APPLICATION MACHINE DRYER MECHANICAL FORCED CONVECTION IN THE PROCESS OF DRYING CASSAVA CHIP

Abstract

system consisting of a heat exchanger unit, the drying chamber, shelves, blower and frames. Cassava chips drying machine capacity is 40-80 kg/batch is divided into 80 shelves. Fuel is LPG. The results of machine performance test showed an effective drying cassava chips is 3.5 hours by the end of the temperature distribution between 31.9 to 47.6 ° C and a water content of 12.1 to 12.9%, with the desired optimum water content of the cassava chips for further processing into flour mocaf is 12- 13%.