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1. SOKOINE UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE
Department of Engineering sciences and Technology
FPT TECHNICAL REPORT
THE CHARCOAL BURNER MAKING
Name : Doto,Musa Gese
Reg .no:IWR/D/2016/0011
Director: Azarel Maingu Missana
AMAI engineering works.
Date of submission: November 2017

2. ABSTRACT
This charcoal burner production report aimed to help other young engineers to understand its
significances to the producer and consumer. Most of charcoals burners produced at AMAI
ENGINEERING WORKS are for commercial purposes since one of the main focus of the
organization is to increase the individual income hence better life.
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3. TABLE OF CONTENT
ABSTRACT……………………………………………………………………………... i
LIST OF FEGURES …… ……………………………………………………………….iii
LIST OF SYMBOLS………………………………………………………………...……iv
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS………………………………………………………………..v
1.INTRODUCTION………………………………………………………………...….….1
1.1Background of AMAI engineering works…………………………………….……...1
1.1.1 Functions of SIDO to AMAI engineering works.………………………...1
1.1.2 Services offered by AMAI engineering works…………………..…..1
1.2 location……………………………………………………………………………...1
1.3 Significance of Charcoal burner…..………………………………………………...1
2.TOOLS AND MACHINERY USED…………………………………………..….…….2
3.MATERIALS USED…………………………………………………………….……....3
4.PROCEDURES……………………………………………………………………........4
5.MAJOR ENGINEERING DRAWING…………………………………….……………7
6.CHALLENGES…………………………………………………………………….......8
7.CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATION…………………………………………9
7.1 Conclusion…………………………………………………………………………...9
7.2 Recommendation……………………………………………………………………..9
REFFERENCE……………………………………………..…………………..………..10
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4. LIST OF FEGURES
Figure 4.1 drilled plate……………………………………………….4
Figure 4.2 welded plates……………………………………………..5
Figure 4.3 welded flat bars inside the body …………………………5
Figure 4.4 square pipes as the stand support for the burner…………6
Figure 4.5 air inlet sided part………………………………………...6
Figure 4.6 Top view of a complete charcoal burner…………………6
Figure 4.7 Side view of a Complete charcoal burner………………..6
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5. LIST OF SYMBOLS
All dimensions are in millimeter (LXW)
L-Length
W-Width
X-Relationship between length and width
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6. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Much thanks go to the Department of Engineering sciences and Technology at Sokoine University
of Agriculture for sending students at AMAI ENGINEERING WORKS for Man craft training
stage.Great appreciations to MR Azarel Maingu Missana ,AMAI ENGINEERING WORKS’
director for allowing students from Sokoine University of Agricultures to learn from his workshop
as well as all student who participated in this charcoal burner production
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7. 1.INTRODUCTION
1.1 Background of AMAI engineering works
AMAI engineering works was established in 2003, it operates under Small Industrial Development
Organization(SIDO) under the act of parliament No.28 0f 1973 to plan,co-ordinate ,promote and
offer variety services. The Overall Development Objective for SIDO is to contribute to poverty
eradication and enterprise development thereby contributing to economic development through
provision of demand driven services that will create employment and generate income to the service
user.
1.1.1 Functions of SIDO to AMAI engineering works:
 To promote the development of small industries as well as to plan and
coordinate their activities.
 To provide technical assistance, management and consultancy services to
small industry enterprises in Tanzania.
 To provide and promote training facilities for persons engaged in or employed
or to be employed in small industries and to assist and coordinate activities of
other institutions engaged in such training
1.1.2 Services offered by AMAI engineering works.
Services provided by AMAI engineering works include fabrication of tools, repair of
motor vehicle’s spare parts, designing of different machines and Training other
young experts from schools and surrounding areas as well.
1.2 location.
AMAI engineering is located within SIDO Mwanza region estate plot No.128 Nyakato industrial
areas given the latter D as a sub-partition of other workshops within SIDO.It have at least many
machines, tools and experts who has led to accomplish the task of producing THE CHARCOAL
BURNER
1.3 Significance of Charcoal burner.
The Charcoal burner is essential in domestic house usage where by people use charcoal for cooking
foods, boiling water for their daily body intake .This is the most cheapest source of heating
compared to other means like gas and electricity.
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8. 2. TOOLS AND MACHINERY USED
1. Grinding machine: Used for cutting and smoothing the metal plate into different sizes
of the planned charcoal burner design.
2. Drilling press machine: Used for making holes to a plate which separate burning
charcoal with the ashes as by-product.
3. Cutting and grinding discs: Inserted in the grinding machine for cutting and smoothing
the metal plate.
4. Anvil: Used to support the metal plate and burner during hammering.
5. Vice: Used to hold the plates during smoothing and drilling
6. Work bench: All activities done in the working bench to avoid dis organization of
work.
7. Welding machine: Used to join plates to form a charcoal burner body frame.
8. Ply: Used for holding plates due to hotness and current flow during welding.
9. Safety gloves: Used to prevent hands from accident during welding and playing with
drilling machine
10. Center punch: Used to locate the center point of plates for drilling holes
11. Goggle glass: used to prevent eyes damage during welding and playing with Grinding
machine
12. Hulk saw :used to cut square pipes as the burner stand support.
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9. 3. MATERIALS USED
1. Metal plate: the whole charcoal burner body is designed by metal plates.
2. Square pipe: Used to make charcoal burner stand supports.
3. Electrolyte welding stick: inserted in the welding machine ply for joining metal plates.
4. Metal flat bar: used for making plate support and hand carrier which make easy for users to
move the burner from one place to another
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10. 4.PRODUCTION PROCEDURES
Step 1. Cutting and smoothing of plates
10 plates were cut in different size in which 4 plates were 190mmX170mm,4 plates were
200mmX170mm ,1 plate with 175mmX175mm and 1 plate with 190mX190mm.All the cut
plates were smoothed so as to remove the sharp particles .
Step 2. Drilling of plates
The 190mmX190mm plate was drilled 40 holes with diameter of 10mm which are very
capable in separating the ashes from burning charcoal. The holes were drilled in a circular
manner from the center of the plate using drill press machine
Figure 4.1
Step 3. Welding plates.
8 plates were welded together to form a burner body from the the lower section to the
upper section while the 175mmX175mm plate was welded at the bottom so as to avoid the
ashes to drop downward.
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11. Figure 4.2
Step 4.cutting and welding flat bars pieces.
The flat bars were cut in 20mmX15mm total of 4 pieces which finally welded together inside the
plates 60mm from the top in all four sides respectively so as to support the 190mmX190mm plate
which hold the burning charcoal
Figure 4.3
Step 5.Cutting and welding burner stand support.
The square pipe rod was cut into 4 pieces in which each one was 40mmX40mm.pieces were
carefully joined together at the right angles of the bottom plate so as to avoid the bottom plate from
unnecessary rusting.
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12. Figure 4.4
Step 6. Making air inlet
One of the plate at the lower section was cut 40mmX70mm due to the center of plate to allow air
inlet so as to support combustion
Figure 4.5
Step 7 .Charcoal burner finishes
Removing the welding carbons by smoothing using grinder machine and then inserting the
190mmX190mm drilled plate inside the body making sure that all angles are in 90 degrees .there
after the charcoal burner is ready for normal use.
figure 4.6 figure 4.7
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13. 5.MAJOR ENGINEERING DRAWING OF A COMPLETE CHARCOAL BURNER
Scale: Drawer: Doto,Musa
Gese
Reg no.
iwr/d/2016/0011
REMARKS:
Date:18/09/2017
DEPARTMENT OF
ENGINEERING
SCIENCES AND
TECHNOLOGY
Name: THE
CHARCOAL
BURNER
Checked by: A4
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14. 6.CHALLENGES
During the production of this charcoal burner there were some obstacles faced include the following;
 Due to few multiple equipments which cause the tools sharing with other activities has led
for delaying to accomplish the project.
 Sources of power cut off sometime was a limitation for production to continue because its
production depend on electricity especially during welding, grinding ,drilling and cutting
plates.
 Mathematical incorrectness
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15. 7.CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS
7.1 Conclusion
The charcoal burner practical project needs a carefully mathematical skill. Due to adequate of tools,
equipments, machinery and materials at the same time have made easy to accomplish the project
within a time although there were tools sharing
7.2 Recomendation
It is recommended to apply the correct dimensions measured so as to give a good and strong
charcoal burner body. Never the less ,the organization should make sure it increases the tools and
machinery equipments for further production so as to avoid a congestion of waiting production due
to tools sharing.

16. REFFERENCES
Small Industries Development Organization (SIDO) – Mwanza.Innovate Tanzania
http://innovate.co.tz/directory/small-industries-development-organisation/#prettyPhoto
Retrieved on 12nd
sepember 2017.
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