Cobacha, Glenn Mark B. <br/><br/>
Design, fabrication and evaluation of an organic fertilizer mixer / 
by  Glenn Mark B. Cobacha and Mabelle V. Madela. 
 - Indang, Cavite :  Cavite State University- Main Campus,  2019. 
 - xvii, 96 pages :   illustrations ;  28 cm. 
<br/><br/> Thesis (Bachelor of Science in Agricultural Engineering) Cavite State University. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references. 
<br/><br/>College of Engineering and Information Technology (CEIT), Department of Agriculture and Food Engineering  College of Engineering and Information Technology (CEIT), Department of Agriculture and Food Engineering 
<br/><br/> COBACHA, GLENN MARK B. & MADELA, MABELLE V. Design, Fabrication and<br/>Evaluation of an Organic Fertilizer Mixer. Undergraduate Thesis. Bachelor of Science in<br/>Agricultural Engineering. Cavite State University, Indang, Cavite, April 2019. Adviser: Dr.<br/>Ruel M. Mojica<br/>An organic fertilizer mixer was designed and evaluated at Cavite State University —<br/>Main Campus, Indang, Cavite. The principal components of the machine are the cover, inlet,<br/>mixing chamber, mixing paddles, steering handle, outlet, main frame, and wheels.<br/>The machine was designed according to the availability of local materials, ease of<br/>operation and maintenance, and one-man operation. The machine also contributes to energy<br/>saving because it was manually operated. The performance of the machine was only limited to<br/>the evaluation of its capacity and mixing uniformity.<br/>The test materials used were 4.8 kg cattle manure, 4.8 kg chicken manure and 0.4 kg of<br/>sawdust. The machine was evaluated with three number of revolutions per minute: 60, 120 and<br/>180 rpm. The average uniformity of mixing solid mixture with and without IMO is 82.72% and<br/>80.96%, respectively. The capacity of the machine is 284.56kg/hr and 398.5 Ikg/hr for mixtures<br/>with and without IMO, respectively.<br/>The total machine cost was PhP20,436.5. The solid mixture without IMO has a payback<br/>period of 1.15 years, breakeven point of 7,572.43 kg/year and benefit cost ratio of 2.73. For<br/>mixture with IMO, the payback period was 0.44 years, breakeven point of<br/>9,250.83kg/year and benefit cost ratio of 1.94. 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Agricultural machinery<br/>Agriculture<br/>Farm equipment
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>631.3   / C63 2019