Agricultural Engineering Important Study Table
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Human power
Human | Power |
A Strong man’s power equal to? | 0.1 hp (75 watts). |
Average Male power equal to? | 0.06 Kw (60 watts) |
Average Female power equal to? | 0.048 kw (48 watts) |
Average Children power equal to? | 0.030 kW (30 watts) |
Note:- 1 hp = 0.75 KW / 750 watts
Animal power
Animal | Power |
Average pair of bullocks equal to | 1 hp. |
Animal power according to their body weight | |
Bullocks | 10% of body weight. |
Buffaloes | 12% of body weight. |
Camel | 18 % of body weight |
Donkey | 32 % of body weight. |
Animal classified On basis of body weight
Animal | Weight |
heavy Animal | > 500 kg |
large Animal | 400 – 500 kg |
Medium Animal | 300 – 400 kg |
Small Animal | 200 – 300 kg |
Average command area
Machinery | Command area |
One pair of drought animal | 2 ha |
Power tillers | 5 ha |
Tractor | 15 ha |
Means 2000 ha of cultivated land, the bullocks, power tiller and tractor and generally Required as follows –
- 1000 pairs of bullocks
- 400 power tillers
- 134 tractors
Mechanical Power
Question | Answer |
The thermal efficiency of diesel engine? | 32 to 38% |
The thermal efficiency of petrol engine? | 25 to 32% |
A power tiller (7.46 kw) can command about? | 5 ha land. |
A tractor (26.1 kw) can command about? | 15 ha land. |
Inflation pressure of rear wheel of tractor? | 0.8-1.5 kg/cm2 |
Inflation pressure of front wheel of tractor? | 1.5 – 2.5 kg/cm2 |
Highest tractor production in which country? | India ( with 44% share) |
Stroke:-
- The stroke in an engine is the distance covered by the piston from top dead center to the bottom dead center.
- In simple words, stroke is the distance of cylinder between piston moves.
Two stroke engine:- If a piston moves 2 times in the cylinder, that means, engine is known as two stroke engine
Four stroke engine:- If a piston moves moves 4 times in the cylinder, that means, engine is known as four stroke engine.
- The crankshaft rotates one time between 2 strokes.
- The basic and main difference between two stroke and four stroke engine is that the crankshaft complete one revolution in one power stroke in 2 stroke engine
- Complete two revolution in one power stroke in four stroke engine.
- So the 2 stroke engine give high power compare to 4 stroke engine but the 4 stroke engine is more fuel efficient.
Difference b/w two stroke and four stroke engine
4 stroke engine | 2 stroke engine |
Two revolution of crankshaft between one power strokes. | One revolution of crankshaft within one power stroke. |
‘used valve to inlet and outlet of fuel | Used port to inlet and outlet of fuel |
less power than 2 stroke at same cylinder volume | 1.5 times more power than 4 stroke at same cylinder volume |
Requires heavy flywheel because it generates unbalance force due to two revolutions for one power stroke. | Engines require lighter flywheel compare to other engines because it generates more balanced force due to one revolution for one power stroke. |
Four stroke engines are more efficient and generate less Smoke | Two stroke engines are less efficient and generate more smoke. |
Little fuel consumption | High fuel consumption (15 % more than 4 stroke). |
Fuel is fully consumed. | Fuel is not fully consumed. |
Cost for construction is Expensive | Cost for construction is Cheap |
Engine comparatively heavier than 2 stroke | Engines are generally lighter |
Engine mostly used in car, truck, and other automobiles | Engines are mostly used in ships, scooters etc. |
Comparatively less lubricating oil requires. | More lubricating oil requires because some oil burns with fuel |
All types of speed are possible (high and low). | Only high speed possible |
High rpm (with high flywheel) | Low rpm (with small fly wheal) |
Question | Answer |
The first tractor to India was brought in which year? | 1914 |
In which year pump-sets were introduced in the country? | 1930 |
In which year high horsepower crawler tractors were imported under the aegis of Central Tractor Organization (CTO) mainly for land development and to eradicate obnoxious weed kans grass? | 1940 |
In which year the first degree programme in Agricultural Engineering was started at Allahabad Agriculture Institute? | 1942 |
The first Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) at Kharagpur was established in which year? | 1951 |
In IIT agricultural engineering programme started in which year? | 1952 |
Production of Machinery in India in descending order
S.No. | Machinery |
1 | Pumping sets |
2 | Sprayers and dusters |
3 | Tractors |
4 | Power Tiller |
5 | Combine harvester |
Seed bed preparation:- Seed bed preparation takes about 10 -25% of energy used in field operation
Selected Equipment for Seedbed Preparations
Name of the Implement (animal operated) |
Size (mm) | Work Capacity | |
ha/h | h/ha | ||
M. B. plough | 150 | 0.024 | 40-42 |
Disc harrow (4-8 disc) | 600 – 1200 | 10.18 – 0.22 | 5-6 |
Cultivator (3 tynes) | 300-400 | 0.08 | 12 – 14 |
Bhakhar | 500 | 0.06 | 16-18 |
Helical Puddler | 500 | 0.06 | 16-18 |
Harrow patela | 1500-1200 | 0.2-0.25 | 4-5 |
Selected Equipment for Seedbed Preparations
Name of the Implement (tractor operated) |
Size (mm) | Work Capacity | |
ha/h | h/ha | ||
M. B. plough | 2 x 350 | 0.20-.025 | 4-5 |
3 x 350 | 0.30-0.35 | 3-4 | |
Disc harrow (4-8 disc) | 2 x 350 | 0.20-.025 | 4-5 |
3 x 350 | 0.30-0.35 | 3-4 | |
Cultivator (3 tynes) | 2000 | 0.40 -0.50 | 2 – 2.5 |
Bhakhar | 2500 | 0.40 -0.50 | 2 |
Helical Puddler | 1500 | 0.2 | 2.5 |
Harrow patela | 5 x 500 | 0.35 | 3- 3.5 |
Selected Equipment for Seedbed Preparations
Name of the Implement (power tiller operated) |
Size (mm) | Work Capacity | |
ha/h | h/ha | ||
Rotavator | 500 – 600 | 0.07 -0.09 | 11 – 13 |
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