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Some Physical and Engineering Properties of Prosopis africana seed by D.I. Akaaimo; A.O. Raji is a Agricultural and Biological Sciences article available to read on EtoBox.
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Prosopis africana (Iron tree) is a popular tree in the Sub-Saharan Africa with all the parts used for food and medicinal purposes. The seed which has to be extracted from the pod is the most widely used. This study focused on the determination of some physical and engineering properties of the seed. This is with a view to obtaining data useful in machine design for handling and processing of the seeds especially decortication which is presently done manually. One thousand seed weight was obtained as 199Á80 g, while the bulk and true densities were found to be 899Á67 and 1397Á10 kg m À3 , respectively. The volume, angle of repose, geometric mean diameter, sphericity and porosity were 0Á14 cm 3 , 22Á31, 6Á43, 0Á65 and 35Á6%. The coefficient of internal friction for the seeds was 0Á31, while the coefficient of friction on plywood, mild steel sheet and galvanized sheet were 0Á32, 0Á30 and and 0Á23. These data are useful in the design and development of handling and processing machines, which are not available currently in literature.
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- Author
- D.I. Akaaimo; A.O. Raji
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science; Elsevier ; Elsevier Inc.; Elsevier BV (ISSN 1537-5110)
- Published
- 2006
- Language
- EN
- Field
- Agricultural and Biological Sciences (Physical Sciences)