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PROJECT TOPIC:  DESIGN AND FABRICATION OF A WATER MELON JUICE EXTRACTING MACHINE DESIGN AND FABRICATION OF A WATER MELON JUICE EXTRACTING MACHINE
Department:  Mechanical Engineering
AMOUNT:  10,000
FORMAT:   MS WORD
PAGES:  73
 
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1.2 Statement of the problem

Fruit juice extraction methods in time past is crude, people apply pressure with hand and mouth during squeezing of the fruit in order to get the juice out of the fruit (for citrus and cashew) and other methods like peeling and eating raw (for fruits like pineapple, pawpaw and watermelon). These methods are primitive and consume both time and energy and the production is very low. Fruit juice production in rural and urban areas is essential to enable local farmers produce high quality and quantity of juice and reduce wastage of fresh fruits therefore, there is need for agricultural and food engineers, to produce affordable machines that will extract juice from fruits in their raw forms.

1.2 Aim and objectives

The main objective of this research is to make a portable device that would enable the extraction of juice from watermelons. The two specific objectives of the project are as follows:

1. To review the existing juice extracting techniques in Nigeria

2. To determine energy requirement for operating the machine

3. To design a juice extracting machine that will be less energy consuming.

4. To develop a device to extract the watermelon juice without crushing the rind.

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