Design, Manufacturing and Performance Evaluation of Jatropha Seed Oil Extracting Machine

International Journal of Mechanical Engineering

© 2022 by SSRG - IJME Journal

Volume 9 Issue 2

Year of Publication : 2022

Authors : Addisu Yohannes, Negash A, Mulugeta Tadesse

10.14445/23488360/IJME-V9I2P102

How to Cite?

Addisu Yohannes, Negash A, Mulugeta Tadesse, "Design, Manufacturing and Performance Evaluation of Jatropha Seed Oil Extracting Machine," SSRG International Journal of Mechanical Engineering, vol. 9,  no. 2, pp. 9-18, 2022. Crossref, https://doi.org/10.14445/23488360/IJME-V9I2P102

Abstract:

Jatropha is one of the most notable biodiesel crops in the universe. This research display the design and performance assessment of a prototype constructed for extracting oils from jatropha seed as an adequate energy demand of the people and local industries for oil needs in a simple, low-cost and less time taking method. The design was sectioned into the hopper and chamber, the stand support and the power delivery mechanisms. The seed processing unit comprises the top and bottom body where the hopper, screw shaft and chamber is sealed off. The prototype is driven by a 3 kW 750 rpm electric motor by a V-belt system which liberators the power needed to the screw shaft on which the chamber is mounted. The chamber presses the processed seed along the screw shaft to extract the oil. The jatropha seed is fed into the chamber for processing within the hopper. The possible failure of the prototype during loading has been decreased by suitable material selection and using a factor of safety of 4 in the design process. The prototype was aimed to process about 120 kg/h of jatropha seed for small scale manufacture. Performance assessment of the model displays that its efficiency is between the ranges of 92.59 to 98.04%, the extraction capacity is the same (120 kg/h) for three test runs, and the efficiency is maximum at 9 kg processed seed since the assumed oil content of the seed is minimum at this experiment.

Keywords:

Jatropha seed, Biodiesel, Performance assessment, Design and Prototype.

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