Research Article

Complex Approach to Conceptual Design of Machine Mechanically Extracting Oil from Jatropha curcas L. Seeds for Biomass-Based Fuel Production

Table 3

Selected engineering characteristics with affinity to interpreted user’s needs.

Engineering characteristicUnit

Extraction capacitykg/hr
Relative manual operation timemin/t
Seeds silo volumem3
Oil tank volumem3
Active/loaded part (dis)assembly timemin
Relative energy consumptionkW/t
Oil yield%
Mean time to failure hr
Time for chamber cleaningmin