Affiliation:
1. Michael Okpara University of Agriculture
Abstract
Abstract
A multi-roller abrasive cassava peeling machine comprising of a feed section, cassava peeling chamber, peeling rollers, abrasive surface, cassava tuber discharge chute, waste peel chute, was designed, fabricated and evaluated. The machine is powered by a 2Hp electric motor fitted with a gear box as a speed reducer and controlled by an electric switch which starts and stops the movement of the peeling rollers during peeling process. The results of its performance tests indicated 91%, 2.17Kg/min and 0.9% as the peeling efficiency, throughput capacity and proportion by weight of peel of the machine respectively. Also, the operational speed of the abrasive peeling rollers at these performance indicators is 355rpm. The cassava peeling machine fabricated with standard and locally sourced materials eliminated the drudgery and loss of time problems encountered in the manual peeling operation and existing machines, peeled tubers of desired quality and acceptable quality and at a fast rate.
Publisher
Research Square Platform LLC
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