These machines process grains such as maize, millet, sorghum etc and tubers such as cassava and yam:
- Hammer Mill: The hammer mill is used for grinding grains by using high speed rotating hammers to hit and disintegrate the grains or dried sliced yam and cassava.Description: The mill is mainly made up of several hammers that rotate at very high speed (1,800rpm) within a screen housing with the aid of 15 or 20 HP electric motor depending on the designed capacity. Interchangeable screens are fabricated to enable the mill produce different sizes of feeds for different types of birds. A trapezoidal inclined hopper is provided for feeding to be done easily.
Performance indices and Specifications:
- Capacity ( Mass of feeds) = 5,000 kg per day
- Milling efficiency = 98 %
- Speed of hammer = 1800 rpm
- Power requirement (diesel engine) = 15-20 HP
Features:
- Use of stainless materials for rain prone areas
- Protective guide for operators safety
- Yam and Cassava slicing or pelleting machine: This machine slices tubers such as cassava and yam into smaller sizes to enable them to get dried on time.Description: It is made up of a disc rotating at about 1,850 rpm having single knife. Materials to be worked upon by the machine are fed into the rotating disc chamber with the aid of a rectangular hopper.
Performance indices and Specifications:
- Capacity ( Mass of feeds) = 2,500 kg per day
- Slicing efficiency = 98 %
- Speed of slicer = 1850 rpm
Features:
- Use of stainless materials to avoid rust
- Protective guide for operators safety
- Yam parboiler: This equipment pre-boils the yam slices or pellets to gelatinize the starch before drying as a requirement for the production of poundo yam flour.Description: This equipment is comprised of two units: boiler and soaking/steaming chambers. The two chambers are interconnected by pipes to allow transportation of hot water and steam from the boiler to steaming assembly at desired times.
Performance indices and Specifications:
- Capacities = 250kg, 500kg, 1000kg, 2000kg and 3500kg per day
- Parboiling efficiency = 98%
- Steaming duration = 30minutes
- Source of heat = Firewood, oil burner and gas
Features:
- Material for boiler construction is 3mm mild steel plate
- Heat exchangers fitted into boiler for higher heat utilization efficiency
- Bricks oven for firing of boiler
- Self controlled pressure relief system on boiler
- Stainless 2mm steel sheet for steaming vessels
- ) Sliced yam and Cassava dryer: The machine dries sliced or pelleted yam and cassava and other tubers to appropriate moisture levels.Description: The dryer uses steam raised in a boiler as heat energy to dry the sliced or pelleted materials. The steam is transferred through pipe into the rotary drying chamber powered by electric motor. The steam is channelled into the steam jacket through a central pipe and distributed to the steam pipes which act as heat exchangers. The whole drum is insulated with rockwool to minimise heat loss. Drying is accomplished in two passes with a tempering period between the passes.
Performance indices and Specifications:
- Capacity = 2000 per day
- Drying efficiency = 93%
- Discharging efficiency = 99%
- Drying period for first pass = 3hrs
- Seed drying period for second pass = 3hrs
- Minimum tempering duration between the two passes = 5hrs
- Revolution per minute of rotary drum = 6 rpm
- Electric motor power requirement = 25HP
- Gearbox power requirement = 25HP
- Power requirement for dryer fan = 0.5HP
- Air flow rate of dryer fan = 0.12m3/sec
Features:
- Efficient self discharging mechanism
- Efficient auto raking mechanism with the aid of louvers
- Incorporation of steam condensate outlet
- Even drying of pellets
- Ability to load dryer while in working