Technical Characterization of a Pilot Cassava Processing Unit in Ouagadougou for Energy Efficient Mechanization
SAWADOGO Kalizeta *
Laboratoire d’Energies Thermiques Renouvelables (LETRE), Université Joseph KI-ZERBO, Burkina Faso.
YE Siédouba Georges
Laboratoire d’Energies Thermiques Renouvelables (LETRE), Université Joseph KI-ZERBO, Burkina Faso and Laboratoire des Systèmes d’Énergie Renouvelable et Environnement-génie Mécanique et Industriel (LASERE-GMI) / Institut de Recherche en Sciences Appliquée et Technologies) /Centre National de Recherche Scientifique et Technologique (CNRST), Burkina Faso.
LINGANI Abdel Kader Hounsouho
Laboratoire d’Energies Thermiques Renouvelables (LETRE), Université Joseph KI-ZERBO, Burkina Faso and Ecole Polytechnique de Ouagadougou, Institut du Génie des Systèmes Industriels et Textiles, Laboratoire Multidisciplinaire de Recherche en Sciences de l’Ingénieur (LMRSI), Burkina Faso.
KAM Sié
Laboratoire d’Energies Thermiques Renouvelables (LETRE), Université Joseph KI-ZERBO, Burkina Faso.
*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Abstract
Processing operations for tubers such as cassava are traditionally carried out using knives, machetes, mortars and other tools. Mechanized processing units are sometimes used, but they are energy-intensive. Thus, it is necessary to propose processing units that are optimal in energy and meet the needs of users. The technical characterization of the equipment of the pilot mechanized cassava processing unit installed at the Institute of Research in Applied Sciences and Technologies (IRSAT) meets this objective. It was carried out on a washer, a peeler, a grater and a spin dryer. The results showed the spin dryer to be more energy-intensive with a nominal consumption of 7.5 kW. All equipment is equipped with low-voltage three-phase electric motors. The productivities of the equipment are between 100 and 2500 kg/h.
Keywords: Cassava, processing unit, technical characterization, mechanized