Technologies
Title: | Hand-operated chipping machine |
Area: | Agricultural Sciences |
Sub Area: | Chipping machine |
Focus Area: | Mechanical engineering |
Developing Agency: | Central Tobacco Research Institute (CTRI), Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala 695017 |
Technology Readiness Index: | Technology developed |
Email: | director.ctcri@icar.gov.in |
| Website Link : | http://www.ctcri.org/technology_Engg.php |
Brief Description
Description : | Hand operated chipping machine consists of two concentric mild steel drums, the annular space between which is divided into compartments for feeding the tubers, supported on four MS legs. A rotating disc at the bottom of the drum carries the knives assembly. A pair of HSS bevel gears is provided to operate the machine manually with a crank arm. Tubers are fed into the compartments from the top and the chips are collected at the bottom |