IIARD International Institute of Academic Research and Development

International Journal of Engineering and Modern Technology (IJEMT )

E-ISSN 2504-8848
P-ISSN 2695-2149
VOL. 10 NO. 3 2024
DOI: https://doi.org/10.56201/ijemt.v10.no3.2024.pg1.27

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Design and Production of a Cassava Peeling Machine for Easy Peeling and Processing of Cassava in the Tropical Region

Ihom, A.P., Aniekan Offiong, Emmanuel Udama Odeh, Umoh, P.I., Sambo, E.E., Ibia, S.E, and Eton, E.I.

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Abstract

The research work ‘’Design and Production of a Cassava Peeling Machine for Easy Peeling and Processing of Cassava in the Tropical Region’’ has been carried out successfully. The work considered, examined the various cassava shapes, lengths, and general dimensions as well as the cassava tubers structure. This data was used for the determination of the type of machine to produce for the peeling of cassava tubers. The work started with the design process where the detail parts were designed, and based on the design; materials selection was carried out both for standard parts and production materials. From the design, 2 hp (2.68 kW) electric motor, and 0.5Hp (0.67 kW) water pump were selected for the machine. The parts to be produced were then produced, and the machine was then assembled together according to the assembly drawing using welding and fabrication, while other parts were assembled to the machine using bolts and nuts. The machine was then painted for aesthetics and corrosion prevention. The cost of the assembled machine was ?330,000 ($217.11) only. The tuber peeling machine's performance was assessed with respect to the peeling efficiency, throughput capacity, and percentage flesh loss for all the tubers. The peeling efficiency of cassava tuber was 85.15%. The result showed that the peeling efficiency, throughput capacity and percentage flesh loss all increased for cassava tuber as the shaft speed increased.

keywords:

: Design, production, Cassava, Peeling, Performance Evaluation, Assembly.

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