Some engineering properties of yam setts from two species of yamsSome engineering properties of yam setts from two species of yams

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dc.contributor.authorAluko, O. B.
dc.contributor.authorKoya, Olufemi A.
dc.date.accessioned2019-07-25T18:31:36Z
dc.date.available2019-07-25T18:31:36Z
dc.date.issued2006-10-01
dc.description.abstractYam production is still mainly carried out manually by peasant farmers using yam setts as planting material. Adequate knowledge of their engineering properties is an essential prerequisite for the scientific design and development of equipment for planting and handling yam setts mechanically. Some engineering properties of yam setts from two species of yams, namely white yam (D. rotundata) and yellow yam (D. cayenensis), were investigated at different moisture contents. The properties investigated include sett density, static coefficient of friction on plywood, galvanized steel and formica surfaces, force–deformation behaviour during quasistatic radial compression, stiffness moduli and sett toughness. The coefficient of friction of yam setts of both species on formica was considerably lower than the corresponding coefficients on wood and galvanized steel, respectively. The results further showed that a considerable reduction in the coefficient of friction was achieved (0.41–0.29 and 0.45–0.25 on formica, for D. rotundata and D. cayenensis, respectively) by air-drying freshly prepared setts at ambient room temperature for at least 4 days. Sett density over the drying period ranged between 1020 and 1180 kgm3 for D. rotundata and between 1030 and 1140 kgm3 for D. cayenensis. The stiffness moduli were 3.53 and 5.36 kNm1 for freshly prepared yam setts of D. rotundata and D. cayenensis, respectively. However, sett stiffness generally decreased as sett moisture content decreased. The toughness of freshly prepared yam setts initially increased, attaining a maximum value within the first 4 days of air-drying, and subsequently decreased with further sett drying. 2005 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.en_US
dc.identifier.citationAluko, O. B., & Koya, O. A. (2006). Some engineering properties of yam setts from two species of yams. Journal of food engineering, 76(3), 396-401.en_US
dc.identifier.uri10.1016/j.jfoodeng.2005.05.051
dc.identifier.urihttp://repository.elizadeuniversity.edu.ng/handle/20.500.12398/409
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherElsevieren_US
dc.subjectYam settsen_US
dc.subjectStructural material surfacesen_US
dc.subjectFriction coefficienten_US
dc.subjectStiffnessen_US
dc.subjectMechanisationen_US
dc.titleSome engineering properties of yam setts from two species of yamsSome engineering properties of yam setts from two species of yamsen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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