design nut polishing drum for palm kernel oil processing line

   
design nut polishing drum for palm kernel oil processing line
                                               
                                               
                                               
                                               
  • design nut polishing drum for palm kernel oil processing line
  • How does a palm kernel nut crack?
  • The nut falls by gravity with the hopper channel into the cracking drum where the cracking process takes place with the help of the impeller blade (hammer mill) that flaps the palm kernel nut against the walls of the cylindrical cracking drum. The three blades are at 120° to each other and the blades have clearance of 15 mm from the cracking drum.
  • What are the parts of a palm kernel cracking machine?
  • This is made up of feed hopper, feed gate, impeller shaft, cracking drum and the impeller blade. The nut falls by gravity with the hopper channel into the cracking drum where the cracking process takes place with the help of the impeller blade (hammer mill) that flaps the palm kernel nut against the walls of the cylindrical cracking drum.
  • How palm oil is produced?
  • Production process begins with separating the palm nuts from the fibre. Palm oil is extracted from the pulp while the kernel produces the kernel oil. A critical step that affects the kernel oil quality is the release of kernels by cracking the palm nuts.
  • How efficient is a palm kernel oil extraction machine?
  • This research work is focused on the design and construction of a palm kernel oil extraction machine. The machine was designed and fabricated using locally available materials. The machine was evaluated for performance and the results obtained show that the mechanical method is more efficient (66.07%) than the traditional method (37.69%).