Briquetting Machine

Briquetting Machine	Briquetting Machine Video clip

1. Function		To make briquettes from  coir pith.
2. Specification
(i) Overall dimension (L x B x H, mm)		765 x 350 x 990
(ii) Capacity		125 kg/h
(ii) Power required		5 hp electric motor
3. General Information		The machine consists of a feed hopper, an over hanging screw shaft, a barrel housing and an extruder die pipe.  The screw shaft is mounted at one end by ball bearings and the other end is over hanging freely.  The barrel assembly has been housed over the screw shaft and mounted on a stand.  The free end of the screw shaft is tapered to a length of 30 cm and housed inside an extruder pipe of same length.  The screw shaft is coupled directly to a reduction gear unit (10:1) and is driven by a 5 hp electric motor.  Fibre free coir pith and cowdung are mixed at 6:1 ratio with required quantity of water so that it will form briquettes during operation.
4. Cost of the unit (Approximate)		Rs.45,000/-
5. Cost of operation		Rs.20/h
6. Sailent Features		Continuous horizontal type extrusion  machine. Briquettes are formed by compression. Produces hollow briquettes with a calorific value of 3000 K.cal/kg..

Contact us Professor and Head, Department of Agricultural Processing, TNAU, Coimbatore-641003 Phone: 0422-6611272 Email: processing@tnau.ac.in