Integrated Green Energy Solutions, Volume 1

14Energy-Efficient Dough Rolling Machine

Nerella Venkata Sai Charan¹, Abhishek Antony Mathew¹, Adnan Ahamad Syed¹, Nallavelli Preetham Reddy¹, Anantha Krishnan V.¹ and O.V. Gnana Swathika²*

¹School of Electrical Engineering, Vellore Institute of Technology, Chennai, India

²Centre for Smart Grid Technologies, School of Electrical Engineering, Vellore Institute of Technology, Chennai, India

Abstract

We all know that Flat breads are very popular, especially in those parts of the world where bread constitutes a major source of dietary protein and calories. In India, wheat is a daily staple, consumed in different forms. With urbanization and industrialization, there is a rise in the demand for ready-to-eat and easy-to-make products, but making the equipment available at a reasonable cost, energy efficient and making it work under optimal conditions was a big task.

In this paper we are designing a dough rolling machine which is energy efficient, does not consume much power and comprises a simple mechanical process. It is lightweight and is available for an affordable cost. Sheeting is usually carried out by a pair of sheeting rolls with rotation motion. A portable and manually operated, energy-efficient dough rolling machine was designed and fabricated.

The analysis of the experimental results revealed that the machine consistently provided the necessary products by consuming a low amount of power. The proposed equipment not only allows to efficiently obtain a product but also allows ...