Crushing of farm produce for easy storage and consumption is still a problem in most rural areas in Nigeria. Large tons of food crops are lost annually in Nigeria as a result of unavailability of storage facilities. This necessitated the design of a multi-purpose crusher to save crushing energy with minimal grain losses, being the primary aim of this study. The major components of the designed crushing machine consists of a hopper, crushing chamber, shaft, hammers, screen, bearings, discharge outlet and a 2HP electric motor. A number of tests were carried out with the designed crusher using 4.8kg of dry maize and crushing efficiency of 85%, crushing loss of 0.15% and crushing capacity of 65kg/hr. were achieved as optimum performances. From the test results, it was observed that the final crusher design had a higher capacity and efficiency, and this produced finer end products compared to existing ones.
Orhorhoro, E. (2020). Design of a Multi-Purpose Crushing Machine for Processing of Food Grains in Nigeria. Afribary. Retrieved from https://tracking.afribary.com/works/design-of-a-multi-purpose-crushing-machine-for-processing-of-food-grains-in-nigeria
Orhorhoro, Ejiroghene Kelly "Design of a Multi-Purpose Crushing Machine for Processing of Food Grains in Nigeria" Afribary. Afribary, 15 Apr. 2020, https://tracking.afribary.com/works/design-of-a-multi-purpose-crushing-machine-for-processing-of-food-grains-in-nigeria. Accessed 23 Dec. 2024.
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Orhorhoro, Ejiroghene Kelly . "Design of a Multi-Purpose Crushing Machine for Processing of Food Grains in Nigeria" Afribary (2020). Accessed December 23, 2024. https://tracking.afribary.com/works/design-of-a-multi-purpose-crushing-machine-for-processing-of-food-grains-in-nigeria