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  • Characterization of bananas for wine making. 
    Ayebare, Rabecca (Busitema University., 2018-05)
    The Banana is an important economic resource for rural farmers in Uganda. 'With a total annual production estimated at about 10 million metric tons, the crop ranks high among enterprises that. support livelihoods of ...
  • Design and construction of a solar powered winnowing machine for sorghum. 
    Auma, Emmily (Busitema University., 2018-05)
    Sorghum is a very important food crop around the world because of its nutritional values, it also serves as a dietary staple food for humans, and is rich in vitamin B-complex. About 217000 Metric tons of sorghum are ...
  • Design and construction of a sugar cane peeling machine. 
    Tumuhairwe, Kirabo Timothy (Busitema University., 2016-06)
    Vending of street food in urban areas is a growing and worldwide phenomenon street foods have in many studies been associated with microbiological contamination and low hygienic standards (WHO, 2006). Hence, street food ...
  • Design and simulation of a vacuum insulation tube for steam pipes. 
    Najjemba, Leilah (Busitema University., 2016-05)
    An industrial steam boiler is a closed vessel. which is used to heat -water into vapour(steam) Steam is a colorless, odorless gas with the ability to transfer large amounts of thermal energy due to its high enthalpy This ...
  • Design & construction of a motorized tomato pulp and seed extraction machine. 
    Mudoma, Cosmas (Busitema University., 2018-05)
    Tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum) is one of the significant fruit/vegetable crop popularly consumed almost in every country of the world. They are consumed fresh in combination with salads or used in cooking as a recipe. ...
  • Design and construction of a motorised potato chipper. 
    Musisi, Samuel (Busitema University., 2016-05)
    This project report describes the design and fabrication of a portable motorized potato chipper aimed at reducing labour, saving time and increasing productivity of potato chipping, in semi and urban-centres of Uganda where ...
  • Design & construction of a honey extraction line. 
    Mandela, Simon (Busitema University., 2018-05)
    Natural honey is one of the most widely sought products due to its unique properties, which are attributed to the influence of the different groups of substances it contains. Honey is used for nutritional, medicinal and ...
  • Design and construction of a two stage meat roaster. 
    Kunya, John (Busitema University., 2018-05)
    Meat is basic portion of Sound and all round balanced diet due. to its nutritional richness. Meat is a valuable wellspring of high natural quality protein and also other B complex vitamins zinc, selenium, iron, vitamin B12 ...
  • Design and simulation of an automated steam pressure control system for a bagasse fired boiler. 
    Kinene, James (Busitema University., 2018-05)
    The sugar industry has been able to adapt. cogeneration as self-reliable opportunity in manufacturing with bagasse as its fuel. The bagasse fired boilers convert chemical energy in bagasse to thermal energy and this process ...
  • Design and construction of domestic sugar cane juice extraction machine. 
    Kiguli, Collins (Busitema University., 2018-05)
    This project report describes the design, construction and fabrication of domestic sugar cane juice extraction machine which is motorized. This study is to integrate the existing extraction machines which arc complex and ...
  • Development of a manually operated beverage filling machine. 
    Kibirige, Ali (Busitema University., 2016-06)
    Uganda is one of the best fruit producing nations in Africa. Fruits are a source of income and very vital for human. health which calls for their processing into other forms like juices for continuous supply throughout the ...
  • Design and simulation of an automated batch vacuum pan control system for sugar crystallisation. 
    Kesi, Douglas (Busitema University., 2016-05)
    In Uganda sugar is manufactured from sugar cane and about 60%ofsugar produced-worldwide is from sugarcanes which is a perennial grass containing sucrose. This project deals with control system for a batch vacuum pan during ...
  • Packaging container to solve mechanical damages. 
    Kaudha, Sarah (Busitema University., 2018-05)
    The aim of this study was to design and construct an appropriate tomato packaging container to solve mechanical damages. A transport study was done to assess the performances of the appropriate container designed which is ...
  • Design and construction of a red chili impact pulveriser machine. 
    Kamoga, Ivan (Busitema University., 2018-05)
    The red chili impact pulveriser machine was designed and constructed from focally available materials for pulverizing (grinding) spice particles such as chili pepper into small size -enough to pass through the holes of ...
  • Design and construction of a manually operated candlenut seed oil press. 
    Kalungi, Ivan (Busitema University., 2018-05)
    Candleberry tree is a flowering tree in the spurge family, Euphorbiaceae (Morton, 1992). It is often found in some rainforests and it is described as a bushy tree with a wide scattering crown (Ndaya, 2013). It makes a ...
  • Design and construction of a dual powered meat grinder. 
    Kalembe, Esther (Busitema University., 2018-05)
    Meat is one of the most essential nutritious food item needed for human consumption from which high quality proteins, minerals and essential vitamins are derived. However, certain categories of consumers such as the children, ...
  • Design and construction of a motorized pineapple peeler. 
    Aribatre, Kevin (Busitema University., 2018-05)
    Pineapple (Ananascosmosus) is as scientifically known and belongs to the Bromeliaeeous family one of the most important tropical fruits. This fruit can be consumed fresh or processed in various forms. Pineapples in Uganda ...
  • Assessment of energy usage in both small and medium scale dry maize milling plants : 
    Wasswa, Deo (Busitema University., 2017-05)
    This research aims at the investigation of energy usage in dry small and. medium scale maize milling plants in areas of Jinja and Busia municipalities. The performance of the hammer mills was evaluated on different milling ...
  • Design and construction of a solar-biomass energy system for grain drying. 
    Wansolo, Brian (Busitema University., 2017-05)
    Maize is one of Uganda's foods Contributing about 35% of the daily dictary energy consumption. rates and about 80% of the rural households are involved in maize production. After harvesting, the greatest enemy of grain is ...
  • Design and construction of a small scale maize huller. 
    Wafula, Robert (Busitema University., 2017-05)
    Uganda's economy is largely agro-based and with the developing technology it has to meet the needs of the farmers. Uganda has merged to be one of the largest maize producing countries in East Africa and posho or corn meal ...

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