Development of Locally Fabricated Food Processing Machine

OGUNYEMI, J and Adetona, Z.A and Fagbuaro, O.E and Adedokun, A.G. (2018) Development of Locally Fabricated Food Processing Machine. In: 1st International Conference, 5th -8th Nov., 2018, The Federal Polytechnic, Ilaro, Nigeria.

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Abstract

As the world is tending toward automation systems, the need for the replacement of human energy in Africa kitchen with automatic machines to eliminate the tedious, laborious and time consuming indigenous process of preparing solid food cannot be overemphasized. This paper presents a locally designed and fabricated solid food processing machine capable of producing foods like amala, eba, semo etc. The inputs to the machine are water at room temperature and raw solid food ingredient (yam flour, garri, semo, etc) at aspecific time. The water is heated to its boiling point by a 1 kW heater with the temperature monitored by LM 35 temperature sensor when the ingredient is added. The mixture is handled by the electric motor which stir it for some time to desired texture. The stirrer runs at slow speed with the aid of gear reduction technique. The output which is succulent solid food is manually ejected by pushing the ejecting rod forward at the output. The machine was constructed and tested and the performance showed that the concept can work satisfactorily if improved upon.

Item Type: Conference or Workshop Item (Paper)
Subjects: T Technology > TK Electrical engineering. Electronics Nuclear engineering
Divisions: Faculty of Engineering, Science and Mathematics > School of Electronics and Computer Science
Depositing User: Joy Oluwabukola Olayiwola
Date Deposited: 03 Jun 2021 13:09
Last Modified: 03 Jun 2021 13:09
URI: http://eprints.federalpolyilaro.edu.ng/id/eprint/1635

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