Abstract:To solve the problem of low production efficiency of Citrus pericarp in the process of making citrus-puer tea, a kind of Citrus pericarp remover was designed. Based on the working principle of circumcision cap, tool cavity opening and high pressure air blowing, the mechanism design of the device was carried out. Taking the pulp removal rate and production efficiency as evaluation indexes, the optimum combination of parameters of the air-blowing mechanism was determined by means of orthogonal test and comprehensive scoring method. The optimum combination of parameters of the air-blowing mechanism was as follows: the diameter of the air hole of the nozzle was 3 mm, the air-blowing pressure was 0.65 MPa, the lift speed of the nozzle was 25 mm/s, and the rotation speed of the nozzle was 150 r/min. Concentrated experiments were carried out on this parameter combination. The results showed that the removal rate of citrus pulp reached 99%, and there was no case of shell damage. The time of capping and peeling is about 6 seconds, and the efficiency was about 3 times of the artificial method, and this effectively improved the production of citrus pericarp.