Design and fabrication of a portable cassava grater Department: Mechanical Engineering By: Festus04 Project ID: 3253 Rating: (3.2) votes: 17Rate this project12345 Price:₦2000 Get the Complete MaterialAbstractThere is a need for the hygienic processing of cassava. Prevalent condition in the commercial grating area of this staple food shows susceptibility of food contamination. This project addresses the need for the development of a home-scale cassava grater where the materials, the tuber s of cassava being grated can be properly monitored. Some design considerations used in this project are the machine should be efficient during use in the household as well as moveable (portable) and Safety or easily operated. Another problem considered is that cassava produces a large amount of cyanogenic glycosides, so in selecting materials, for construction, adequate care must be taken not to use materials that cannot degrade/corrode easily due to the acidic content in cassava. The main component which is made from mild steel which consists of major parts namely, the mainframe which is constructed with angle iron which gives strength and rigidity to the war all matins, the hopper/s receptacle through which cassava is admitted into the machine for grating, the grating unit consist of the shaft, perforated mesh rolled sheet, circular disc and rival pins, the discharge unit which direct the flow of the grated cassava to a storage pit or receptacle, and the electric motor which is made from cast iron and winding horsepower of the machine. The capacity of the grater fabricated was 158kg/hr. The unit cost is #62,100 as against the #75,000 for the current grating unit in the market. ...Preview Download Preview +Other Mechanical Engineering project topics and materials you might be interested in»A project report on the design and construction of adjustable drawing table and stool»Design, construction and testing of beans threshing machine»Design and fabrication of groundnut shelling machine»Design and construction of adjustable drawing table and stool»The design and assembling of a tricycle engine (Paggio)»Design and construction of a pneumatic water pumping machine»Design and fabrication of electrical motorized bicycle wheelchair»Design of an indirect evaporative cooling system for preserving perishable farm produce»Modern washing machine, principles of operation and maintenance»Fabrication and construction of window burglar proof»Design and fabrication of domestic deep freezer»Design and construction of journal bearing demonstration rig»Construction and fabrication of charcoal oven»Fabrication of a pepper grinding machine»Fabrication of an industrial trolley