Experimental Performance Evaluation of Geothermal Egg Incubator for Hen Egg - Journal of Power and Energy Engineering

JPEE > Vol.10 No.12, December 2022

Journal of Power and Energy Engineering

Volume 10, Issue 12 (December 2022)

ISSN Print: 2327-588X ISSN Online: 2327-5901

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Experimental Performance Evaluation of Geothermal Egg Incubator for Hen Egg ()

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DOI: 10.4236/jpee.2022.1012002 206 Downloads 1,646 Views Citations

Author(s)

Shanel Mbawala¹, Arthur Omary²

Affiliation(s)

¹Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, Mbeya University of Science and Technology, Mbeya, Tanzania.
²Electrical and Power Engineering Department, Mbeya University of Science and Technology, Mbeya, Tanzania.

ABSTRACT

The experimental performance evaluation of geothermal egg incubator was conducted with the aim of improving the capacity and efficiency. The study determines the accuracy of the measuring instruments in an incubator, test control parameters (temperature and relative humidity) and evaluates the overall performance of the incubator by examining the number of hatched and unhatched eggs. The data analysis was done and the results show that the measuring instruments, tilting mechanism and ventilation fan performed well. The relative humidity showed to be in proper range while the temperature found to have fluctuations of more than 2˚C from set value and took longer time to restore which led defecting eggs. The improvement will enhance more productions and increase income to individual farmers and Government at large.

KEYWORDS

Temperature, Relative Humidity, Heat Exchanger, Flow Rate, Heat

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Mbawala, S. and Omary, A. (2022) Experimental Performance Evaluation of Geothermal Egg Incubator for Hen Egg. Journal of Power and Energy Engineering, 10, 15-25. doi: 10.4236/jpee.2022.1012002.

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