Authors : U.J. Etoamaihe and K.C. Ndubueze
Abstract: A motorized African breadfruit seed dehuller was designed, fabricated and tested. Results showed that the machine had a maximum dehulling efficiency of 86% at 225 rpm speed and a maximum dehulling capacity of 176.2 kg h-1 at 425 rpm speed. There were significant effects of speeds on both the dehulling capacity and dehulling efficiency of the machine at 5% level of significance. The dehulling capacity increased with speed while the dehulling efficiency decreased with increased speed. The estimated cost of the machine was x35000 (USD250).
U.J. Etoamaihe and K.C. Ndubueze, 2010. Development and Performance Evaluation of a Dehulling Machinefor African Breadfruit (Treculia africana). Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences, 5: 312-315.