Project Name : Nut Cracker
Project Theme: Industry
Introduction: The title of our models is “Nut cracker” which is under the sub theme “Industries”. Nut crackers is a simple and effortless machine based on the usage of enjoying coconut and its water in a heal their way. The machine is intended to be used in small scale industries, in villages and further in the kitchens of housewives in cities is highly expected to minimize the problem of husking, breaking and grinding coconut proficiently.
Benefits of Coconut
Coconut is fat free and therefore it can be used as a diet food for loosing weight.
The amount of potassium present in coconut is twice that of banana.
The coconut water is the purest liquid second to water; nothing can be so refreshing than the coconut water to beat the tropical summer.
The coconut water is an excellent drink for the diabetic patients as it helps them to keep their sugar level in control.
The risk of kidney failures is greatly reduced. If we drink coconut water regularly.
It can also be applied to skin for a youthful look.
It reduces hypertension and also helps our digestive system and excretion system to work efficiently.
It is even good for heart and is advised to the heart patients to take regularly.
It is the best natural remedy to improve perception and treat cancer. Benefits of the “Nut Cracker”
The machine is an arrangement of husking, grinding and breaking coconut and extracting its water for commercial use.
The machine would be made up of wood/bamboo or steel to lessen the utility of unbiodegradable substances.
The source of energy would be either manual but effortless or automatic through electricity.
The blades that would be inserted will be made up of steel or ion but will have a fine coating of grease to avoid rusting.
Any size and type of the coconut could be cut simply through this machine.
It is environment-friendly as no smoke or heat would be emitted by it.
It is also economical less place occupying and less time consuming.
Materials Needed for Building the Model
The things that we used for construction the model are as follows:
Wood for the framework
Iron for the blades, in the pulley
A motor for set up with electricity
Some knots, nails and bearing for fixing the materials with wood
Parts of a cycle for the pedaling of the machine
Wires to connect the motor to the electricity
Paint to colour the machine
Iron for the balances of the coconut
Further Scope of Development: This exhibit can be further developed by minimsing the size so that it could be placed comfortably in small kitchens as in flats. We could also use the solar panel instead of electricity torun the machine. Batteries are also a good implication. In face this machine could also undertake the task of cutting other vegetables like king fruit/king apple, pumpkin etc. Now, in cities we can imaging housewives or vendors in roads using this machine to crush thecoconuts.
Conclusions: The journey throughout this project was of a great pleasure with lots of excitement and investigation. We had done a lot of research on it and had fetched numerously interesting facts about mechanical engineering. This experience of group discussions, planning and exploration we had in the time of making this model would remain lifelong with us. This model is hoped to stand by the expectations of all the respective judges and teachers.
Name of the School: Shrimanta Shankar Academy, Guwahati
