• What is a coconut oil extractor?
  • 2) Description of the Coconut Oil Extractor The coconut oil extractor is shown in plate 1 (c). It consists of an electric motor, feed hopper, expressing chamber, heater, worm shaft, oil barrel, oil outlet, belt, pulley and machine frame. a) The Machine Frame This forms the housing of the whole machine components, including the motor.
  • What are the objectives of a mechanical extractor for coconut oil?
  • The specific objectives include: 1) To design a mechanical extractor for coconut oil 2) To construct using the design parameters a mechanical extractor for coconut oil 3) To determine the mechanical efficiency of the designed and constructed extractor for coconut oil II.
  • Can you afford a coconut extraction machine in Nigeria?
  • It is expected that in average home or industry in Nigeria can afford the machine. It is a design for both home and industry usage. Also it can be seen from the graphs and bar chart that for better extraction process, coconut should be dried before being fed into the machine.
  • What are the components of a coconut extractor?
  • Key components of the extractor include a rigid frame that forms a firm housing for other machine components, a feed hopper that forms a receptacle for the admission of coconut milk, a cylindrical extraction chamber, oil and cake outlets, a power unit, and a shaft assembly. Feeding in the hopper is by gravity.
  • How much oil is extracted from a coconut kernel?
  • The oily upper layer (cream) which separates is then pre-heated to obtain oil. Using this method oil extraction rates vary from about 12 to 23litres of oil/100 kg fresh coconut kernel. Modh et al. (2011) presented the thrust ball bearing analysis in the oil extractor.
  • Is coconut oil extractor efficient in preserving oil quality?
  • C. Oil Quality Analysis The result revealed that the coconut oil extracted using our extractor has an average FFA content of 0.46%. This indicates that our extractor is efficient in preserving oil quality. D.