Determination of Selected Physical Properties of Fluted Pumpkin Seed (Telfairia Occidentalis) Related to Machine Design

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dc.contributor.authorOdewole, MM
dc.contributor.authorAdesoye, OA
dc.contributor.authorAdeyinka-Ajiboye, O
dc.contributor.authorShadare, OA
dc.date.accessioned2021-12-08T10:54:01Z
dc.date.available2021-12-08T10:54:01Z
dc.date.issued2016
dc.description.abstractSome engineering parameters needed in the form of physical properties of fluted pumpkin seed to design, construct and analyse processing, storage and handling machines/facilities are not readily available. Therefore, this study was done to determine the following physical properties of the seed for three different varieties: size (major diameter, intermediate diameter and minor diameter), mass, surface area, volume, density and geometric mean diameter. Mature pods (13 weeks old) were procured from the National Horticultural Research Institute (NIHORT) Ibadan, Nigeria and were classified as NHTo-1, NHTo-2 and NHTo-3 by NIHORT. One hundred (100) seed samples were selected from each variety after sun drying to an average moisture content of 67.734% (wb). In summary, the following range of mean values (± standard deviation) of results were obtained: major diameter (29.968 ± 2.146 mm – 37.320 ± 2.867 mm); intermediate diameter (9.184 ± 2.061 mm – 31.020 ± 3.892 mm); minor diameter (5.421 ± 3.757 mm – 37.156 ± 2.859 mm); mass (0.992 ± 0.236 g -7.870 ± 1.318g); volume (4.400 ± 1.653 mm³- 8.399 ± 0.600 mm³) x ); density (0.136 ± 0.125 g/mm³- 2.010 ± 0. 827 g/mm³) x ); surface area (1013.16 ± 534.552 mm2 – 1584.788 ± 197.61 mm2), and geometric mean diameter (22.267 ± 1.402- 25.359 ± 2.873 mm). The values of physical properties obtained are relevant in designing machines for the handling, processing, packaging and storage of fluted pumpkin seeds.en_US
dc.identifier.otherhttp//www.unilorin.edu.ng/centrepoint
dc.identifier.urihttps://uilspace.unilorin.edu.ng/handle/20.500.12484/7114
dc.publisherUniversity of Ilorin, Nigeriaen_US
dc.subjectPhysical propertiesen_US
dc.subjectengineering parametersen_US
dc.subjectvarietiesen_US
dc.subjectfluted pumpkin seeden_US
dc.titleDetermination of Selected Physical Properties of Fluted Pumpkin Seed (Telfairia Occidentalis) Related to Machine Designen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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