Author : Suhas M.P. 1
Date of Publication :7th November 2016
Abstract: Areca nut has to process in dry condition by peeling the outer shell completely. Peeling of Areca nut is very tricky by hand. However it is being done manually by using a sharp knife with a production rate of 3kg/hr. So it is necessary to develop an agri-machine which will increase the production rate and safety to laborers. currently there are few machines existing but these machines are not suitable for variety of sizes of Areca nut which leads into the in short supply removal of outer shell of Areca nut. Therefore there is enough scope to develop a agri-machine suitable for selection of sizes of Areca nut which will overcome these problems. The present research work emphasizes on rising an Areca nut Dehusking agri-machine for three different sizes of Areca nut. The concept is to shear-off the husk of the dry Areca nut by shear force. The features a Dehusking mechanism, and a power drive. The experiments were conducted by altering the blades, and selecting the best method. The first experiment were conducted by mounting set of two cutters divided by spacers for each size of Areca nut, then the set of two cutters were substitute by single cutters and the results of both the experiments were compare and completed that the single cutters were more efficient than the rest of two cutters in Dehusking the Areca nut. By including the optical reorganization in this process, it benefits in minimizing the wastage.
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