TABLE OF CONTENTS

CERTIFICATION II

DEDICATION III

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS IV

TABLE OF CONTENTS V

LIST OF TABLES VI

LIST OF FIGURES VII

ABSTRACTS VIII

CHAPTER ONE 1

INTRODUCTION 1

1.1Preamble 2

1.2Aim and objectives 2

1.3Justification 2

1.4Scope of project 2

CHAPTER TWO 3

LITERATURE REVIEW 3

2.1 Shelling 3

2.2 Maize pest 4

2.2.1 Disease 4

2.3 Design of a machine 5

2.4 Shelling mechanism 5

2.5 Hand operated shellers 6

2.6 A manually operated maize sheller 6

2.7 Mechanized shellers using a motorized equipment 7

2.8 Vibration analysis 7

2.9 Failure analysis 8

Selection of engineerinr materials mild steel 8

 PROPERTIES OF MILD STEEL 9

MANUFACTURING TECHNIQUES 10

CHAPTER THREE 12

MATERIALS AND METHODOLOGY 12

3.1 Design Analysis 12

3.1.1 The Tray 12

3.1.2 The Hopper 13

3.1.2.1 Determination of Weight of Maize the Hopper Can Hold 13

3.1.3 The Threshing and Shelling Assembly 14

3.1.3.1 Spikes 15

3.1.3.2 Force Representation 15

3.1.3.3 Shear Force 16

3.1.3.4 Bending Moment 16

3.1.3.5 Shear Force and Bending Moment Diagram 17

3.1.3.6 Design of Shaft 18

3.1.3.7 Design for Shaft Diameter 18

3.5 Belt and Pulley Design 20

3.6 Bearing Selection 22

3.7 Design of Roller Bearing 22

3.8 Dynamic Loading 23

3.9 Design of Pulley and Belt 24

3.10 Centrifugal Tension 26

3.11 The Frame 26

3.12 The Radial Fan and its Housing 26

3.13 An Electric Motor 27

3.14 Grain Collection Chute 27

3.15 Product Analysis 27

CHAPTER FOUR 29

RESULTS AND DISCUSSION 29

4.1 Testing and Performance Evaluation 29

4.1.1 The Efficiency Capacity 29

4.2 Shelling Efficiency 30

4.3 Unshelled Losses 30

CHAPTER FIVE 32

CONCLUSION AND RECOMENDATIONS 32

5.1 Conclusion 32

5.2 Recommendations 32

REFERENCES 33

LISTS OF TABLE

TABLE 3.1 DIMENSION OF STANDARD V-BELT ACCORDING TO IS-2494- 1974 25

TABLE 3.2 DIMENSION OF STANDARD V-GROOVE PULLEY ACCORDING TO IS-

2494- 1974 25

TABLE 3.3 LISTS OF ALL IDENTICAL COMPONENT AND QUANTITY 28

TABLE 4.1 BILL OF ENGINEERING MEASUREMENT AND EVALUATION 31

LISTS OF FIGURES

FIG. 2.1 LONGITUDINAL VIBRATION 8

FIG 3.1 THRESHING DRUM 14

F1G 3.2 FORCE REPRESENTATION 15

FIG 3.3 SHEAR FORCE AND BENDING MOMENT DIAGRAM 17

FIG 3.4 PULLEY AND BELT ARRANGEMENT 24

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ABSTRACT
Many farmers resort to manual means of threshing which result into low efficiency, high
level of wastage and exerting of much labour. Different Maize sheller has been in existence
for a long period of time. The Maize shellers have their shortcomings, some of which has
been eliminated by several modifications and improvement on existing ones.

This machine was constructed to shell maize and separate the cob from the grains. It was
constructed from locally available materials and manufacturing techniques such as welding,
turning, drilling, folding e.t.c were used The design, fabrication and testing of the maize
shelling machine was carried out to reduce or eliminate the above mentioned problem.

The machine consists of the hopper, thresher, shelling chamber, grain collection chute, cob
outlet, and power generation and transmission unit. The power is generated by the electric
motor and transmitted to the threshing shaft and the radial fan shaft by the help of a pulley
and belt.

The machine was tested and its efficiency is 99.73% and breakage is very insignificant, as
well as losses.