Vol. 11, Special Issue 10 (2022)

Author(s):
UR Patel, GA Gadhiya and NK Dhamasaniya

Abstract:
After onions, garlic is one of the most popular Alliums in culinary application. The edible part of this plant is a complex bulb. Foods preserved in this manner have a long history in India and other Middle Eastern countries. Peeled garlic cloves are the most common form of garlic consumption, even though that garlic bulbs are also widely farmed. Garlic bulbs are traditionally rubbed between palms, beaten against jute bags, or beaten with a wooden stick to separate the cloves. These conventional approaches require a lot of time and effort. Therefore, the College of Technology and Agriculture Engineering at Rajasthan Agricultural University, Udaipur, creates a machine to separate garlic cloves. The 1.0 hp single phase electric motor powered the breaker's hopper, rotating cylinder, grated concave, aspirator, collection unit, and power transmission unit. The garlic bulb breaker was tested at three different Feed rates (144, 180, and 240 kg/h) and three different roller speeds (260, 390, and 520 rpm). This machine could break 163.80 kg per hour. Using Analysis of Variance (ANOVA), we found that the best performance was achieved at 390 rpm with 180 kg/h feed rate, with 74.16% separation efficiency of single clove attained and little damage to the garlic cloves.