Performance Evaluation of a Sunflower Seed Huller

Olaosebikan Layi Akangbe; Victor Ifeanyi Obiora Ndirika; Usman Shehu Mohammed; Lawan Garba Abubakar

doi:10.52151/jae2015521.1567

Authors

Olaosebikan Layi Akangbe Department of Agricultural and Bioresource Engineering, Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University, P.M.B. 0248 Bauchi, 740001, Nigeria, Author
Victor Ifeanyi Obiora Ndirika Department of Agricultural Engineering, Michael Okpara University of Agriculture, Umudike, Umuahia, Nigeria Author
Usman Shehu Mohammed Department of Agricultural Engineering, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Nigeria Author
Lawan Garba Abubakar Agricultural and Bioresource Engineering Programme, Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University, Bauchi, Nigeria. Author

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.52151/jae2015521.1567

Keywords:

Sunflower, huller, efficiency, speed, feed rate, variety

Abstract

A centrifugal sunflower seed huller was developed. Its performance on two promising varieties of sunflower seeds grown in Nigeria was evaluated at varying levels of speed and product feed rate. The tests were run at 5% seed moisture content, dry basis. Both hulling efficiency and kernel breakage were observed to increase with increasing speed and reducing product feed rate, for the two crop varieties. Cleaning efficiency increased with increasing operational speed. Varietal difference had significant effect on kernel breakage. Hulling efficiencies for the two varieties studied were, however, at par.

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