[ Etude et conception d’une éplucheuse de manioc ]
Volume 35, Issue 1, December 2021, Pages 83–97
Vodounnou Edmond Claude1, Semassou Guy Clarence2, Ahouansou H. Roger3, Fachola Hermann4, and Guidi Tognon Clautide5
1 Laboratory of Energetics and Applied Mechanics (LEMA), University of Abomey-Calavi, 01 BP 2009 Cotonou, Benin
2 Laboratory of Energetics and Applied Mechanics (LEMA), University of Abomey-Calavi, 01 BP 2009 Cotonou, Benin
3 Laboratory of Energetics and Applied Mechanics (LEMA), University of Abomey-Calavi, 01 BP 2009 Cotonou, Benin
4 Laboratory of Energetics and Applied Mechanics (LEMA), University of Abomey-Calavi, 01 BP 2009 Cotonou, Benin
5 Laboratory of Processes and Technological Innovations, National Institute of Industrial Technology (INSTI) of Lokossa, BP: 133 RB, Lokossa, Benin
Original language: French
Copyright © 2021 ISSR Journals. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
Cassava production in Benin is estimated at more than 4,5 million tonnes in 2018. Most of this production is for self-consumption and post-processing marketing. The actors in this sector transform fresh cassava into several other products (gari, tapioka, atièkè, lafun, cossette, flour breadmaking...), recognized worldwide and particularly in Africa. From an artisanal processing, the transformers in this sector, have gone through a semi-industrial transformation, thanks to the mechanization of some painful operations that used to consume a lot of time during processing. My job, was to study and design a machine that can peel cassava. This peeling operation was previously done manually using a knife or special manual tools (peelers...) and associated with a significant consumption of working time and the risk of injury and loss. The present machine, must allow the improvement of the safety, the quality of the operation as well as the significant reduction of the duration of execution. It will consist of a wooden drum whose interior is lined with wire brush fibers, driven by a motor (electric or thermal) or by the operator with a pedal, if any.
Author Keywords: Cassava, processing, peeling, peeling machine.
Volume 35, Issue 1, December 2021, Pages 83–97
Vodounnou Edmond Claude1, Semassou Guy Clarence2, Ahouansou H. Roger3, Fachola Hermann4, and Guidi Tognon Clautide5
1 Laboratory of Energetics and Applied Mechanics (LEMA), University of Abomey-Calavi, 01 BP 2009 Cotonou, Benin
2 Laboratory of Energetics and Applied Mechanics (LEMA), University of Abomey-Calavi, 01 BP 2009 Cotonou, Benin
3 Laboratory of Energetics and Applied Mechanics (LEMA), University of Abomey-Calavi, 01 BP 2009 Cotonou, Benin
4 Laboratory of Energetics and Applied Mechanics (LEMA), University of Abomey-Calavi, 01 BP 2009 Cotonou, Benin
5 Laboratory of Processes and Technological Innovations, National Institute of Industrial Technology (INSTI) of Lokossa, BP: 133 RB, Lokossa, Benin
Original language: French
Copyright © 2021 ISSR Journals. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
Abstract
Cassava production in Benin is estimated at more than 4,5 million tonnes in 2018. Most of this production is for self-consumption and post-processing marketing. The actors in this sector transform fresh cassava into several other products (gari, tapioka, atièkè, lafun, cossette, flour breadmaking...), recognized worldwide and particularly in Africa. From an artisanal processing, the transformers in this sector, have gone through a semi-industrial transformation, thanks to the mechanization of some painful operations that used to consume a lot of time during processing. My job, was to study and design a machine that can peel cassava. This peeling operation was previously done manually using a knife or special manual tools (peelers...) and associated with a significant consumption of working time and the risk of injury and loss. The present machine, must allow the improvement of the safety, the quality of the operation as well as the significant reduction of the duration of execution. It will consist of a wooden drum whose interior is lined with wire brush fibers, driven by a motor (electric or thermal) or by the operator with a pedal, if any.
Author Keywords: Cassava, processing, peeling, peeling machine.
Abstract: (french)
La production de manioc au Bénin, est estimée à plus de 4,5 millions de tonnes en 2018. La majeure partie de cette production est destinée à l’autoconsommation et à la commercialisation après transformation. Les acteurs de cette filière, transforment le manioc frais en plusieurs autres produits dérivés (gari, tapioka, atièkè, lafun, cossette, farine panifiable…), reconnus dans le monde entier et particulièrement en Afrique. D’une transformation artisanale, les acteurs de la filière, sont passés à une transformation semi-industrielle notamment grâce à la mécanisation de quelques opérations pénibles autrefois et très consommatrices de temps. Le présent travail consiste à l’étude et la conception d’une machine pouvant éplucher le manioc. Cette opération d’épluchage, était préalablement effectuée manuellement à l’aide de couteau ou d’outils manuels spéciaux (éplucheurs…) et s’associait avec une importante perte du temps de travail avec des risques de blessure et de perte de produit. La présente machine, doit permettre l’amélioration de la qualité de l’opération, la sécurité au cours du travail ainsi que la réduction significative de la durée d’exécution. Elle est constituée d’un tambour en bois dont l’intérieur est garni de fibres de brosse métalliques, entrainé par un moteur (électrique ou thermique) ou par l’opérateur à l’aide d’une pédale, dans le cas de la machine manuelle.
Author Keywords: Manioc, transformation, épluchage, éplucheuse.
How to Cite this Article
Vodounnou Edmond Claude, Semassou Guy Clarence, Ahouansou H. Roger, Fachola Hermann, and Guidi Tognon Clautide, “Study and design of a cassava peeling machine,” International Journal of Innovation and Applied Studies, vol. 35, no. 1, pp. 83–97, December 2021.
