Design and Construction of Water Hyacinth Chopper
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The objective of this research is to design and construct of water hyacinth chopper. The study was divided into two parts viz. 1) to design and construct of water hyacinth chopper and 2) to test the competency of the chopper. The chopper was designed to be portable, so it is both compact and wheels for moving. The engine is a 6.5 horse power gasoline engine to control the chopped small water hyacinth into the specified blade sets. The results from the capacity test of water hyacinth mash were found that the optimal speed for the water hyacinth was 2,000 rpm. The average time for sub chipping was 28.65 seconds. The size of the water hyacinth was 13.45 mm. The average loss was 3.30 percent. The maximum efficiency was 628.27 kilograms per hour and the maximum efficacy was 96.46 percent. The size of water hyacinth after chopped, smaller than 4 cm. It can be used to make compost. The economic analysis showed that the machine was 0.36 baht per kilogram.
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