Design and Fabrication of Thevetia Peruviana Nut Cracking Machine

Elizabeth Ayodele Onipede; Fuwad Olanrewaju Bashiru; Olufemi David Oyebanre

doi:10.55529/jaimlnn.34.46.53

Authors

Elizabeth Ayodele Onipede Department of Agricultural and Bio-Environmental Engineering, Institute of Technology, Kwara State Polytechnic, Ilorin, Nigeria.
Fuwad Olanrewaju Bashiru Department of Agricultural and Bio-Environmental Engineering, Institute of Technology, Kwara State Polytechnic, Ilorin, Nigeria.
Olufemi David Oyebanre Department of Agricultural and Bio-Environmental Engineering, Institute of Technology, Kwara State Polytechnic, Ilorin, Nigeria.

Keywords:

Thevetia Peruviana, Cracking, Nut, Machine, Design, Testing.

Abstract

A thevetia peruviana nut cracking machine was designed, fabricated and tested for it performance in the department of Agricultural and Bio-Environmental Engineering, Institute of Technology, Kwara State Polytechnic, Ilorin, Nigeria. The cracking machine consists of the following components parts: hopper, cracking unit, outlet, main frame and the transmission unit. The design of the machine was based on the engineering properties of thevetia peruviana nut while making use of locally available materials for the fabrication. The machine requires a five horse power (5hp) electric motor to operate. The average throughput capacity and cracking efficiency of the machine were 31Kg/h and 97% respectively. The machine is therefore suitable for cracking thevetia peruviana nut and recommended for adoption by small scale processors.