NDLI: Development of an Electric Motor Powered Low Cost Coconut Deshelling Machine

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Author	Prasanna Kumar, G. V. Mondal, Imdadul Hoque
Copyright Year	2016
Abstract	An electric motor powered coconut deshelling machine was developed in line with the commercially available unit, but with slight modifications. The machine worked on the principle that the coconut shell can be caused to fail in shear and compressive forces. It consisted of a toothed wheel, a deshelling rod, an electric motor, and a compound chain drive. A bevelled 16 teeth sprocket with 18 mm pitch was used as the toothed wheel. Mild steel round bar of 18 mm diameter was used as the deshelling rod. The sharp edge tip of the deshelling rod was inserted below the shell to apply shear force on the shell, and the fruit was tilted toward the rotary toothed wheel to apply the compressive force on the shell. The speed of rotation of the toothed wheel was set at 34 ± 2 rpm. The output capacity of the machine was found to be 24 coconuts/h with 95 % of the total time effectively used for deshelling. The labour requirement was found to be 43 man-h/1000 nuts. About 13 % of the kernels got scraped and about 7 % got sliced during the operation. The developed coconut deshelling machine was recommended for the minimum annual use of 200 h or deshelling of 4700 coconuts per year. The cost of operation for 200 h of annual use was found to be about ` 47/h. The developed machine was found to be simple, easy to operate, energy efficient, safe and reduce drudgery involved in deshelling by conventional methods.
Starting Page	105
Ending Page	109
Page Count	5
File Format	PDF
ISSN	22502149
Journal	Journal of The Institution of Engineers (India): Series A
Volume Number	97
Issue Number	2
e-ISSN	22502157
Language	English
Publisher	Springer India
Publisher Date	2016-05-18
Publisher Place	New Delhi
Access Restriction	One Nation One Subscription (ONOS)
Subject Keyword	Output capacity Break even point Civil Engineering Labour requirement Coconut deshelling
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Building and Construction Architecture Mechanical Engineering Agricultural and Biological Sciences Civil and Structural Engineering

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