ADVANCED CROP SEARCH

a) Overall dimension (L x B x H mm) : 500X 210X450

b) Weight : 20kg

c) Prime mover : Electrical motor

d) Power (hp) : 0.5

e) Man power : One

f) Land : Nil

g) Investment Rs.50,000/

Contact Address : Research Engineer, AICRP on PHT Central Plantation Crop Research Institute KASARGOD - 671124 (Kerala)

Dimension: 480*340*1600 mm

Prime mover: The slicing unit was powered with 10 A, 12 V, DC motor

The peeling unit of the fabricated machine consists of feeding cylinders, peeling blades, conical throat and splitters. The green plantain fed into the feeding cylinder was pushed down by a pushing mechanism. Peeling was achieved by the cutting action of the circular shaped blade that would force the peel from the plantain as it passes through the mechanism. Slicing unit consists of a cylindrical guide, slicing disc and blade. Slicing was achieved by rotating the disc at an rpm of 300. The slicing unit was powered with 10 A, 12 V, DC motor with 32 kg/cm torque. The peeling efficiency and material loss were found to be as 88.94 % and 13.69 % respectively. The overall capacity, slicing efficiency and effective capacity of the plantain slicer were found to be 89.27 kg/h, 89.16 % and 79.59 kg/hr respectively. The capacity of the developed peeler cum slicer was four times higher than manual operation.