Abstract
A study was conducted for the estimation of energy consumption in eight readily defined unit operations of small-scale cashew nut processing in India. The nine industries were stratified into 60, 30 and 15 kg/batch capacity of steam cooker. Series of equations were developed to easily compute requirements of solar, electricity, fuel and manual energy for each of the unit operations. The results show that the total energy consumption per 1000 kg of raw cashew nuts in three categories of industries was 5321.43, 5540.14 and 6061.34 MJ, respectively, when the steaming operation was carried out by using electricity. The three identified energy-intensive operations in cashew nut processing were cashew nut drying, cashew nut steaming and drying of cashew kernels, altogether accounting for over 90% of the total energy consumption. The developed equations are useful tools for carrying out budgeting, forecasting energy requirements and planning plant expansion.
Sign-in/Register to access full text options 
Talk to us
Join us for a 30 min session where you can share your feedback and ask us any queries you have
Schedule a callDisclaimer: All third-party content on this website/platform is and will remain the property of their respective owners and is provided on "as is" basis without any warranties, express or implied. Use of third-party content does not indicate any affiliation, sponsorship with or endorsement by them. Any references to third-party content is to identify the corresponding services and shall be considered fair use under The CopyrightLaw.
