Author(s):
Roger Houêchéné Ahouansou, Gontrand Comlan Bagan, Pélagie Bidossessi Agbobatinkpo, Emile Adjibadé Sanya, Antoine Cokou Vianou, Djidjoho Joseph Hounhouigan
Email(s):
gnankis@gmail.com
DOI:
10.5958/2321-581X.2018.00033.8 
Address:
Roger Houêchéné Ahouansou1, 2*, Gontrand Comlan Bagan1, 3, Pélagie Bidossessi Agbobatinkpo4, Emile Adjibadé Sanya1, Antoine Cokou Vianou1, Djidjoho Joseph Hounhouigan4
1Laboratory of Applied Energetic and Mechanic (LEMA), Polytechnic School of Abomey-Calavi (EPAC), University of Abomey-Calavi (UAC). 01 POB: 2009 Cotonou, Republic of Benin.
2Program of Agricultural and Food Technology (PTAA), National Institute for Agricultural Research of Benin (INRAB). POB: 128, Porto-Novo, Republic of Benin.
3School of Agricultural Mechanization and Mechanical Construction (EMACOM)
National University of Agriculture of Porto-Novo, Republic of Benin.
4Laboratory of Food Sciences (LSA)-Faculty of Agronomic Sciences (FSA), University of Abomey-Calavi (UAC). 03 POB: 2819 Jericho, Cotonou, Republic of Benin.
*Corresponding Author
Published In:
Volume - 9,
Issue - 3,
Year - 2018
ABSTRACT:
African locust bean (ALB) seeds are processing into afitin through a succession of operations, of which dehulling of pre-cooked seeds. Dehulling is laborious for processors. To remove this constraint, a motorized dehuller has been developed. This study aims to evaluate the effects of the setting gap between the fixed and mobile grids of dehuller on these performances. Boiled ALB seed were subjected to mechanical dehulling with inter grid gap varying from 2 to 25 mm. The obtained results showed that, when the gap varies from 2 to 25 mm, the dehulling rate decreases from 100 to 0%, the breaking rate from 50.83% to 0%. The machine performs well when ALB seed cooked during 4 h and grids’ gaps in the range of 5 to 15 mm. The values of these cited parameters that give the best performance are obtained when gap’s adjustment is fixed at 9 mm.
Cite this article:
Roger Houêchéné Ahouansou, Gontrand Comlan Bagan, Pélagie Bidossessi Agbobatinkpo, Emile Adjibadé Sanya, Antoine Cokou Vianou, Djidjoho Joseph Hounhouigan. Effects of Active Grids Gap’s Adjustment on Technical Performances of a Power-Driven Dehuller Devised for African Locust Beans Parkia Biglobosa. Research J. Engineering and Tech. 2018;9(3): 241-252. doi: 10.5958/2321-581X.2018.00033.8
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Roger Houêchéné Ahouansou, Gontrand Comlan Bagan, Pélagie Bidossessi Agbobatinkpo, Emile Adjibadé Sanya, Antoine Cokou Vianou, Djidjoho Joseph Hounhouigan. Effects of Active Grids Gap’s Adjustment on Technical Performances of a Power-Driven Dehuller Devised for African Locust Beans Parkia Biglobosa. Research J. Engineering and Tech. 2018;9(3): 241-252. doi: 10.5958/2321-581X.2018.00033.8 Available on: https://ijersonline.org/AbstractView.aspx?PID=2018-9-3-3