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Igbozulike, A. O.
Department of Agricultural and Bioresources Engineering, Michael Okpara University of Agriculture, Umudike. P.M.B. 7267, Umuahia. Abia State, Nigeria
Mofunanya, U.
Department of Agricultural and Bioresources Engineering, Michael Okpara University of Agriculture, Umudike. P.M.B. 7267, Umuahia. Abia State, Nigeria
ABSTRACT
Engineering properties of
agricultural products are essential in designing of agricultural machines and
facilities for pro/duction, processing and storage of such products. Properties
like axial dimensions, volume, sphericity, solid density, surface area,
porosity thermal conductivity, thermal diffusivity and specific heat were determined
for Mucuna sloanei seed. The major, intermediate and minor diameters were found
to be 29.87, 29.36 and 20.49 mm respectively. The average values of volume,
sphericity, bulk density, surface area and porosity were 12.17 cm3,
0.88, 630 kg/m3, 64.24 cm2 and 20.25 % respectively.
Experimental results showed that the thermal conductivity of M. sloanei was while the specific heat and thermal
diffusivity obtained for values above and below freezing were 1.345,
1.0278096,
0.172 and 0.226 respectively.
Keywords: Mucana sloanei, axial dimension, thermal conductivity, thermal diffusivity, engineering properties
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Published
Monday, June 27, 2016
Issue
Vol. 2 No. 1, JUNE 2016
Article Section
GENERAL
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