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Table 3. Comparative performance of tuxying tools
Sorsogon Leyte Davao
Tools
% tuxy
recovery
% tuxy
recovery
% tuxy
recovery
Qty.
Kg/hr
Output/
time
Qty
Kg/hr
Output/
time
Qty
Kg/hr
Output/
Time
Knife with
roller guide
19.03
20.08
12.14
21.07
18.50
37.46
Knife with
blade guide
21.03
16.14
15.50
25.79
19.69
38.73
Roller support
for stalks
-
19.33
-
29.41
-
42.64
Traditional
tuxying knife
18.40
17.50
14.14
29.90
18.10
36.30
4.2.1.5 Conclusion
4.2.2 Mechanical tuxer
4.2.2.1 Conceptual design
• Because the developed tools have set the size of tuxy, the tuxero
produces uniform size of tuxy resulting to higher recovery and
bigger production per unit of time
• The developed tools are user-friendly
- the component guides made tuxying easy
- the roller support made tuxying or heavy stalks lighter
To guide in the development of a mechanical tuxer, a conceptual
design was developed.
With the results obtained in the performance test of tuxying tools, a tuxying
machine was developed. But before design specifications were made, a conceptual
design of a mechanical tuxer was prepared.
There are two pairs of rollers. One pair has a larger diameter than
the other. Figure Each 7. pair Conceptual of roller design is pressed of a mechanical together. The tuxer first pair acts as