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Mathematical Model for Predicting Power Requirement of A Cocoyam Chipper
Abstract
A mathematical expression for predicting the power requirement for the chipping process of a mechanically operated cocoyam chipper is presented. The chipper power requirement model was developed by dimensional analysis using the concept of Buckingham’s Pi Theorem. The model was verified and validated by fitting it into experimental data from the developed mechanical cocoyam chipper. The results obtained revealed that the predicted model correlated well with the experimental data with an R-square value of 0.998. Also, the difference between the predicted and the measured power requirement means was not statistically significant at 5 % level.
