Course Objectives

• To enable the students to understand the basic principles and parts internal combustion engine and different tillage, sowing, intercultural, plant protection equipment ,working principles of threshers, harvesting of field and horticultural crops .

Course Outcomes

CO1: To understand the working principle of different farm machinery systems and parts of internal combustion engines: PO3, PO5, PO6

CO2: To equip students with the technical knowledge and skills required for the operation of Tillage, Sowing, intercultural, plant protection, harvesting, and post-harvesting machinery needed for agricultural operations: PO1, PO3

CO3: To train the students with skills required for the operation, maintenance, and selection of farm machinery for appropriate farm operations in real field conditions: PO3, PO5

PO1 : Knowledge Enhancement : Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of essential facts, concepts, principles and theories relating to Soil Science, Agronomy, Horticulture, Genetics and Plant Breeding, Plant Pathology, Entomology and other such areas of agriculture.

PO3 : Entrepreneurship Skills : Understanding the processes of setting up and managing viable business ventures.

PO5 : Team Work : Play effective roles in multidisciplinary teams.

PO6 : Educational Leadership : Recognize and meet emerging agriculture challenges of global society in the 21st century and developing leadership and strong linkages in the agro-industrial setup.

Course Syllabus

Module I
• Status of Farm Power in India, Sources of Farm Power
• I.C. engines, working principles of I C engines, comparison of two stroke and four stroke cycle engines
• Study of different components of I.C. engine
• I.C. engine terminology and solved problems
Module II
• Familiarization with different systems of I.C. engines: Air cleaning, cooling, lubrication ,fuel supply and hydraulic control system of a tractor,
• Familiarization with Power transmission system : clutch, gear box, differential and final drive of a tractor ,
• Tractor types, Cost analysis of tractor power and attached implement
Module III
• Familiarization with Primary and Secondary Tillage implement
• Implement for intercultural operations
• Familiarization with sowing and planting equipment, calibration of a seed drill and solved examples
• Familiarization with Plant Protection equipment, Familiarization with harvesting and threshing equipment.

PRACTICE
• Study of different components of I.C. engine.
• To study air cleaning and cooling system of engine
• Familiarization with clutch, transmission, differential and final drive of a tractor
• Familiarization with lubrication and fuel supply system of engine,
• Familiarization with brake, steering, hydraulic control system of engine
• Learning of tractor driving
• Familiarization with operation of power tiller
• Familiarization with different types of primary and secondary tillage implements: mould plough, disc plough and disc harrow .
• Familiarization with seed-cum-fertilizer drills their seed metering mechanism and calibration, planters and transplanter .
• Familiarization with different types of sprayers and dusters Familiarization with different inter-cultivation equipment,
• Familiarization with harvesting and threshing machinery.

References

1. Jagdiswar Sahay – Elements of Agricultural Engineering
2. Surendra Singh- Farm machinery –Principles and applications, ICAR, New Delhi
3. Jain, S.C. and C.R.Rai. Farm Tractor and maintenance and repair. Standard Publishers, 1705- B, Nai sarak,. Delhi- 110006
4. Ojha, T.P. and A.M.Michael, A.M. Principles of Agricultural Engineering. Vol.I. Jain brothers, 16/893, East Park Road, Karol Bagh, New Delhi -110005

Session Plan : Theory

Session 1 (1 hr)

• Status of Farm Power in India

1.1 Status of Farm Power in Indiahttps://youtu.be/qxWPmT5L6wo

Sources of Farm Power

1.2 Sources of Farm PowerI.C. engines, working principles of I C engines

1.3 I.C. engines

https://youtu.be/UfDKb7AcTAc

1.4 Working principles of I C engineshttps://youtu.be/fD7GOrF7laY

• comparison of two stroke and four stroke cycle engines
• 1.5 Comparison of two stroke and four stroke cycle engineshttps://youtu.be/kU5G20s4ILA
• https://youtu.be/KFIw_zVKspQ

Session 2 (1 hr)

• Study of different components of I.C. engine
• 1.6 Study of different components of I.C. engine,
• https://youtu.be/LU_Zn9Z3ibU
• I. C. engine terminology and solved problems
• 1.7 I.C. engine terminology and solved problems
• https://youtu.be/Xd5zY6auK8E

Session 3 (1 hr)

Familiarization with different systems of I.C. engines: Air cleaning, cooling

2.1 Air cleaning system

https://youtu.be/rcXt44LWxF0

2.2 Engine cooling system

https://youtu.be/FMOh4_dbxSI

Session 4 (1 hr)

• Familiarization with different systems of I.C. engines: lubrication ,fuel supply and hydraulic control system of a tractor
• 2.3 Study of lubrication system
• https://youtu.be/mmmcj53TNic
• 2.4 Study of fuel supply system
• https://youtu.be/m6-KZS19HDU

Session 5 (1 hr)

Familiarization with Power transmission system : clutch, gear box, differential and final drive of a tractor

2.5 Familiarization with Power transmission system clutch

2.6 Familiarization with transmission gears, differential and final drive

https://youtu.be/Dh7IrZXM2mg

https://youtu.be/cLiSm0YfZ3U

Session 6 (1 hr)

• Tractor types, Cost analysis of tractor power and attached implement
• 2.7 Tractor types
• https://youtu.be/drpjT7Mcvyg

Session 7 (1 hr)

• Familiarization with Primary and Secondary Tillage implement
• 3.1 Familiarization with Primary and Secondary Tillage implement,
• https://youtu.be/FjgTX8vFLc4

Session 8 (1 hr)

• Implement for intercultural operations
• 3.2 Implements for intercultural operation
• https://youtu.be/m9UNgPi6aV0

Session 9 (1 hr)

• Familiarization with sowing and planting equipment, calibration of a seed drill and solved examples
• 3.3 Familiarization with sowing and planting equipment
• 3.4 calibration of a seed drill and solved examples
• https://youtu.be/KvCq0MHtyoE

Session 10 (1 hr)

• Familiarization with Plant Protection equipment, Familiarization with harvesting and threshing equipment.
• 3.5 Familiarization with Plant Protection equipment
• 3.6 Familiarization with harvesting equipment.
• 3.7 Familiarization with threshing equipment.
• https://youtu.be/FT5tOwFCMi8
• https://youtu.be/Q5PdBZ1DCYw

PRACTICE  Session 1 (2 Hr)

• Study of different components of I.C. engine.
• To study air cleaning and cooling system of engine
• https://youtu.be/fTAUq6G9apg
• https://youtu.be/TbG0T6gifFM

Session 2 (2 hr)

• Familiarization with clutch, transmission gears , differential and final drive of a tractor
• Familiarization with lubrication system.
• https://youtu.be/devo3kdSPQY
• https://youtu.be/wCu9W9xNwtI
• https://youtu.be/SOgoejxzF8chttps://youtu.be/mmmcj53TNic

Session 3 (2 hr)

• • • Familiarization with  fuel supply system of engine,
    • Familiarization with brake, steering, hydraulic control system of engine

https://youtu.be/m6-KZS19HDU

https://youtu.be/em1O8mz7sF0

https://youtu.be/KgphO-u7MlQ

Session 4 (2 hr)

• Learning of tractor driving
• Familiarization with operation of power tiller
• https://youtu.be/8rYnj3Ypwm8
• https://youtu.be/oP3oq1wKHrs
• https://youtu.be/5q8ZvHAAVRg

Session 5 (2 hr)

• Familiarization with different types of primary and secondary tillage implements: mould plough, disc plough and disc harrow .
• https://youtu.be/7PekXMywZO4
• https://youtu.be/GE_CnIwPD6A
• https://youtu.be/lhLuaDaT7oc
• https://youtu.be/5LYD1KyD5V4

Session 6 (2 hr)

• Familiarization with seed-cum-fertilizer drills their seed metering mechanism and calibration, planters and transplanter .
• https://youtu.be/Wl967gPwlFA
• https://youtu.be/dHCOIycY_EI

Session 7 (2 hr)

• Familiarization with different types of sprayers and dusters Familiarization with different inter-cultivation equipment,
• Familiarization with harvesting and threshing machinery.
• https://youtu.be/C5-gTaKAMpk
• https://youtu.be/oCqMMOKwQpU
• https://youtu.be/AhR29rCtMvk
• https://youtu.be/cphF0TEZjrM
• https://youtu.be/cphF0TEZjrM
• https://youtu.be/Y5I04EObZNo
• Question bank : Question bank FPM