Agricultural engineering student Faculty of Engineering and Agricultural Industry Maejo University Won national awards In presenting work in lectures The 10th National Food Engineering Conferentce, FENETT2024
At Suranaree University of Technology Nakhon Ratchasima Province At the beginning of April 2024, where higher education institutions across the country submitted their work to participate.
in large numbers, with Maejo University being able to win awards for 2 works:
• First place award for lecture on “Design and Development of a Peaberry Coffee Bean Sorting Machine”, research work of
Mr. Anupong Khueankaew and Mr. Amnat Thanutrai, agricultural engineering students, with Assoc. Prof. Dr. Chaturaphat Warit as an advisor. For Peaberry coffee bean sorting machine It will be a tool that helps farmers Peaberry coffee beans can be graded. These are coffee beans that have a mellower taste than normal and are mixed with regular coffee beans. They can be graded 216% faster than using manual sorters. Helps increase income from grading Peaberry coffee up to 6 times more than before.
• 2nd runner-up award for lecture on “Analysis of Forced Air Flow Inside the ozone gas fumigation cabinet for fresh single longan. with computational fluid dynamics techniques,” the research work of Mr. Anucha Pramuan and Mr. Mananchai
Boonkong, a student in the agricultural engineering department, with Assoc. Prof. Dr. Chaturaphat Warit as his advisor. This research will help calculate the flow of ozone gas in the gas fumigation cabinet. Let it flow through the longan fruit and package it appropriately. You can feel the longan fruit regularly. and thoroughly sterile Longan that has been smoked with ozone gas Has a longer shelf life Maintains freshness well Delays the occurrence of fungi on longan fruits.
18 days is suitable for increasing the value of single longans into premium, non-toxic products. It is an alternative to replace the use of sulfur dioxide with fresh longan.
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Chaturaphat Warit, research advisor, said, “In addition to the awards the students received this time, the students gained experience in applying their knowledge to create truly beneficial works. It is an important driving force that will allow students to develop their ideas. And continue to develop the work, and for these 2 pieces of work, petty patents are being filed and plans are being made for commercial development so that farmers can take advantage of the research results. more thoroughly The faculty and the university are ready to support students to the utmost.”
