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The aim of this research is to design and fabricate pilot multi-tube boiler using a diesel fired burner (C13H25)9 to generate 80 kg of steam hour. The boiler tank is made of pure mild steel. Mild steel is used to fabricate the fire tubes and other parts such as the furnace, smokestack and return chamber that make up the boiler. The heating surface area was increased for sake of efficiency and fast steam generation by reversing the direction of the gas through a second and third parallel tube (three pass). The boiler (which is fired by a diesel burner) generates dry saturated steam at a pressure of 1.5 bars and temperature of 111.4 °C. It can be used for domestic and industrial purposes.
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In the research work performance test and result analysis has been carried out, modification still needs to be done on the machine in order to increase machines efficiency. The modifications are as follows;
There are some sharp edges on the machine which can lead to injury during operation. Thus, it should be made smoother or the sharp edge of the machine should be curved to increase the safety of the machine operator or user.
The conveyor shaft should be made longer so that much of the extraction can be done before3 getting to the withdrawal end as some of the juice out with the roughages.
The waste collector should be made of stainless steel for good food handling because the chaff when dried properly can be preserve or used as flavoring in baking and beverage industries.
The slicing blade should be sharp and made of stainless steel in order to slice the fruit into smaller sizes before entering the conveyor for proper squeezing of fruit. The fruit should be heat treated to kill bacteria to avoid health hazard. Citrus containing PH level less than 4.0 can be pasteurized by heating the juice to 90 ℃ for a few seconds.
The outer and inner chamber should be more thinner in order to filter the juice and separate the shift from entering the juice collector through the help of the outer filter chamber.
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Gbasouzor, A.I., Okonkwo, C.A. (2015). Design and Characterization of a Model Fruit Juice Extracting Machine for Healthy and Vibrant Life in Today’s Modern. In: Kim, H., Amouzegar, M., Ao, Sl. (eds) Transactions on Engineering Technologies. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-017-7236-5_32
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