| Purpose |
Grating
Cassava
Mashing fruit and vegetables for juice extraction |
| Output |
Grating:
up to 1.0 ton per hour |
| Power
drive |
3.5
Hp Petrol Engine |
| Fuel
Consumption |
1.2
lit per hour |
| Target
client |
Small-
and Medium scale commercial processors |
| Advantage |
Oval-shaped
hopper reduces spillage, & increase Cassava/Rasper
contact,
High capacity, minimum power requirement,
Uniform sizes of pulp,
Fineness of grating adjustable to suit requirments,
Easy collection of grated pulp,
Lightweight for mobility |
| Disadvantage |
Need
a press to make the technology complete |
| Cost |
Petrol
engine (250-400 $) and machine (200-250 $) |
| Repair
and Maintenance |
Rasper
replacement every 1000 hours of use,
Washing and greasing,
Regular engine check-up |
| Market
potential / Status |
n.a. |
| Information
provided by |
Post-harvest
Engineering Unit, IITA, Nigeria |
|
Illustrations
Picture
|
Technical Drawing 1
Technical Drawing 2
Technical Drawing 3
Processing
at Namulonge, Uganda
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