Department of Engineering and Scientific Services; National Centre for Agricultural Mechanization, (NCAM) Ilorin, Kwara State, Nigeria.
Received on 11 March 2023; revised on 27 April 2023; accepted on 30 April 2023
NCAM motorized coconut dehusking machine was tested for its performance. The objective of the test is to optimize the dehusking performance of the machine. Different sizes of coconut fruits were fed into the machine and the time taken for each fruit to be dehusked was noted. A total number of 60 matured Badagry coconuts from Lagos State, Nigeria were dehusked with the machine. The performance evaluation shows that the efficiency of the machine was 90.1% while the average capacity is 122 coconuts per hour. The percentage number of distorted and broken coconuts was 10% and 0% respectively. Hence, the machine is suitable and recommended for small, medium and large scale coconut processors.
Coconut; Dehusking; Evaluation; Motorized; Efficiency
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Raheem Olatunji Jimoh, Mathew Kadiri Bello, Lois Omolola Abiodun, Jelili Aremu Oyedokun, Nurudeen Olabanji Oladipo and Olusola Adetola Ogunjirin. Modification and performance evaluation of the NCAM motorized coconut dehusking machine. World Journal of Advanced Engineering Technology and Sciences, 2023, 09(01), 001–007. Article DOI: https://doi.org/10.30574/wjaets.2023.9.1.0120