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This books highlights the ginger processing industry and the basic principles of machine design concepts from first principle with step by step procedures. The machine design is empirical, conceptual and scientific which involved the use of information from handbooks, experience and scientific principles. The performance of the machine was evaluated in terms of throughput capacity, pulverizing efficiency, energy coefficient, losses and reduction ratio yielded 96 kg/hr; 75.57%, 30.44kg/hp; 24.43% and 21:1 respectively. A comparative performance evaluation with traditional method of ginger pulverizing in terms of throughput capacity; pulverizing efficiency and losses showed a significant difference.

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The Author is a professional Chemical Engineer from Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria with over 24years post graduate experience in product/equipment/process design. He is a Member of the Nigerian Society Engineers(NSE) and a Chattered Engineer (COREN);currently into teaching and research at Igbinedion University,Okada majorly on Renewable energy.

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