Browsing by Author "Rukayat Oladipupo"

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    Design, fabrication and testing of a machine for shelling Jatropha Curcas seed.
    (Published by Kwara State University Press, Nigeria, 2020) Adeshina Fadeyibi; Michael Efeturi Okolobah; Rasheed Amao Busari; Rukayat Oladipupo
    Jatropha curcas is a non-edible drought-resistant seed rich in oil. The seeds are usually shelled to obtain the kernels prior to the oil extraction. This research was undertaken to design, fabricate and evaluate a sheller for jatropha seed at different moisture contents. The moisture content of the seed was varied in the range of 6.8−12.2% (wb) and the machine performance was evaluated. Empirical relationships between the machine performance and the moisture content were established. The results showed that the shelling and machine efficiencies decreased with an increase in the moisture content. A quadratic relationship was established between the cleaning efficiency and the moisture content of the seed. The data obtained are found to fit the established equations with 65% R sq. value, and so can be used for predicting the machine performance within the specified moisture range. The power required to shell the seed was found to be 1 HP, and the technology was affordable compared to the ones reported in the previous designs. The machine can therefore be used for Jatropha curcas seed shelling at different moisture contents.
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    Design, fabrication and testing of a machine for shelling Jatropha Curcas seed
    (Technoscience Journal for Community Development in Africa, KWASU Press, 2020) Adeshina Fadeyibi; Rasheed Amao Busari; Rukayat Oladipupo
    Jatropha curcas L. seed is a nonedible drought-resistant seed rich in oil. In the extraction of the oil, the seeds are shelled to obtain the kernels. Shelling manually requires so much labour and time. Thus, this research was carried out to design and evaluate the performance of the jatropha seed shelling machine so as to address the challenges with the manual method. The moisture content of the seed was varied in the range of 6.8- 12.2% (wb), and the machine performance was evaluated. The results showed that the shelling efficiency of the machine and the percentage of whole kernel recovered decreased with increase in seed moisture content; while the percentage of broken kernel, machine efficiency, and percentage of unshelled seed followed a sinusoidal trend with moisture content variation. The percentage of whole kernel recovered and shelling efficiency were 23.3% and 73% at 8.2% (wb), respectively. The machine can therefore be used for jatropha seed shelling at different moisture contents.