ABSTRACT This project research work was based on dehydration of ethanol water solution using activated starch. The extracted starch obtained was of whistler method. The starch obtained from potato was weighed with the use of a weighing balance, 0.1gram of activated starch weighted for… Continue Reading
ABSTRACT The sole aim of this research work is comparison and formulation of industrial Bar Soap and detergent. The major expert of this project deals with quality control processes in the production of a high quality bar soap and detergent. In synthetic detergent which was developed… Continue Reading
ABSTRACT The aim of the project is to construct a soap cutting device capable of size-remaining the soap produced into regular bars and tablets without error in shapes and sizes. Soap cutting devices are used to size reduce or cut the bulk of soap produced into bars and tablets. Soap cutting devices facilitate… Continue Reading
ABSTRACT Distillation unit is the judgment used for the separation of liquid mixture depending on the volatility of the component. It has the top section and bottom section. In the top section this is where more volatile component goes and the bottom section is where the divider or less volatile component… Continue Reading
ABSTRACT In this construction of metal shelf, mild steel was chosen due to its inherit duties. The undismountable metal shelf, which has four compartments and four partition was constructed under the following processes. This includes drawing and dimensioning of the proposal metal. Metal shelf, market surveying and… Continue Reading
ABSTRACT The construction of propeller agitator used for agitating and mixing of low viscous fluid was fabricated in the mechanical workshop of the institute of management and technology Enugu. In the construction, galvanized mild steel was chosen due to its inherent properties. After procurement, the following… Continue Reading
CHAPTER ONE 1.0 INTRODUCTION The equipment mostly used in the industries and manufacturing establishments requires the production of definite shape, pattern, different design, embossments and others, are usually moulds. The ability of moulds to withstand pressure, distortion and corrosion determines the… Continue Reading
CHAPTER ONE 1.0 INTRODUCTION The equipment mostly used in the industries and manufacturing establishments requires the production of definite shape, pattern, different design, embossments and others, are usually moulds. The ability of moulds to withstand pressure, distortion and corrosion determines the… Continue Reading
ABSTRACT This project is on construction of size reduction equipment – manual grinder. It was constructed locally with the use of local materials and tools in I.M.T mechanical Engineering workshop. The various parts of the equipment were constructed separately using mild steel before finally coupled.… Continue Reading
ABSTRACT The fabrication of the pilot motorized mixer in volved a preliminary computation of the durunsions of the galvanized steel used, marketing out cutting out to sizes folding, welding, assembling and painting. The dimensions of the motorized mixer are as follows: The vessel is of 300min in diameter and 450mm… Continue Reading
THE CONSTRUCTION OF SAND FILTER FOR PORTABLE WATER FILTRATION WITH STAINLESS STEEL MATERIAL ABSTRACT The project constructed was sand filter; equipment for portable water filtration. This was constructed using a mild steel material. This was because of the excellent high qualities of mild steel such as; durability tensile strength, high corrosion… Continue Reading
ABSTRACT The construction of soap cutting table, mould and cutters became inevitable as it’s importance in our industries and society could not be over emphasized. When one considers the money at hand, he decides whether to start from the primary production level or secondary… Continue Reading
ABSTRACT Office table and chairs usually come in set of three, and are designed to fit one into another for convenient storage. Furniture of this soot should be of the highest quality, attractive in design and capable of standing up to many years in use. The cost of the wood and the amount of time spent on… Continue Reading
ABSTRACT This project was constructed with the desired materials of construction. The materials include aluminum, glass and wood. Aluminum was used in forming the skeleton of the structure, glass was used for the doors while wood was used in the sides, top, base and partitions. After building the skeleton of the… Continue Reading
ABSTRACT The project of construction is one (1) horse power Air conditioning unit which was executed successfully. With up to seventy five percent (75%) efficient performance. The project started with the construction of the size of the air conditioning unit. The air conditioning unit is 60x40x 45cm in… Continue Reading
ABSTRACT The construction of this vertical fire tube boiler was carried out both at the industrial center and Mechanical Engineering workshop of the Institute of Management and Technology (IMT), Enugu. The boiler contains 2 steam tubes at triangular pitch which are enclosed in a shell. Water is… Continue Reading
CONSTRUCTION OF HEAT EXCHANGER FABRICATION OF A TUBE AND SHELL HEAT EXCHANGER SYSTEM ABSTRACT There are two methods of constructing heat exchangers: Plate type. Parallel flow-the hot fluid and the coolant flow in the same direction. Counter flow:- The hot fluid and the coolant flow in opposite direction. Cross flow: The hot fluid and the coolant… Continue Reading
ABSTRACT The construction of the callophane sealing machine was carried out. The project started with an encompassing review of the various methods of heat sealing film packages. The machine can be used in sealing both low, medium and high-density cellophane. The product has a heating element, which… Continue Reading
ABSTRACT In this project, distillation is made up of a column, condenser and reflux divider. An overview of the dimensions of some of the major parts is: Height of the column = 450mm Diameter of the column = 100mm Length of the condenser = 150mm Diameter of the condenser… Continue Reading
ABSTRACT The precise content of this project was to construct a model shell and tube heat exchanger. The material for construction of this project (equipment) and their dimensions are as follows: 500mm length of a tube bundle 20mm diameter of the tube bundle 650mm length of the shell 120mm… Continue Reading
ABSTRACT An Industrial barrow was produced which would aid in conveying heavy materials in the laboratory and industrial set up. It was made from mild steel that was cut to dimension, made into shape and coupled to form the desired outstanding barrow. Details are shown in chart (fig 1) containing the picture… Continue Reading
ABSTRACT The construction of the 500 gallous (2,250 litre) of water is a project which has definite mathematical patterns. The choice of a cylindrical pattern of design involved the application of mathematical deductions to analyse the size of materials required. The introductory and scope of the… Continue Reading
ABSTRACT This project work was constructed to enable students of chemical engineering to learn how to carry out construction works. This was done to acquire knowledge about metal properties and its fabrication. It was also constructed to observe the various measures and operations carried out in the construction of… Continue Reading
ABSTRACT A cyclone is an equipment or a device used for the separation of dust particles from air, which has no moving component parts. This mechanism can also be defined as a system of winds circulating about a center of relatively low barometric pressure and on the earths surface, blowing inward in spiral form.… Continue Reading
ABSTRACT The purpose of the construction is aimed at producing heat energy for commercial use by turning liquid fuel(kerosene).the construction was successful by appropriate selection of engineering material favourably mild steel(blacksheet) and steel iron for special p2rts. The technological properties… Continue Reading