• Prof. ABDUL MUJEEB N.
• Dr. Salim Sharieff
• Akash Vishwakarma
• Nurul Amin
• Kasireddy Prathap Reddy,T Manavteja Chari

There is compelling need to mechanize and automate harvesting and post harvesting operations of fruits, vegetable, medicinal and aromatic plant and fruits to increase the throughput yield of consumable fruits and vegetables. In this project, we have designed and fabricated a semi-automatic set up to decorticate the outer husk of coconut fruit which is found in abundance in South Indian states. The coconut fruit has several outer protective layers and shells, which needs to be decorticated for accessing the fruit kernel (white layer of meat) and water. The project focuses on the design and fabrication of coconut husk chipper machine which will expedite the husk removal that is presently done by coconut sellers and household users either manually or mechanical means. The machine is built with a cold rolled and cold annealed shaft fitted with sharp steel blade bars and operated by motorized drive mechanism. The set up designed and configured not only automates the decorticating operation, but can increase the throughput propagation of coconut plant harvesting and fruit decortication. The decorticating set up is aimed at circumventing the possibility of injuries and physical exertion to vendor and users.

Copra, White Kernel, Shell, De-Husking, Shear force

"DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT OF SEMI AUTOMATIC COCONUT DECORTICATING MACHINE", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.10, Issue 6, page no.a335-a340, June-2023, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2306049.pdf

"DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT OF SEMI AUTOMATIC COCONUT DECORTICATING MACHINE", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.10, Issue 6, page no. ppa335-a340, June-2023, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2306049.pdf