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Performance Evaluation of Pellets Forming Unit in Local Feed Pelleting Machine

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Last updated: 04 Jan 2025

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This study was carried out to manufacture and evaluate a small local feed pelleting machine. The experimental studies were confined to determine the effect of: die speed (85, 95, 115, 160 &190 r.p.m.), die holes' diameter (3, 4 &5mm), moisture content of feed mixture (25, 28 & 31%), adhesive material (without any, molasses & gelatin) and different sources of power: (220V., AC, on grid system - Diesel generator – 1, 5 and 8 hours PV system). On some parameters of the study such as: productivity, pelleting efficiency, pellets durability, specific consumption energy and production cost. The experimental results showed that the highest value of pelleting machine productivity was 40.220 kg/h at die speed 190 rpm., 5mm die holes' diameter and 28% moisture content of feed mixture with gelatin as adhesive material in feed formula.  At the same conditions, the pelleting efficiency was 98.082 %, pellets durability was 97.420%, specific consumption energy was 15.08 kW.h/ton and production cost was 39 LE/ton.

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10.21608/jssae.2017.38050

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Abo-Habaga

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Ag. Eng. Dept., Faculty of Ag., Mansoura University.

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Bahnassi

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Ag. Eng. Res., Inst., (AEnRI), El-Giza, Egypt.

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ElShabrawy

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Ag. Eng. Dept., Faculty of Ag., Mansoura University.

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ElHaddad

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Ag. Eng. Res., Inst., (AEnRI), El-Giza, Egypt.

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2017-09-01

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2017-09-02

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2017-09-01

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431

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2090-3685

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2090-3766

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Journal of Soil Sciences and Agricultural Engineering

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Performance Evaluation of Pellets Forming Unit in Local Feed Pelleting Machine

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22 Jan 2023