Cassava Chipper

1. Function                                         : To cut / slice the cassava into chips.
2. Specification                                  
   (a) Overall dimension                   : 660 x 350 x 450
          (L x B x H, mm) 
   (b) Capacity                                     : 270 kg/h
   (c) Power required                         : 0.5 hp electric motor
3. General Information                      

            The chipper mainly consists of a feed hopper with guides, chipping disc with knives and chips outlet.  The feed hopper is provided with vertical guides made up of pipes of diameter varying from 25 to 80 mm for 100 mm length to facilitate feeding of tubers of different diameters.  There are three numbers of sharp chipping blades fixed radically on the circular chipping disc.  The chipping disc is mounted at the top of the vertical shaft and rotates at 300 rpm.  The clearance between the disc and the chipping blade can be varied to obtain desired thickness of the chips.  The tubers fed through the guides of the feed hopper reach the chipping disc and get sliced by the knives.  The chips are discharged through the inclined chips outlet.
4. Cost of the unit (approx)                : Rs.15,000/-
5. Cost of operation                            : Rs.5/h
6. Salient features