Coconut Oil Expeller PAES 230-231: 2005

Question 1

permit a final adjustment of pressure and capacity in order to correct variations in the raw material and to secure the lowest possible oil content of the copra meal residue

Answer 1

choke

Question 2

dried coconut meat from which oil is extracted

Answer 2

copra

Question 3

residue collected after extracting oil from milled copra

Answer 3

copra meal

Question 4

freshly extracted coconut oil containing moisture, fiber, resins, colors, etc. from copra

Answer 4

crude oil

Question 5

barrel or cage consists of a heavy cradle-type frame into which flat steel bars are set edgewise around the periphery, therefore parallel to the worm shaft functioning as a screen

Answer 5

expeller barrel

Question 6

part of the oil expeller where the extraction process occurs

Answer 6

extraction chamber

Question 7

weight of input test material per unit loading time into the hopper/intake pit, expressed in kilogram per hour

Answer 7

input capacity

Question 8

motor-driven extrusion type machine capable of extracting crude oil from copra for use in cooking, soapmaking, or as ingredient in other foods such as baked or fried goods

Answer 8

oil expeller

Question 9

electric motor, or internal combustion engine used to run the oil expeller

Answer 9

primemover

Question 10

a kind of a screw which has the double task of conveying the raw material through the pressure chamber formed by the barrel, and at the same time of exerting a pressure on it

Answer 10

worm shaft

Question 11

The minimum percent crude oil recovery of oil expeller shall be ____.

Answer 11

60%

Question 12

The noise emitted by the oil expeller measured 50 mm away from the operator’s ear level shall not be more than

Answer 12

96 db (A)*.

Question 13

The maximum temperature measured from the expeller barrel shall not exceed ____.

Answer 13

71ºC.

Question 14

Allowable noise level for _______ of continuous exposure based on Occupational Safety and Health Standards, Ministry of Labor, Philippines, 1983.

Answer 14

four (4) hours

Question 15

container where oven-dried samples are cooled without affecting its moisture content

Answer 15

desiccators

Question 16

quantity of crude oil that the expeller can extract per unit of time, expressed in kilogram per hour

Answer 16

crude oil production rate

Question 17

amount of input test material free of foreign matter expressed as percentage of the total weight of the sample

Answer 17

purity

Question 18

copra residue that pass through the expeller barrel together with the crude oil but is filtered by the perforated screen placed at the entrance of the crude oil chute

Answer 18

wet copra meal

Question 19

Test material characteristics: Variety

Answer 19

locally grown (as much as possible single variety)

Question 20

Test material characteristics: Moisture Content :

Answer 20

8%, maximum

Question 21

Test material characteristics: Purity

Answer 21

98 %, minimum

Question 22

Test material characteristics: Condition

Answer 22

hammermilled

Question 23

The amount of test material to be supplied shall be at least ____ of input capacity (kg/h) of the oil expeller.

Answer 23

75%

Question 24

Place the moisture can in the oven and dry at ____ for four hours.

Answer 24

100ºC-105ºC

Question 25

Extract with petroleum ether in an extraction apparatus for ___.

Answer 25

5 hours.

Question 26

Remove the sample and air dry then oven-dry at 105oC for _____.

Answer 26

10 to 15 minutes.