Browsing by Author "Bangali Baboo"

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    Design and development of small drier for cocoa beans
    (2007-02-08) Bangali Baboo
    A tray type, through-flow drier was designed and developed for drying upto 40 kg of fermented cocoa beans. The drier can be operated on electricity (single phase), biogas burner or kerosene wick stove. During the rainy season 40 kg fermented beans were dried from an initial moisture content of 115% (db) to 8% (db) in 60 hours. The drier gave a heat utilisation efficiency of 53% when operated on electricity. The cost of the drier worked out to Rs. 1000/- and drying cost Rs. 0.50 per kg of dry beans.
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    Design and development of small drier for cocoa beans
    (2007) Bangali Baboo
    A tray type, through-flow drier was designed and developed for drying upto 40 kg of fermented cocoa beans. The drier can be operated on electricity (single phase), biogas burner or kerosene wick stove. During the rainy season 40 kg fermented beans were dried from an initial moisture content of 115% (db) to 8% (db) in 60 hours. The drier gave a heat utilisation efficiency of 53h when uparut,u on electricity. The cost of the drier worked out to Rs. 10001- and drying cost Rs. 0.50 per kg of dry beans
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    Development of manually operated coconut dehusker
    (2007-02-08) Bangali Baboo
    An improved model of a coconut dehusker first developed in U. E. in 1960's and subsequently modified by the research workers in India during 1970's has been described. This simple device can dehusk coconut of any shape and size. The observed breakage of nuts is about 1 per cent. Two unskilled workers can dehusk about 1600 nuts in eight hours.
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    Energy consumption and output of West Coast Tall coconut palm (Cocos nucifera L.)
    (2007-02-08) Bangali Baboo; Ramadasan, A.
    Under rainfed conditions a West Coast Tall (WCT) coconut palm produces annually about 2,83,710 K Cal of energy, excluding the trunk. This massive output is against an input of about 11,471 K Cal per annum. The energy output/input ratio is 24.73.
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    Improved device to prevent buckling of coconut bunches
    (2007-02) Bangali Baboo
    The mechanical device provides effective support to coconut bunches, preventing buckling which causes drooping of the bunch and premature shedding of the nuts. The advantages, method of using the device and the economic aspects are enumerated.
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    A Manually Operated Arecanut Husker
    (2007-02) Bangali Baboo
    An arecanut husker to husk dry arecanuts has been developed. The operation of husker is done by leg and feeding of nuts by hand. The husker performs the function of loosening the husk which is easily peeled off by hand. An unskilled labourer in a day (8 hours) can make about 40 kg husked nuts.
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    Processing Cacao Beans-Some Problems of the Grower
    (2007-02) Bangali Baboo; Shama Bhat
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