Abstract

The fermentation of puer ripe tea once generally requires about raw materials 10t. In the meantime, it needs workers manually to turn 4-5 times. This will require not only intensive labor, but also improving the degree of cleaning. For turning operations in fermentation process of puer tea, in order to reduce labor intensity of workers, through researching the entire turning and fermentation process, we design roller double-helix arrangement blade-type turning machine for the fermentation of tea heap and make innovative design of turning device and optimal design of key working parts. In this study the designed turning machine which is mainly composed of turning devices, transport equipment and power devices, through organic complexes of various parts, complete turning operations of puer tea.

Keywords:

Cooked tea, fermentation, puer tea, turning machines,

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