Agriculture Engineering
Agricultural Processing Equipments :: Cleaning and Grading Equipments
 

 

 Pulper cum Washer for Coffee

1. Function                                          : To pulp and wash the coffee parchments

2. Specification                                  :
   (a) Overall dimension                    :  600 x 450 x 650
         (L x B x H )
   (b) Capacity                                     :  500 kg/h
   (c) Power required                         :    3 hp electric motor

3. General Information                     :

Pulping and washing are the two estate level important operations in the processing of coffee parchments. This unit consists of a puling unit and a washing unit. Compared to the traditional pulpers and washers, which are operated separately with two different power units, this unit is operated by a single power source. Besides he water requirement for pulping and washing is reduced considerably.

4. Cost of the unit                             : Rs. 75,000

5. Cost of operation                          : Rs. 25/h

6. Salient features

  • Suitable for both pulping and washing
  • Requires less water (4 litres per kg of parchments) compared to 14 litres by the conventional pulpers
  • Breakage is minimum
 
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