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An industry survey of the screw press system in palm oil mills: Operational data and malfunction issues

Research questionnaires were disseminated to active palm oil mills across Malaysia to acquire information on (i) the mill operation, and (ii) any malfunction issues concerning the screw press system. A total of 105 mills responded to the survey (response rate = 25%). The relationship between the mil...

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Main Authors: Harun, Mohammad Yusof, Che Yunus, Mohd. Azizi, Morad, Noor Azian, Ismail, Mohd. Halim Shah
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Published: Elsevier Ltd. 2015
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T Technology (General)
Online Access:http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/57768/
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.engfailanal.2015.04.003
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spelling my.utm.577682022-04-05T08:33:44Z http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/57768/ An industry survey of the screw press system in palm oil mills: Operational data and malfunction issues Harun, Mohammad Yusof Che Yunus, Mohd. Azizi Morad, Noor Azian Ismail, Mohd. Halim Shah T Technology (General) Research questionnaires were disseminated to active palm oil mills across Malaysia to acquire information on (i) the mill operation, and (ii) any malfunction issues concerning the screw press system. A total of 105 mills responded to the survey (response rate = 25%). The relationship between the mill operational data (processing capacity, daily operation cycle), the screw press system (type, quantity), and the malfunction frequency was examined. The double screw press machine dominated the palm oil milling industries due to its larger capacity that entails a shorter processing time in comparison with the single screw press. Recurring malfunction problems were prevalent in both types of screw press system. While fatigue, corrosion, wear and tear are inevitable due to the heavy usage and natural causes, an irregular maintenance schedule and poor handling topped the list of common cause for malfunction of the screw press. Elsevier Ltd. 2015 Article PeerReviewed Harun, Mohammad Yusof and Che Yunus, Mohd. Azizi and Morad, Noor Azian and Ismail, Mohd. Halim Shah (2015) An industry survey of the screw press system in palm oil mills: Operational data and malfunction issues. Engineering Failure Alysis, 54 . pp. 146-149. ISSN 1350-6307 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.engfailanal.2015.04.003 DOI:10.1016/j.engfailanal.2015.04.003
institution Universiti Teknologi Malaysia
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topic T Technology (General)
spellingShingle T Technology (General)
Harun, Mohammad Yusof
Che Yunus, Mohd. Azizi
Morad, Noor Azian
Ismail, Mohd. Halim Shah
An industry survey of the screw press system in palm oil mills: Operational data and malfunction issues
description Research questionnaires were disseminated to active palm oil mills across Malaysia to acquire information on (i) the mill operation, and (ii) any malfunction issues concerning the screw press system. A total of 105 mills responded to the survey (response rate = 25%). The relationship between the mill operational data (processing capacity, daily operation cycle), the screw press system (type, quantity), and the malfunction frequency was examined. The double screw press machine dominated the palm oil milling industries due to its larger capacity that entails a shorter processing time in comparison with the single screw press. Recurring malfunction problems were prevalent in both types of screw press system. While fatigue, corrosion, wear and tear are inevitable due to the heavy usage and natural causes, an irregular maintenance schedule and poor handling topped the list of common cause for malfunction of the screw press.
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author Harun, Mohammad Yusof
Che Yunus, Mohd. Azizi
Morad, Noor Azian
Ismail, Mohd. Halim Shah
author_facet Harun, Mohammad Yusof
Che Yunus, Mohd. Azizi
Morad, Noor Azian
Ismail, Mohd. Halim Shah
author_sort Harun, Mohammad Yusof
title An industry survey of the screw press system in palm oil mills: Operational data and malfunction issues
title_short An industry survey of the screw press system in palm oil mills: Operational data and malfunction issues
title_full An industry survey of the screw press system in palm oil mills: Operational data and malfunction issues
title_fullStr An industry survey of the screw press system in palm oil mills: Operational data and malfunction issues
title_full_unstemmed An industry survey of the screw press system in palm oil mills: Operational data and malfunction issues
title_sort industry survey of the screw press system in palm oil mills: operational data and malfunction issues
publisher Elsevier Ltd.
publishDate 2015
url http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/57768/
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.engfailanal.2015.04.003
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