— The design of two innovative peeling devices, called abrasive pads and abrasive disks, are aimed at evenly peeling the varieties of pumpkin with uneven surfaces (i.e. Jarrahdale and Jap). The performance of the peeling process was evaluated for each method by using the Taguchi method and compared.

 — Peeling is an important unit operation in food processing that prepares fruits and vegetables for subsequent processes through removal of inedible or undesirable rind or skin.

4.3 Abrasive Peeling mechanism The abrasive peeling system is the most used mechanism throughout the development due to the easy availability of design materials, easy operation, and high average performance.

The machine has a capacity of 8 tonnes/day with the dual role of peeling and recycling of fruit water used in the peeling process for washing/mild pretreatment. The peeling machine utilizes an abrasive peeling surface inscribed with indented 1.2 mm stainless steel of 770 mm height with 2,450 mm diameter, a concrete based cavity, fruit water ...

 — An important scientific aspect is to determine the extent to which the tested conditions of the high-pressure water-abrasive cutting process and mechanical cutting affect the magnetic properties. Specially prepared samples made of electrical steel ET 110-30LS were used for the tests (samples with a closed ring, external diameter D = 120 mm, and ...

 — Hand peeling is traditional peeling and is a tedious process, time-consuming, and may require several workers to carry out an operation which ultimately increases operating cost [5]. Lye peeling ...

But during the process of mechanical abrasive peeling,product is subjected to unwanted mechanical load and stresses. This unwanted load such as tension,compression, bending, torsion load, ... operation. Reducing harmful effect of unwanted loads and improving the effectiveness of unwanted loads can be achieved by knowledge of mechanical ...

 — Chemical peeling is a simple process wherein the produce is immersed in hot caustic soda solution for a definite period followed by complete washing of the peeled fruit. ... The peel is separated from the product by water spray after the peeling operation. A power operated abrasive type potato peeling machine has been developed by Talodhikar ...

From the review, abrasive peeling is the most employed mechanism of peeling. The peelers were operated at peeling speeds in the range of 40 - 3000 rpm and had peeling efficiencies of 12.7 - 100 %,

 — A multi-roller abrasive cassava peeling machine comprising of a feed section, cassava peeling chamber, peeling rollers, abrasive surface, cassava tuber discharge chute, waste peel chute, was ...

 — The peeling methods include conventional peeling approaches using hot-water, steam and lye and novel peeling techniques employing infrared radiation heating, ohmic heating and power ultrasound.

 — Different operations are involved in the processing of cassava tubers for consumptive or industrial purposes. Most of the operations have been mechanized successfully except the peeling process ...

Energy consumption model of peeling process is required to optimise main influenced factors as well as to limit peeling waste and consumed energy. Mechanical peeling process using an abrasive-cutter brush which applies both abrasive a nd cutting forces was modeled. ... Tuber peeling is an essential unit operation prior to further processing. In ...

Based on the mechanism used for peeling, system uses knife or blade, abrasive, rollers, milling cutters and rotary cutters. Rotary cutters are more flexible among all even on …

Emadi, Abbaspour Fard, and Yarlagadda (2008) developed an abrasive cutter tool which could access uneven surfaces enhancing peeling efficiency of pumpkins. The peeling of ginger is a cumbersome process, and a hand-operated ginger peeler has been developed (Fig. 5.2) by Jayashree and Viswanathan (2012), which consists of a peeling drum …

 — The peeling process is one of the most critical steps when processing large quantities of potatoes, and how it's performed can have a drastic impact on yields, the amount of peel removed, and the finished …

 — Peeling is a significant stage of post-harvest processing of fruits or vegetables. The most adopted peeling methods are mechanical, steam, chemical, and manual peeling.

Potato peeling, washing, cutting & storage equipment ... Get high-rate production, durable and automatic operation, and accurate french fry, wedge, and specialty cuts from our hydrocutter systems. ... Clean and recirculate process water from up to three abrasive peelers in a skid-mounted closed-loop system. Reduces water usage by up to 90%.

 — Carbon dioxide is a non-toxic abrasive blasting agent that doesn't react with surface contaminants, making it ideal for cleaning food processing equipment. Best used for: Any delicate surfaces that abrasives can't damage. 9. Pencil Blasting. Pencil blasting, also known as micro-blasting, is a process where high-pressure air and powder are ...

 — c) Abrasion peeling. The material to be peeled is fed onto abrasive rollers or fed into a rotating bowl which is lined with an abrasive. The abrasive surface removes …

The peeling process involves a series of biochemical (chemical disintegration towards fruit skin), thermal (high temperature) and physical mechanisms (separation of the skin from …

Tuber peeling is an essential unit operation prior to further processing. In this research, a batch loading tuber-peeling machine, with a capacity of 10 kg/min, was designed, fabricated and tested for cocoyam, sweet potato, yam and cassava tubers. ... But during the process of mechanical abrasive peeling,product is subjected to unwanted ...

 — The peeling machine utilizes an abrasive peeling surface inscribed with indented 1.2 mm stainless steel of 770 mm height with 2,450 mm diameter, a concrete based cavity, fruit water recovery tank ...

The BLADE potato peeling machine is the ultimate solution for peeling and re-peeling not just potatoes, but also a wide variety of tough produce, including beets and mangoes. It's a continuous process that ensures your products are weighed in consistent batches, providing you with the same impeccable peel quality every time, regardless of ...

The peeled surface should be clean and undamaged. There are five main methods of peeling: 1. Flash steam peeling. 2. Knife peeling. 3. Abrasion peeling. 4. Caustic peeling. 5. Flame peeling . Flash steam peeling is generally used for root crops, where in the raw material is fed in batches into a pressure vessel which is rotated at 4-6rpm.

 — Grinding is an intricate abrasive machining process involving an abrasive wheel as a cutting tool. It's renowned for its ability to produce very fine finishes and extremely accurate dimensions on metal parts. ...

 — A model for predicting the friction required by a palm frond broom peeling machine for effective peeling of palm leaf to broom bristle and a chart for selecting the best abrasive material for this ...

 — The principle of abrasive peeling using a stationary outer abrasive drum and a rotating inner abrasive drum was used based on a batch capacity of 8.5 kg and cut tuber lengths of 200mm and ...

However, peeling is an important process which increases the value of processed food. Yam peeling machines need to be developed for this purpose which had been carried out manually with the use of knives and on a domestic scale. A yam peeling machine which has a dual operation was developed in this study.

An abrasive tool is used for operations such as grinding, cut-off, honing, and sometimes polishing. The main constituent is an abrasive layer with a composite structure. ... and their application in the processing of different materials represent the result of extensive studies on the process of abrasive wear. [20]