Abstract
The research study looked at coming up with a cheaper design of a mealie-meal thick porridge agitator cooking process which could be used in commercial kitchens. The design was generated to handle the effective stirring as the porridge becomes thicker and becomes increasingly difficult to stir around. Agitator design concepts were generated and evaluated for suitability and robustness. A detailed design was undertaken to come up with a 200 litre capacity thick porridge agitator, which can reduce cooking time to 45 minutes after the boiling of the water. It has also to be fabricated and installed at a cost of less than USD5000.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 124-130 |
| Number of pages | 7 |
| Journal | Proceedings of the International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Operations Management |
| Volume | 2018 |
| Issue number | NOV |
| Publication status | Published - 2018 |
| Event | Proceedings of the International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Operations Management Pretoria, IEOM 2018 - Duration: 29 Oct 2018 → 1 Nov 2018 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Strategy and Management
- Management Science and Operations Research
- Control and Systems Engineering
- Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering