COMPARATIVE PERFORMANCE EVALUATION OF INTERMEDIATE GINGER PULVERIZING MACHINE WITH TRADITIONAL PROCESSING TECHNIQUE IN NIGERIA

Y. Yerima¹; *S. E. Uwadiae²; and E.M.Turu³

Department of Chemical Engineering, Igbinedion University, Okada^1,2

Department of Chemistry, KSCOE, Gidan Waya, kafanchan
E-mail: mailyerima@yahoo.com^1,3 and  suwadiae@yahoo.com²

ABSTRACT

The intermediate ginger pulverizing machine and the traditional ginger processing technique were studied and compared. The performance of the two mills was conducted and evaluated in terms of throughput, energy coefficient, pulverizing efficiency, reduction ratio, particle size distribution and losses. The test result revealed that the intermediate ginger pulverizing machine had higher values of throughput, 96kg/hr; energy coefficient 0.032 ton/hp-hr; pulverizing efficiency 80%; particle size distribution 1.18mm to 10.00mm; reduction ratio 21:1 compared to the traditional mill with 18kg/hr, as throughput and 60% efficiency.

Key words: Pulverizer, Performance, Ginger; evaluation, Technology