Elements Of Agricultural Engineering


Book Description

PART - I : FARM POWER : Farm Power and Farm Mechnisation * Renewable Energy * Internal Combustion Engine * Measurement of Engine Power * Fuel System * Governor * Lubrication System * Ignition System * Cooling Systems * Farm Tractor * PART - II : FARM MACHINERY : Strength of Materials and Material of Construction * Mechanical Power Transmission * Tillage Implements * Seeding and Fertilizaing Equipments * Pumps for Irrigation * Plant Protection Equipments * Harvesting and Threshing Equipments * PART - III : FARM PROCESSING : Processing Equipments * Grain Driers * Dairy Equipments. PART -IV : FARM ELECTRICITY : Farm Electricity. Appendix* Bibliography * Index.







Agricultural Engineering


Book Description

Agricultural engineering principles and practices is an exposition on a previous work titled; fundamental principles of agricultural engineering practice published by same author in 2007 which only explored aspects of principles of agricultural engineering with less emphasis on production practices engaged in at every level of agricultural operations. Thus the book gave a narrowed outlook of agricultural engineering fundamentals, which is not adequate for providing relevant information in practice with agricultural engineering background undertaking at all levels of engineering training in the university, polytechnic and colleges. Hence, the book has been enlarged in scopes and packaged in 2 volume titles (11 chapters in Volume I and 9 chapters in Volume II). Volume (I) has three parts that addresses fundamental aspects of agricultural engineering: Part 1 has six chapters comprising of agricultural engineering development, issues on agricultural mechanization, management of engineering utilities, economics of machine use, farm power and agricultural machinery and development. Part 2, in 3 chapters, addresses all aspects of site surveying, land clearing undertakings and landform development, various agricultural practices, and tillage operations. Part 3 has 2 chapters on crop planting operations and establishment practices. Various planting patterns and characteristics, equipment types and planter component descriptions are features x-rayed in this section. Chapters 10 and 11 dwells much on post planting operations involving crop thinning, fertilizer application, pest and weed control programme, and new development in chemical and fertilizer application as well as integrated pest control management. The scope of agricultural practice is inexhaustible and that informs a continual development and expansion of knowledge as advancements takes place.




Principles of Agricultural Engineering


Book Description

Contents :- 1. Part I - FARM POWER 1. Sources of Farm Power and Scope of Mechanization 2. Principles of Operation of Oil Engines 3. Engine System 4. Tractor Power Trains - Traction Devices Cost Analysis 5. Electricity on the farm 2. Part II - FARM MACHINERY 1. Machine Elements and Materials of Construction 2. Seedbed Preparation Machinery 3. Seeding, Harvesting and Threshing Machinery 4. Agricultural Processing and Plant Protection Machinery 5. Dairy Machinery 3. Part III - FARM BUILDING 1. Planning of Fartmstead and Farm Residence 2. Animal Shelters and Building Materials 3. Storage Structures on the Farm & Villages 4. Part IV - POST HARVEST TECHNOLOGY 1. Grain Drying theory and Practice 2. Technology of Parboiling and Milling of Rice 3. Processing and Preservation of Foods & Seeds 4. Appendix 5. Index




Basics of Agriculture for Engineers (Pbk)


Book Description

Agriculture Engineers must have the knowledge of Basics of Agriculture to perform the services in their respective field. The book entitled "Basics of Agriculture for Engineers" is a scientific approach for understanding of the problems concerning soil, plants, agricultural equipments and their management. In this book almost all the aspects related to basics of Agriculture has been covered with the balanced approach. Language of the book is simple, presentation is lucid and unambiguous for understanding of the subject matter. This book will be highly useful for agricultural engineers and students as well as to those who are working in the relevant fields.




Mechanics of Agricultural Materials


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The importance of economical production of agricultural materials, especially crops and animal products serving as base materials for foodstuffs, and of their technological processing (mechanical operations, storage, handling etc.) is ever-increasing. During technological processes agricultural materials may be exposed to various mechanical, thermal, electrical, optical and acoustical (e.g. ultrasonic) effects. To ensure optimal design of such processes, the interactions between biological materials and the physical effects acting on them, as well as the general laws governing the same, must be known.The mechanics of agricultural materials, as a scientific discipline, is still being developed, and therefore has no exact methods as yet, in many cases. However, the methods developed so far can already be utilized successfully for designing and optimizing machines and technological processes.This present work is the first attempt to summarize the calculation methods developed in the main fields of agricultural mechanics, and to indicate the material laws involved on the basis of a unified approach, with all relevant physico-mechanical properties taken into account.The book deals with material properties, gives the necessary theoretical background for description of the mechanical behaviour of these materials including modern powerful calculation methods and finally discusses a large number of experimental results. Many of them can only be found in this book. Special attention is paid to the unified approach concerning theory and practice.The systematic treatment of the material makes the book useful to a wide circle of designers, researchers and students in the field of agricultural engineering. The book can also be used as a textbook at technical and agricultural universities.










Agricultural Engineering in Development


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Provides guidance which, within the context of a mechanization strategy, aims to help governments to reach decisions regarding rehabilitation programmes and to implement them when appropriate.




Agricultural Engineering in Development


Book Description

Gids voor graanopslag en -reiniging, en loodsconstructie en -onderhoud