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  title info:
    title: Development of intelligent farm product storage and preservation system: (case study: Yam tuber)
  name:
    name part: Murtala, Abdulazeez
    role:
      role term: creator
  name:
    name part: International Islamic University Malaysia
    name part: Department of Mechatronics
  genre: Theses, IIUM local
  origin info:
    place:
      place term: my
    place:
      place term: Kuala Lumpur
    publisher: Kulliyyah of Engineering, International Islamic University Malaysia
    date issued: 2012
  language:
    language term: eng
  physical description:
    extent: xviii, 141 leaves : ill. ; 30cm.
  abstract: Based on FAO/World Bank report, the value of post-harvest food losses in sub-Saharan Africa is around $4 billion a year and this is mainly due to poor storage condition of the farm products. Yam tuber is one of the most commonly available farm products in West African and it belongs to one of the food items which suffer losses due to poor storage system. Presently, yam tubers are stored via the use of yam barn (of different construction and shapes), delayed harvesting (yams deliberately left in the ground), underground pits and raised huts. Unfortunately, all these storage systems produce unsatisfactory results as the yams are exposed to an uncontrollable environment (temperature, humidity, aeration, insects, rodents etc), thereby causing the tubers to lose its quality as well as to get rotten. Recent advancement in technology can be harnessed to improve the condition of traditional yam storage system. Consequently, this thesis examines simple but effective procedures in alleviating problems associated with traditional yam storage system through: (i) proper choice of construction materials, (ii) proper design of storage system (iii) effective method of ventilating the storage system and (iv) intelligent control of temperature and air flow within the storage system. The effect of outdoor temperature on the indoor temperature was first investigated under the influence of heat of respiration of yam tubers and changing properties of building materials. The timber material was found to have high resistance to outdoor temperature as compared to concrete and brick materials. The ventilation rate for yam storage system has been investigated for single span with single longitudinal roof opening and with both longitudinal roof and vertical side wall openings. The result shows an increase in ventilation rate with increase in window opening angle and temperature difference. The development of Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) as a powerful tool for prediction of air-flow aroun…
  note: by Abdulazeez Murtala
  note: Abstract in English and Arabic.
  note: "A dissertation submitted in fulfilment of the requirement for the degree of Master of Science (Mechatronics Engineering)."--On t.p.
  note: Thesis (MSc.MCT)--International Islamic University Malaysia, 2012.
  note: Includes bibliographical references (leaves 113-121).
  subject:
    topic: Yam industry
  subject:
    topic: Preservatives, Food
  subject:
    topic: Fuzzy logic
  subject:
    topic: Farm produce
    topic: Storage
  subject:
    topic: Food
    topic: Storage Safety measures
  classification: TP373.3
  identifier: http://studentrepo.iium.edu.my/handle/123456789/4641
  record info:
    record content source: UIAM
    record creation date: 120903
    language of cataloging:
      language term: eng