Farm Machinery and Power

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Geetanjali Dhupal

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Course Name : Farm Machinery and Power

Code(Credit) : CUTM 1304(1-1-0)

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 .

Learning Outcomes

  • To understand the working principle of different systems and parts of internal combustion engines .
  • To equip the students with technical knowledge and skills required for the operation of Tillage, Sowing and intercultural and plant protection machinery needed for agricultural farms.
  • To train the students with skills required for the operation, maintenance and evaluation of harvesting, threshing machinery needed for agricultural farms.

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 2 (1 hr)

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)

Session 5 (1 hr)

Session 6 (1 hr)

Session 7 (1 hr)

Session 8 (1 hr)

Session 9 (1 hr)

PRACTICE  Session 1 (2 Hr)

Session 2 (2 hr)

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)

Session 5 (2 hr)

Session 6 (2 hr)

Session 7 (2 hr)

Our Main Teachers

Geetanjali Dhupal

Assistant professor in FARM MACHINERY AND POWER
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