DESIGN OF A CONTINUOUS-PROCESS GARI FRYING MACHINE

Authors

  • EU Odigboh Department of Agricultural Engineering University of Nigeria, Nsukka.
  • SF Ahmed Department of Agricultural Engineering University of Nigeria, Nsukka.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.4314/njt.81.380

Abstract

A prototype gari frying machine, designed to faithfully simulate the traditional manual frying technique, was fabricated and tested. The prototype consists of a 1.7m long semi-circular frying trough of 57 cm diameter, and a gang of sixteen spring-loaded spatula-like paddles evenly spaced within the trough. Electric-motor driven and designed to oscillate through about 1800 at 40 reversals per minute, the paddles press the automatically/continuously metered gari mash against the hot trough when moving in one direction and then scrape the mash off, stir it and move it forward when moving in the opposite direction. The prototype produces a continuous flow of fried gari at 66 kg/hr. The prototype has a provision for manual operation when it produces 20 to 45 kg of gari per hour.

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DESIGN OF A CONTINUOUS-PROCESS GARI FRYING MACHINE. (2002). Nigerian Journal of Technology, 8(1), 25-34. https://doi.org/10.4314/njt.81.380