Crusher Study and Design in support of the Firebreaks Building Mission by the Forest Fire Control Research Center (FFRC)

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The research had two objectives: 1) to design a small-sized crusher, and 2) to assess the performance of the small-sized crusher. The population and sample groups were A) three managers from the Forest Control Research Center (FFRC), and B) three participants from both Vehicle Development Academics, and Automotive Engineers, collected by random sampling. The applied research tools were a 5-level evaluation questionnaire and a newly developed crusher prototype. Results were collected from the performance of a high powered crusher, equipped with a 1 horsepower (hp) AC motor, with a spinning torque of 1,450 rpm. The crusher used rotary blades which alternated with slicing shear. The machine was light-weight and therefore easily mobile. The crusher performance results for controlled grinding and mobility were very acceptable (X̅ =4.23, S.D.=0.61), with increased benefits from the digestion of the accumulated fuel debris (X̅ =4.06, S.D.=0.56).