Titre du document / Document title

Theory of a mechanical method of peeling cassava tubers with knives

Auteur(s) / Author(s)

ADETAN D. A. ⁽¹⁾ ; ADEKOYA L. O. ⁽¹⁾ ; ALUKO O. B. ⁽²⁾ ;

Affiliation(s) du ou des auteurs / Author(s) Affiliation(s)

⁽¹⁾ Department of Mechanical Engineering, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, NIGERIA
⁽²⁾ Department of Agricultural Engineering, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, NIGERIA

Résumé / Abstract

A b s t r ac t. A new but highly promising mechanical cassava peeling concept was investigated. The concept is based on the principle of peel-flesh separation through compression and peel removal with knives. The mechanism of this principle was described and mathematically modelled. Preliminary experiments were carried out on root slices of 100 mm length using a peeling machine developed earlier on the basis of this principle. The data collected were used to validate the model. The model developed predicts the performance index (peel removal efficiency) with a certainty level of 95.46%. Thus, the model adequately explains the peeling concept and it is, therefore, an invaluable and reliable tool for further development and improvement of mechanical cassava peeling machines.

Revue / Journal Title

International agrophysics   ISSN 0236-8722   CODEN INAGEX 

Source / Source

2006, vol. 20, n^o4, pp. 269-276 [8 page(s) (article)] (9 ref.)

Langue / Language

Anglais

Editeur / Publisher

Polish Academy of Sciences, Institute of Agrophysics, Lublin, POLOGNE  (1985) (Revue)

Mots-clés anglais / English Keywords

Vegetables ; Engineering ; Tuber plant ; Vegetable crop ; Spermatophyta ; Angiospermae ; Dicotyledones ; Euphorbiaceae ; Tropical crop ; Applied physics ; Agriculture ; Manihot esculenta ; Mathematical model ; Mechanical model ; Peeling ; Modeling ; Compression ; Tuber ; Cassava ; Mechanical method ; Theory ;

Mots-clés français / French Keywords

Légume ; Ingénierie ; Plante à tubercule ; Plante légumière ; Spermatophyta ; Angiospermae ; Dicotyledones ; Euphorbiaceae ; Culture tropicale ; Physique appliquée ; Agriculture ; Manihot esculenta ; Modèle mathématique ; Modèle mécanique ; Epluchage ; Modélisation ; Compression ; Tubercule ; Manioc ; Méthode mécanique ; Théorie ;

Mots-clés espagnols / Spanish Keywords

Hortalizas ; Ingeniería ; Planta con tubérculo ; Hortalizas (plantas) ; Spermatophyta ; Angiospermae ; Dicotyledones ; Euphorbiaceae ; Cultivo tropical ; Física aplicada ; Agricultura ; Manihot esculenta ; Modelo matemático ; Modelo mecánico ; Monda ; Modelización ; Compresión ; Tubérculo ; Mandioca ; Método mecánico ; Teoría ;

Mots-clés d'auteur / Author Keywords

cassava tubers ; mechanical peeling ; compression peeling ; modelling peeling efficiency ;

Localisation / Location

INIST-CNRS, Cote INIST : 20868, 35400015970206.0020