B.Tech. Agricultural Engineering · Semester 4

Farm Machinery and Equipment - II

FMPE4.6 Farm Machinery & Power Engineering

Syllabus lecture plan

1. 01Introduction to plant protection equipment, Different types of sprayers and 1 dusters
2. 02Classification of sprayers and sprays, Types of nozzles, Calculations for 2 calibration of sprayers and chemical application rates
3. 03Introduction to interculture equipment, Weeders- different types of manual and 2 powered weeders, Functional requirements of weeders and main components
4. 04Introduction to different types of fertilizer application methods and equipment
5. 05Study of harvesting operation of crops, harvesting methods, harvesting 2 terminology
6. 06Study of mowers� types, constructional details, working and adjustments
7. 07Study of shear type harvesting devices- cutter bar, inertia forces, counter 2 balancing, terminology, cutting pattern
8. 08Study of reapers, binders and windrowers- principle of operation and 2 constructional details
9. 09Introduction to hay conditioning, its importance, methods of hay conditioning 2 and calculation of moisture content of hay
10. 10Introduction to threshing systems- manual and mechanical systems, Types of 2 threshing drums and their applications
11. 11Introduction to various types of threshers- tangential and axial, constructional 1 details and cleaning systems, Study of factors affecting thresher performance
12. 12Study of grain combines- combine terminology and features, classification of 2 grain combines, study of material flow in combines
13. 13Computation of combine losses, Study of combine troubles and 2 troubleshooting
14. 14Study of chaff cutters- working principle, constructional features and capacity 1 calculations
15. 15Study of straw combines- working principle and constructional details
16. 16Study of root crop diggers- principles of operation, functional components, 2 blade adjustment and approach angle and calculation of material handled
17. 17Study of cotton harvesting- cotton harvesting mechanisms, cotton pickers and 1 strippers
18. 18Study of maize harvesting combines
19. 19Introduction to vegetables and fruit harvesting equipment and tools
20. 20Study of testing and evaluation of intercultural, plant protection and harvesting 1 machinery and their test codes

Part of the B.Tech. Agricultural Engineering curriculum (ICAR recommendations). Upload or find notes, previous-year papers and quick-revision reels for each lecture on theciae.