A locust bean dehulling machine was fabricated and evaluated using locally available materials. The machine performs dual operations of removing the seed coats and cleaning. | Evaluation of a locust beans seed dehulling machine for small scale farmers International Journal of Mechanical Engineering and Technology IJMET Volume 10 Issue 03 March 2019 pp. 273 283 Article ID IJMET_10_03_028 Available online at http ijmet JType IJMET amp VType 10 amp IType 3 ISSN Print 0976-6340 and ISSN Online 0976-6359 IAEME Publication Scopus Indexed EVALUATION OF A LOCUST BEANS SEED DEHULLING MACHINE FOR SMALL SCALE FARMERS Timothy A. Adekanye Elijah. A. Alhassan Abiodun A. Okunola. Akande D. Iliyah Christiana O. Erinle Isaac B. Familoni and Adeniyi Olaniyi Department of Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering Landmark University . 1001 Omu - Aran Kwara State Nigeria ABSTRACT A locust bean dehulling machine was fabricated and evaluated using locally available materials. The machine performs dual operations of removing the seed coats and cleaning. Components of the machine include the frame hopper dehulling chamber water container discharge outlets set of gears and bearings in operation. In operation locust beans seeds introduced via the hopper moved to the auger which separates the soft pulp and conveys the material into the dehulling chamber. The seeds were washed in the dehulling chamber while the coat residual waste passes through the sieve into the water trough where it was discharged through the waste outlet. Throughput capacity output capacity recovery percentage and cleaning efficiency were hr and respectively. This machine may find applications in the processing of locust beans. Key words Agriculture locust bean dehulling evaluation small scale farmers Cite this Article Timothy A. Adekanye Elijah. A. Alhassan Abiodun A. Okunola. Akande D. Iliyah Christiana O. Erinle Isaac B. Familoni and Adeniyi Olaniyi Evaluation of a Locust Beans Seed Dehulling Machine for Small Scale Farmers International Journal of Mechanical Engineering and Technology 10 3 2019 pp. 273 283. http IJMET .
