Abstract
DEVELOPMENT OF INDIGENOUS MOTORIZED COCONUT (COCOS NUCIFERA) DEHUSKING MACHINE
Ogunjirin O. A.*, R. O. Jimoh, N. O. Oladipo and M. K. Bello
ABSTRACT
Nigeria is one of the countries of the world with large coconut plantation. One of the problems encountered during the process of coconut is dehusking which majorly is carried out manually. With the drive to encourage the youths and women into processing of coconut fruit, an indigenous motorized dehusking machine was developed consisting of hopper, spur gears, spiked roller, and reduction gear following engineering design principle. Preliminary test was carried out by using the machine for dehusking coconut fruit was successful without breaking or distorting the coconut fruit.
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