Design & Fabrication of Multiple Power Operated Waste Food Shredder Machine for Generation of Organic Fertilizers

Abstract

Excessive use of agrochemicals (pesticides and fertilisers) has had a severe impact on soil health over time, resulting in lower crop yields and product quality. The use of twig shredding as an alternative to agrochemicals will be possible. To accomplish this, the twigs will first be shredded into little pieces so that they may be transported and processed. The creation of a shredder machine was required as a result. Three-phase electric motor, bearings, structural frame, cutters, hopper, shredding unit, discharge chute, Chain drive, Solar panel and shaft comprise the machine. The shaft has cutters attached on it, which are rotated by a chain drive. A chain drive transmits the power from the electric motor to the cutter shaft. Because of the tensile, friction, and impact effects in the shredding process, a cut is produced inside the shredding unit. The twigs are shredded, and the little parts are gathered in the shredder's discharge chute. The machine's performance was assessed, and the results revealed that the weight of the shredded twigs and the shredding time were related. With the same weight of twigs (50 kg), the shredding process was done at four different time intervals (5 minutes, 10 minutes, 15 minutes, and 20 minutes), and the weight of little bits of twigs gathered increased with time. The equipment is simple to operate and is suited for farmers and small business owners. This is multi power Machine which operated on Electricity, Manually and with solar.

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Vishwjeet V. Ambade, Pravin Pardhi, Amit Kuttarmare, Dinesh Mule, Vipul Bind, Aditya Kelekar, & Anjali Ingale. (2022). Design & Fabrication of Multiple Power Operated Waste Food Shredder Machine for Generation of Organic Fertilizers. Research and Reviews: Journal of Mechanics and Machines, 4(1), 1–8. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6631064