Documentation and analysis of avocado oil extraction technologies in Leguruki, Tanzania
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964446567-MIT.pdf
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Author(s)
Wang, Lesley
Advisor(s)
Amy Smith.
Date Issued
2016
Publisher
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Abstract
A team of MIT students and researchers as well as a local team in Leguruki, Tanzania has been working on extracting oil from excess supplies of avocados since 2014 with the goal of adapting oil extraction methods to small-scale farmers. Through this process of extracting oil, the team has explored several iterations of avocado dryers, presses, and centrifuges. Analyzing this machinery has given a broader picture of the commonalities and requirements of the designs. A set of evaluation criteria can be extracted from this analysis. Having these guidelines in place for future designs for oil extraction will streamline and aid the process, facilitating the small-scale production of avocado oil, and eventually augmenting the incomes of small-scale farmers.
Description
Thesis: S.B., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Department of Mechanical Engineering, 2016.
Cataloged from PDF version of thesis.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 56-57).
Subjects
Mechanical Engineering.
MIT Department
Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Mechanical Engineering
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