Influence of the moisture content and speed on the cutting force and energy of tannia cormels

Babatunde Olayinka Oyefeso, Akintunde Akintola, Monisola Grace Afolabi, Clement Adesoji Ogunlade, Oluwaseyi Kayode Fadele and Oluwaseye Micheal Odeniyi
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Babatunde Olayinka Oyefeso: Department of Agricultural and Environmental Engineering, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria
Akintunde Akintola: Department of Agricultural and Bio-Environmental Engineering, Oyo State College of Agriculture and Technology, Igboora, Nigeria
Monisola Grace Afolabi: Department of Agricultural and Bio-Environmental Engineering, Oyo State College of Agriculture and Technology, Igboora, Nigeria
Clement Adesoji Ogunlade: Department of Agricultural Engineering, Adeleke University, Ede, Osun State, Nigeria
Oluwaseyi Kayode Fadele: Department of Agricultural Engineering, Federal College of Forestry Mechanization, Afaka, Kaduna
Oluwaseye Micheal Odeniyi: National Centre for Agricultural Mechanization, Idofian, Kwara State, Nigeria

Research in Agricultural Engineering, 2021, vol. 67, issue 3, 123-130

Abstract: This study investigated the influence of the moisture content and speed on the cutting force and energy of tannia cormels using the response surface methodology (RSM). The moisture content and cutting speed were varied over five levels each [95.79, 113.68, 136.68, 168.42, 242.11% moisture content (dry basis) and 10, 15, 20, 25, 30 mm×min-1, respectively]. The highest and lowest cutting forces were 114.09 and 63.99 N at the corresponding moisture contents of 168.42 and 113.68% and at cutting speeds of 10 and 20 mm×min-1, respectively. The highest and lowest cutting energies of 0.92 and 0.49 J were both obtained at a 136.68% moisture content, at the 10 and 20 mm×min-1 cutting speeds, respectively. The regression models for predicting the cutting force and energy as a function of the cutting speed and moisture content showed that there was no linear relationship between the investigated properties and the independent variables considered which could be attributed to the non-homogeneous nature of tannia cormels. The optimum cutting force and energy were 72.89 N and 0.60 J, respectively, at a 95.79% moisture content and a 22.33 mm×min-1 speed with a desirability of 0.80. These findings could serve as a guide for the development of chipping and cutting machines for tannia cormels.

Keywords: cocoyam; cutting resistance; cutting speed; moisture-dependence; regression models (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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