introduced to the market for sale. It should be remembered that in such a ...

Equipment and machinery for improving the fermentation …

However, several factors should be considered during the design and construction of food machinery, which may affect equipment efficiency. Some these factors include: material of construction (food grade), hygienic standard, governmental regulations, sizing and cost. ... Locust bean (dawadawa) processing.

Design, Fabrication and Testing of a Manually Operated Locust Bean …

Thus, the product 6,500.00 Testing of the locust bean cubing machine: The performance 43,680.00 of the locust bean cubing machine was evaluated in terms of the throughput capacity with respect to the piston pressure Fabrication and bill of measurements: The locust bean cubing machine was fabricated using the conventional for 1 h.

Iru: African locust bean remains a local champion

Suspended in the crook of their arms were large baskets of Iyere, the seeds from the locust tree used in the production of locust beans, called Iru in the language of the locals. Engaged to wash ...

The design, fabrication, and performance evaluation of a locust bean …

Processing locust bean to the condiment involved boiling for 12 hours, soaking the seeds in water, dehulling, boiling for another 6 hours and fermentation for 3-4 days while melon is boiled for 6 ...

Design, development, and evaluation of locust bean seed …

Last Updated: 12 Sep 2023. Request PDF | Design, development, and evaluation of locust bean seed dehuller | Locust beans dehulling machine was design, …

(PDF) Modification and Performance Evaluation of Locust Bean …

The traditional method of processing locust bean including some other bean varieties is time consuming with lots of energy consumption and labour while mechanical method therefore reduces the human drudgery and also increases output. This research ... The components of the machine were designed following the standard machine design …

Design, Fabrication and Testing of a Manually Operated …

This study attempts to mechanize the existing traditional methods of boiling locust bean by designing, constructing, and evaluating electrically powered locust …

Design, Fabrication and Evaluation of a …

It includes soaking, dehusking the grain, and separating the husks from kernels. In the present study, a continuous dehuller for an industrial continuous process layout of grain was designed ...

Development of a Locust Bean Seed Dehulling Cum …

Preparation of Samples The locust bean seeds were obtained from the teaching and research farm of Landmark University. The locust bean seeds were weighed using a digital weighing balance (CAMRY ACS-30-ZE41, CAMRY), and each was sorted out for material other than the bean after which it was divided into four (4), each of 1.5 kg before parboiling.

(PDF) EVALUATION OF A LOCUST BEANS SEED DEHULLING …

A locust bean dehulling machine was fabricated and evaluated using locally available materials. The machine performs dual operations of removing the seed coats and cleaning. Components of the machine include the frame, hopper, dehulling chamber,

Chemistry, Biological Activities, and Uses of Locust Bean …

Locust bean gum (LBG) is galactomannan-based, a gum that is high in demand for its quality attributes. LBG is a high-value bio-polymer that is used in various food, health, and medicine sector-based applications due to being a biodegradable, easily available, and toxin-free product [ 13 ]. Locust bean gum finds usage in food and allied ...

The design, fabrication, and performance evaluation of a locust bean …

The following factors were considered during the design of the locust bean boiler, they include; considering the machine as a food processing unit which requires hygienic and non-corrosive material for construction, leakages were highly minimized, the thicknesses of the three shells are 1.5mm, the heating element is constantan, steam and …

DEVELOPMENT OF A LOCUST BEAN SEED DEHULLING …

A wet locust bean seeds (Parkia biglobosa) dehulling and washing machine was ... construction technique, availability of materials, durability of ... 2.2. Machined Design Analysis 2.2.1. Design of ...

Development of a locust bean seed dehulling …

The traditional method of dehulling locust bean seed, which requires foot pressing of the seeds, has proven to be one of the most time-consuming and unclean processes involved in locust bean seed ...

Design, development, and evaluation of locust bean seed …

Locust beans dehulling machine was design, develop, and evaluated. The machine was evaluated at different speed and boiling time for its performance efficiency. The results showed that with increase in the boiling time from the first to second hr the throughput capacity, qualitative, and quantitative dehulling efficiency increased but from …

Design, Fabrication and Testing of a Manually Operated Locust Bean …

The design piston speed and pressure developed for the cubing operation were 33 m sec –1 and 25.1 kN m –2, respectively. The size of cube locust beans condiment measures 0.06 m 2 approximately. The cost of fabrication was considerably low (₦ 43,680) and can be afforded by the local producers.

Orthographic and Isometric view of the designed locust bean …

Dehulling of locust bean seeds was carried out as described by Okonkwo et al. (2019).Locust bean seeds procured from Landmark University Teaching and Research Farm, Omu-Aran (latitude 8 o 9 o 0" N ...

(PDF) Development of African Locust Bean (Parkia …

The traditional method of using hands to depulp African Locust Bean (ALB) inside a flowing river led to the conception and development of a simple operated 3 kg capacity ALB depulping machine …

(PDF) EVALUATION OF A LOCUST BEANS SEED DEHULLING MACHINE FOR SMALL

A locust bean dehulling machine was fabricated and evaluated using locally available materials. The machine performs dual operations of removing the seed coats and cleaning. ... After design and construction, the dehuller was evaluated based on three parameters, namely moisture content of beans, length of the dehulling head and the speed of ...

design and construction of locust bean machinery

The design, fabrication, and performance evaluation of a African locust bean is a leguminous plant that is rich in nutrients and is used as food condiment The traditional method of processing this food condiment is mostly unhygienic; consume a lot of fire wood, human energy and time Using traditional methods for boiling 337Kg of locust bean …

EVALUATION OF A LOCUST BEANS SEED DEHULLING MACHINE FOR SMALL SCALE FARMERS

Abstract. Locust beans dehulling machine was design, develop, and evaluated. The machine was evaluated at different speed and boiling time for its …

Design, Construction and Assessment of African Locust Bean …

This work was aimed at the design, construction and assessment of African locust bean dehuller and separator. The two units (dehuller and separator) were incorporated in a …

DEVELOPMENT OF A CONCENTRIC CYLINDER LOCUST …

was to design, construct and evaluate a locust bean dehuller of the concentric cylinder type. DESIGN, CONSTRUCTION AND PERFORMANCE EVALUATION OF THE DEHULLER A number of points were considered during the design. Such points include the cost of construction, power requirement of the machine and labour requirement in …

Design, Construction and Assessment of African Locust …

Length of the locust bean seed 0 8 1. 2 Width of the locust bean seed 6 0. 85 Thickness of the locust bean seed 0.45 0.6cm Average diameter of the locust bean seed 0.8cm Density of the locust bean seed 1156.85 kg/m3 Bulk density of the locust bean 551.66 kg/m3 Minimum cracking force (with minimum deviation of 10.21) 174.38 N (Ogunjimi et al., 2002)

Construction, characterization and application of locust bean …

Iron is a transition metal of tremendous eco-physiological significance. This work aimed at constructing a simple plasmonic Ag-nanocomposite (LBG/PRAg-NC) based on locust bean gum and Phyllanthus reticulatus anthocyanin in a sustainable manner for the optical detection of ferrous ions (Fe 2+) in aqueous solution.LBG/PRAg-NC was …

Machinery Needs for Processing of Locust Bean Seeds …

The recent popularity of iru as a condiment has attracted research interest in development of machinery to ... The Locust bean seed contains 39 – 49 % protein, 31 to 40% oil and 1.7 to 15.4% ...

Development of a Concentric Cylinder Locust Bean Dehuller

A locust bean dehuller was developed so as to reduce the amount of time and labour required in the traditional manual dehulling of African locust bean (Parkia biglobosa) seeds, which are processed into a food condiment and flavouring agent that is popular in many African countries. The dehuller principally consists of two concentric …

DEVELOPMENT OF A CONCENTRIC CYLINDER LOCUST …

Figure 1. The complete assembly of the dehuller The outer cylinder is made of gauge 16 steel (1 mm thick) 400 mm long and 127 mm in diameter. An outlet, 20 mm from one end, was provided at the ...

THE DESIGN, FABRICATION, AND PERFORMANCE EVALUATION OF A LOCUST BEAN

traditional methods for boiling 33.7Kg of locust bean would take about 12 hours. This study attempts to mechanize the existing traditional methods of boiling locust bean by designing, constructing, and evaluating electrically powered locust bean boiler. The boiler consists of three composite drums, each with a cylindrical upper part and

Design, development, and evaluation of locust bean seed …

Abstract Locust beans dehulling machine was design, develop, and evaluated. The machine was evaluated at different speed and boiling time for its performance efficiency. The results showed that wit...