EVALUATION OF PALM FRUIT STRIPPING MACHINE DEVELOPED
Suitable stripper that considers higher through put, efficiency, ease operation and maintenance is imperative so as to reduce time wastage and elimination the acidity on the palm fruit through fermentation method. Each samples of palm fruit bunch in eight places was heated at (1000C) temperature at time interval of 30 minutes was fed into the hopper and the stop watch was used to get the stripping time. The results of the machine�s optimum efficiency and the clean fruit recovery at 30- and 240-minutes heating time with a 534.89 rpm beater speed, were 98.8 % and 94.8 % respectively. The feed rate range of the stripper (capacity) is between 18.75 kg/s and 150 kg/s which is obtained in 80- and 10-seconds stripping time respectively. The machine efficiency was 97.4%. The palm fruit sizes were affected by the heat applied on the palm fruit bunch when it�s been stripped. The stripping time at the lowest time (10 sec) for 25 kg of palm fruit bunch was heated at 240 minutes and it was notes that the palm fruit not only stripped from the bunch but it was removed from the kernel due to the softness of the palm fruit increases temperature by increasing heated time as it affects the process performance of the machine when in operation.
Authors : Moses, S.S., Abolarin, M.S., Obanimomo, K.T., Jiya, J.Y. and Morkah, H.I.
Category : Open Access Volume (Issue) : 11(2) Date Uploaded : 23rd July 2025