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Mohd Ramdhan Khalid, . and Abd Rahim Shuib, . Performance of oil palm loose fruits separating machine. pp. 358-365. ISSN 1511-2780
Abstract
Oil palm loose fruits contain a high amount of oil hence they need to be fully collected. Handpicking may be the ideal way to get clean fruits but this practice is inefficient. Raking is a faster option to gather scattered fruits but the trash that comes together during the gathering process is high. The oil palm loose fruits separating machine offers a mean to separate loose fruits from trash using vibration and airstream principles. Parameters that were observed included productivity time-motion loose fruits cleanliness and noise levels produced by the machine. It was observed that the machine was able to separate the loose fruits from the trash effectively with 98.9 cleanliness and at the productivity of 30.6 kg of clean loose fruits in 99.9 s. However the machine produced a sound level above 90 dB during operation hence the use of personal protective equipment (PPE) is required. With the introduction of separating machine it is anticipated that the productivity of the current collection of loose fruits can be increased hence contribute to higher national oil extraction rate (OER).
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Abstract
Oil palm loose fruits contain a high amount of oil hence they need to be fully collected. Handpicking may be the ideal way to get clean fruits but this practice is inefficient. Raking is a faster option to gather scattered fruits but the trash that comes together during the gathering process is high. The oil palm loose fruits separating machine offers a mean to separate loose fruits from trash using vibration and airstream principles. Parameters that were observed included productivity time-motion loose fruits cleanliness and noise levels produced by the machine. It was observed that the machine was able to separate the loose fruits from the trash effectively with 98.9 cleanliness and at the productivity of 30.6 kg of clean loose fruits in 99.9 s. However the machine produced a sound level above 90 dB during operation hence the use of personal protective equipment (PPE) is required. With the introduction of separating machine it is anticipated that the productivity of the current collection of loose fruits can be increased hence contribute to higher national oil extraction rate (OER).
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| Item Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| AGROVOC Term: | Oil palms |
| AGROVOC Term: | Oil plants |
| AGROVOC Term: | Fruit |
| AGROVOC Term: | Farm equipment |
| AGROVOC Term: | Separation |
| AGROVOC Term: | New technology |
| AGROVOC Term: | Measurement |
| AGROVOC Term: | Data analysis |
| AGROVOC Term: | Cost analysis |
| AGROVOC Term: | Vibration |
| Depositing User: | Ms. Suzila Mohamad Kasim |
| Last Modified: | 24 Apr 2025 06:28 |
| URI: | http://webagris.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/24148 |
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