Manual Corn Shredder

Operated by Spur Gear

Mechanism
Researcher:
Rickson C. Cagalawan
Ronmark C. Garcia
Introduction.
• Corn is one of the most important cereal crops in the world after wheat and
rice. It is one of the sources of iron, protein, vitamin B, carbohydrate, and
minerals. It is used in human feeding, mechanical aspects for producing,
corn oil, starch, syrup, alcohol, acids, and dry food for the animal.
• Maize shelling is defined as the removal of grains from the cob by initial
impact, and rubbing action as the material passes through a limited
clearance between the cylinder, and concave bars.
• The traditional way of maize shelling is by the use of bare hands. Some have
come up with tools that could also make the work easier. As time passes by,
there are already lots of corn sheller machines that are present in the
industry.
This study aims to design a mini corn sheller that operates manually by
the use of spur gear mechanism on it. The design can be easily
transported and does not depend on electricity or fuel to operate. The
design will help the farmers in lessen the effort and time of shelling the
corn.
Objective of the Study
• The objective of the study is to design and calculate the shredding
efficiency of Manual Corn shredder Operated by Spur Gear Mechanism.

1. To design a Manual Corn shredder Operated by Spur Gear Mechanism.

2. To fabricate a prototype Manual Corn shredder Operated by Spur Gear
Mechanism.
3. To determine the shredding efficiency of the Manual Corn shredder
Operated by Spur Gear Mechanism.
Research Locale
• This study will be design and fabricate in Mambayaan Balingasag
Misamis Oriental.
• The testing of the prototype will be conduct in Barangay Mandangoa
Balingasag Misamis Oriental.
PROJECT DESIGN
Front View and Back view of the Design.
Top View of the Design.
Side View of the Design.
Bottom View of the Design
• The picture shows the design of a corn shredder. It shows that the
design manual corn shredder is used for removing or shelling the
kernels of corns. Thus, the corn shredder will use Spur Gear as an
innovation to operate and improve the efficiency of the corn shredder
procedure. The top view of the design shows the feeding hopper of
the design corn shredder which is the cob will feed on the feeding
hopper. The right side view of the design shows the exit of the cob
after shelling the kernels of it. The bottom view of the design shows
the screen which is to strain the cob and only kernels can pass
through it.
Design Formula
• Efficiency Formulas
• Shredding Eff. = quantity of shelled grain obtained from all outlets in kg
Total grain input in kg

• Unshelled Eff. = quantity of unshelled grain obtained from all outlets in kg

Total grain output in kg
 
• Visible Damage % = broken grain from outlet in kg
Total grain input in kg
• G.R = N1/N2 = T2/T1 ; G.R= Gear Ratio, T= teeth
• P= 2πNT / 60 ; P= power, T= torque, N= speed
• E = Pout/Pin ; E= efficiency
End.