Development of peanut separator and thruster. Issue 1 (February 2021)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Srinivasan, M; Nithya Sai, S; Alexander, Albert; Prabhakaran, N; Gokul, C; Visalaxi, G
• Is Part Of: IOP conference series. Volume 1055:Issue 1(2021)
• Publication Date: 2021-02
• Subjects: Peanuts -- harvesting -- thruster -- pod separator -- productivity; Materials science -- Periodicals; 620.1105
• DOI: 10.1088/1757-899X/1055/1/012053
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1757-8981

Abstract

Abstract: Peanuts have been in existence since the beginning of human life. It has a high carbon content and is rich in oil and protein. Peanut oil extraction is more common in most developing countries. Peanut is a commonly used, edible commodity, and oil is used as a cooking medium. Upon oil extraction, the by-product of the peanut cake often contains 43-65 per cent protein and 6-20 per cent fat, which is usually used as feed for cows and goats. There is currently a shortage of farm workers and an increase in harvesting costs. The factors mentioned above mean that farmers are not interested in growing peanuts. The removal of peanut shells is a time-consuming and costly operation. During harvesting, the temperature is very high, making it impossible for humans to work. Peanut thresher is used to solve these problems by removing peanuts that minimize time and expense. Our project focuses mainly on the design and development of a peanut cutting machine with a 0.5 hp motor. The workers removed the peanut capsules from the harvest at the beginning. The output of this method was very poor and did not meet consumer demand because it was a time-consuming operation. The main part of our project is a rotating drum with nails. They feed the peanuts to the rotating drum. Rotating drum tips isolate the pods from field harvest. There are large peanut harvesters on the market, but small farmers cannot afford these harvesters. Our machine is small, light and inexpensive. Farmers with a small farm may afford to use our machine.