Design and Production of a Vertical Mobile Palm Fruit Digester

Authors

  • V. E. Aideloje Department of Mechanical Engineering Technology, Auchi Polytechnic, Auchi, Edo State, Nigeria.
  • H. A. Okwudibe Department of Mechanical Engineering Technology, Auchi Polytechnic, Auchi, Edo State, Nigeria.
  • S. Ososomi Department of Mechanical Engineering Technology, Auchi Polytechnic, Auchi, Edo State, Nigeria.
  • A. A. Ainakhuagbor Department of Mechanical Engineering Technology, Auchi Polytechnic, Auchi, Edo State, Nigeria.

Keywords:

Palm fruit, digester, mobile, machine, design and production

Abstract

This work designs and produces a portable palm fruit digester which is effective, efficient, affordable and can be transported from one place to another. The aim of the mobile palm fruit digester is to alleviate the problem of transporting harvested palm fruits from source to point of digestion which in most cases cost a fortune. Fresh palm fruits were bought from the market; these fruits are boiled and allowed to cool. The samples are weighed and then feed into the machine; the time for digestion is recorded. The digester mass are then poured on a basin, and the undigested with the partially digested fruits are selected and weighed. The machine is found to have an average digestion capacity of 1090.47kg/hr and average digestion efficiency of 89.82%.The machine is fabricated from locally sourced material and this makes it affordable to many oil palm farmers.

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Published

2023-12-11

How to Cite

Aideloje, V. E., Okwudibe, H. A., Ososomi, S., & Ainakhuagbor, A. A. (2023). Design and Production of a Vertical Mobile Palm Fruit Digester. International Journal of Engineering and Mathematical Intelligence (IJEMI) , 5(1&2), 35–47. Retrieved from http://icidr.org.ng/index.php/Ijemi/article/view/424

Issue

Vol. 5 No. 1&2 (2018)

Section

Articles