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International Journal of Engineering and Modern Technology (IJEMT )

E-ISSN 2504-8848
P-ISSN 2695-2149
VOL. 10 NO. 7 2024
DOI: 10.56201/ijcsmt.v10.no4.2024.pg175.193

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Design of a Movable Palm Fruit Bunch Stripper for Oil Extraction

Undiandeye, Sylvester Akwagiobe, Markson, I. E., Offiong, Alexander Aniekan, Offiong Aniekan, and A.P. Ihom

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Abstract

In this paper, the design of a movable palm fruit bunch stripper (MPFBS) plant for oil extraction is presented. The palm fruit bunch stripper designed in this work has the following components: the main frame and metal base, the beaters, the shaft, the bearings, the belt, the pulleys, the electric motor, the generator, the stripping chamber, the fruitlet screen, the bolt and nut and the gear reduction box. Specifically, the design details are broken down into the following subsections, the power requirement for stripping process, selection of electric motor/generator and torque, transmission drive design, design of stripping chamber shaft, key and keyway design, design of bolts and nuts, fruitlet screen design, stripping chamber design and frame design. Detailed analytical expressions for the computation of the design parameters in each of the subsections are presented and then sample design calculations were conducted using Customized M236 Machine Design Spreadsheet, powered by Microsoft Excel®. According to the sample simulation results, two bunches of palm fruits each weighing 40 kg were considered and the power expected for the stripping process was 2.218 kW or 2.98 hp. Furthermore, the electric motor power supply (to be chosen) is 5.33 hp, the speed from gear box is 100 rpm and the torque on shaft or the machine pulley required is 284.53 N-m.

keywords:

Palm Fruit Bunch Stripper, Customized M236 Machine Design Spreadsheet, Oil

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