Improved Design of a Flour Milling Machine （磨粉机的改进设计）.pdf

Proceedings of the World Congress on Engineering and Computer Science 2013 Vol II WCECS 2013, 23-25 October, 2013, San Francisco, USA Improved Design of a Flour Milling Machine Nwogu, Uchenna Celestine and Ikebudu, Kingsley O . ABSTRACT - The research presents improved design of a flour milling machine. It is a machine used for the milling of The use of the flour milling machine by some of our food flour (dough) to a higher degree for food production without industries has increased the rate of their production and as well damaging the nutrients. In the construction of the design it is saved a lot of time in production process. expected to use indigenous technology and to increase In this research work, the machine will be modified from the efficiency, minimize cost and maximize profit. The machine old design which does not have the pinion drive gear; rather the was designed to use the main drive shaft as means of speed speed reduction was done with an auxiliary gear box which is reduction. It is very cheap to maintain. usually driven by an automotive engine of six horse powers. This modified machine uses the main drive shaft as means of speed reduction and these involves a big pulley of the main I. INTRODUCTION drive shaft being driven by a small pulley with the aid of