Cassava Grating Machines, Designs and Fabrication: A Review of Related Literature

Abstract

Cassava products produced in Nigeria varies, ranging from one product to another, mostly for direct human consumption after harvesting. This is because the emphasis of the promotion of cassava has been on its use as food. The use of the crop as a basic raw material for industrial purposes would improve industry in Nigeria. Cassava products has been diversified ranging from one product to another, such as the use of cassava in livestock feed, means that more maize and other feed materials used in the past can now be available for other uses such as cassava flour products like glucose for pharmaceuticals, food supplements, alcohol and other beverages. The need for improved method of extracting pulp from cassava for economic purposes made researchers to device improved method of achieving these extractions. However, this particular study describes a detailed review of the literature concerning cassava grating machines, design and fabrication in Nigeria. The methodology used in this study was a secondary data collection approach that involves the review of journal and conference paper articles from past authors, internet sources and materials, newspapers and magazines and so on and so forth. Hence, authors in this research reported that to achieve the call for a good design that assures effectiveness and quality of the processed products. The design was made using Autocad professional software while the fabrication was done using locally sourced materials. Findings from existing studies showed that cassava grating machines has been designed to be mechanically operated and in so doing cassava is fed through the hopper for grinding. Authors in this study also reported that the performance evaluation of cassava grating machines were carried out, giving the average collection efficiency of 93.25% and average grating efficiency of 86.1%. Keywords: Mechanical Advantage: Hopper: Grating Unit: Internal Combustion Engine: Shaft: Machineries: Design Calculation: Literature Review: Nigeria.