The development of the instrumentation and control system for a palm kernel nuts drier

Abstract

The electronic instrumentation system for a palm kernel drier was designed, constructed, tested and found to perform satisfactorily. Type K thermocouple was used to monitor the temperature of the drying chamber. A control circuit for presetting and regulating the temperature of the drier was also developed. This permits the temperature of the drying chamber to be fixed between ambient temperature and 100°C.

Keywords: thermocouple, elecronic instrumenetation, control circuits, drier

Nigeria Journal of Pure and Applied Physics Vol. 4(1) 2005: 46-53