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Design, development and performance evaluation of elephant apple core cutter
Prakash Kumar Nayak1, Kalpana Rayaguru2
1Department of Food Engineering and Technology, Central Institute of Technology (CIT), Kokrajhar, BTAD, Assam 783370 India.
A new hand-operated elephant apple cutter significantly improves processing efficiency and yield compared to traditional methods. This innovation offers higher capacity and better product quality for commercial and therapeutic applications.
Area of Science:
- Agricultural Engineering
- Food Science and Technology
Background:
- Elephant apple (Feronia limonia) processing is labor-intensive with traditional methods.
- Limited mechanization exists for efficient elephant apple processing and value addition.
Purpose of the Study:
- To develop and evaluate a hand-operated elephant apple cutter.
- To compare its performance against traditional processing techniques.
Main Methods:
- Design and fabrication of a hand-operated elephant apple cutter.
- Analysis of machine parameters including capacity, efficiency, and loss percentage.
- Comparative performance evaluation with traditional methods.
Main Results:
- The developed cutter demonstrated significantly higher capacity (100-120 kg/h) versus traditional methods (12-15 kg/h).
- Sepal yield was improved to 82.73% ± 1.5% compared to 63.01% ± 3.34% with traditional processing.
- Uniform coring and processing of 235-240 fruits/h versus 30-35 fruits/h were achieved.
Conclusions:
- The hand-operated elephant apple cutter offers a viable solution for efficient processing.
- It enhances value addition potential for farmers and rural entrepreneurs in commercial and therapeutic applications.
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