| Cashew nut centrifugal shelling machine was designed and constructed. Shelling efficiency and whole kernel recovery was evaluated for hot-oil roasted nuts on the machine. The design was based on the principle of the optimum kinetic energy that could break the cashew nut shell. The deformation energy used was 4.8763 Joules. The angular velocity of the impeller calculated from the energy was 376.12 rad/s which was equal 3592 rpm. The motor power used was more than 917.34 Watts, the minimum power requirement. The prototype of cashew nut sheller was constructed and evaluated for its shelling efficiency and whole kernel recovery using three levels of moisture content (7.00%w.b., 8.46%w.b. and 9.83% w.b.), three levels of impeller speeds and three grades (large,... |
