Design and Optimization of a Trolley Linkage System for Egg Incubators
Supervisor Name
Mahmoud Assad
Supervisor Email
m_assad@najah.edu
University
An Najah National University
Research field
Agricultural Science
Bio
Dr Mahmoud Asaad is an Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering who teaches many basic and specialised courses in applied mechanics, thermodynamics, fluids, and internal combustion engines. He was the head of the mechanical engineering department at An Najah National University (2020-2023). During that period, he led the team that prepared the new curriculum for the automotive engineering branch in mechanical engineering at ANNU and new collaborations with the local companies in the automotive industry. He published several journal articles and conference papers related to thermal, automotive and transport engineering. Dr Mahmoud was a visiting researcher at the University of Paris Saclay, France, eDF France and the Warsaw University of Technology in Poland. During these visits, he also participated in many conferences and workshops in the United Kingdom, Poland, and France in the fields of specialisation and the fields of communication, leadership, and creativity. Dr Mahmoud holds a PhD in Mechanical Engineering, specialising in combustion and thermo-fluid sciences from the University of Manchester in 2014. He also supervised the IMechE branch at An-Najah National University since 2017."
Description
Egg incubators are essential equipment in broiler projects, as they are the first and most important stage in this field, as the accuracy of the turning process directly affects hatching success rates and production quality. Here at the Palestinian Aziza Company, a problem was noticed in the current connection mechanism for turning trolleys, resulting in differences in tilting angles between trolleys connected to the same axis of movement. This problem results in inconsistent egg turning, leading to reduced hatching efficiency and significant financial losses. The project aims to improve the egg turning system so that the tilting angle is uniform and constant for all trolleys, reduce error rates, and address unbalanced transmission resulting from the connection system, thereby raising hatching efficiency and performance between trolleys.
