A Study on A Novel Nut Cracker to Determine the Bulk Density, Sphericity and the Aspect Ratio on the Physical Properties of Cashew Nuts

Authors

  • James Kwasi Quaisie  School of Mechanical Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, Jiangsu 212013, PR China
  • Fred Joseph Adzabe  Department of Mechanical Engineering, Kumasi Technical University, Kumasi, 00233, Ghana
  • Joseph Kwame Lewballah  Department of Mechanical Engineering, Kumasi Technical University, Kumasi, 00233, Ghana
  • Emmanuel Asamoah  School of Mechanical Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, Jiangsu 212013, PR China
  • Joseph Sekyi-Ansah  Department of Mechanical Engineering, Takoradi Technical University, Takoradi, 00233, Ghana
  • Vincent Atindana Akolbire  Department of Automobile Engineering, Tamale Technical University, Tamale, 00233, Ghana
  • Edward Antwi  Department of Mechanical Engineering, Kumasi Technical University, Kumasi, 00233, Ghana
  • Joseph Ebow Dadzie  Department of Mechanical Engineering, Kumasi Technical University, Kumasi, 00233, Ghana

Keywords:

Injection molding, Plastic fill, Shrinkage, Polypropylene.

Abstract

Injection molding is the growing and most promising industry for plastic products’ mass production. Various issues are related to plastic molding where shrinkage and plastic fill are the most crucial quality characteristics. In this paper, plastic fill and shrinkage were evaluated to study the effects of various process parameters viz. mold temperature, melt temperature, fill time and injection pressure on injection molding with polypropylene (PP) material. Experiments were performed in an industry on injection molding machine. It was determined that the shrinkage was increased with the increase in mold temperature and melt temperature, and the decrease in fill time and injection pressure. Plastic fill was increased with the decrease in mold temperature and melt temperature, and the increase in fill time and injection pressure of plastic.

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James Kwasi Quaisie, Fred Joseph Adzabe, Joseph Kwame Lewballah, Emmanuel Asamoah, Joseph Sekyi-Ansah, Vincent Atindana Akolbire, Edward Antwi, Joseph Ebow Dadzie, " A Study on A Novel Nut Cracker to Determine the Bulk Density, Sphericity and the Aspect Ratio on the Physical Properties of Cashew Nuts, IInternational Journal of Scientific Research in Mechanical and Materials Engineering(IJSRMME), ISSN : 2456-3307, Volume 4, Issue 6, pp.07-16, November-December-2020.