Res. Agr. Eng., 2022, 68(1):18-26 | DOI: 10.17221/32/2021-RAE

A study on the mathematical model for predicting the peel removal efficiency of a cassava peelerOriginal Paper

Charles Olawale Ogunnigbo*,1, Dare Aderibigbe Adetan1, Tunde Afolabi Morakinyo2
1 Department of Mechanical Engineering, Faculty of Technology, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Nigeria
2 Department of Food Science Engineering, Faculty of Technology, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Nigeria

A mathematical model for predicting the peeling efficiency of a cassava peeler was developed using a dimensional analysis based on Buckingham' s pi theorem. The model was validated using data from experimental studies which revealed a maximum coefficient of determination of R2 = 0.8366 between the measured and predicted values. The developed model proved appropriate in estimating the peel removal efficiency for a cassava peeler by up to 83.66%. There was no significance difference between the experimental and predicted values at a 0.05 significance level.

Keywords: Buckingham's pi; dimensional analysis; independent variable; model; tuber size

Published: January 15, 2022  Show citation

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Ogunnigbo CO, Adetan DA, Morakinyo TA. A study on the mathematical model for predicting the peel removal efficiency of a cassava peeler. Res. Agr. Eng. 2022;68(1):18-26. doi: 10.17221/32/2021-RAE.
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