Some Working Parameters and Energy Use in a Pistachio Nut Processing Plant: A Case Study

Polat, Refik; Ak, Bekir Erol; Açar, İzzet

dc.contributor.author	Polat, Refik
dc.contributor.author	Ak, Bekir Erol
dc.contributor.author	Açar, İzzet
dc.date.accessioned	2019-06-20T06:52:24Z
dc.date.available	2019-06-20T06:52:24Z
dc.date.issued	2007
dc.identifier.other	DOI: 10.3923/jas.2007.151.154
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/11513/347
dc.description.abstract	This study was performed with the objective to investigate the work process, work capacity, work effectiveness, energy consumption and labor force requirements of basic units such as washing, dehulling, sorting, separating, roasting and packing in a pistachio processing plant which has been mechanized in the last years. As a result of this study, the work capacity in washing, sorting, breaking, drying, separating units was found to be 1.5, 1.5, 2, 1, 1.6 t h<SUP>-1</SUP>, respectively. The work effectiveness in sorting and breaking units was found to be 95% and that of separating unit was 99%. The total energy consumption of the units was found to be 20.42 kW h<SUP>-1</SUP> and the total labor force requirement was found to be five workers.	en_US
dc.language.iso	en	en_US
dc.publisher	Journal of Applied Sciences	en_US
dc.title	Some Working Parameters and Energy Use in a Pistachio Nut Processing Plant: A Case Study	en_US
dc.type	Article	en_US