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Course Name Farm Machinery and Power
Course Code 26ENR211
Program BSc. (Hons.) Agriculture
Semester 4
Credits 2
Campus Coimbatore

Syllabus

Syllabus

Theory

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; 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; Criteria for selection of tractor and machine implements. Familiarization with Primary and Secondary Tillage implement; Implement for hill agriculture; 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.

Practical

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; Implements for hill agriculture; 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 trans planter; Familiarization with different types of sprayers and dusters; Familiarization with different inter-cultivation equipment; Familiarization with harvesting and threshing machinery; Calculation of power requirement for different implements.

Objectives and Outcomes

Objectives

To enable the students to understand the need of farm power, basic principles and parts of IC engine, different tillage, sowing, intercultural, plant protection equipment, working principles of threshers, harvesting of field and horticultural crops.

Course Outcome:

Any student who has undergone the course shall be able to:

Sl. No

Course outcome

CO

Blooms level

1

Explain the working of different systems in IC engines and tractors

CO1

Understand

2

Demonstrate the working of different tillage equipment, intercultural implements, sowing and planting equipment, plant protection, harvesting and threshing equipment

CO2

Understand

3

Compute the power requirement and cost of operation of farm machineries and calibrate the sowing equipment

CO3

Apply

4

Operate tractors, power tillers with farm implements and plant protection equipment

CO4

Apply

 

Text Books / References

Suggested Readings

  • Jain S C and Rai C R. 2019. Farm Tractor Maintenance and Repair. Standard Publishers, 1705-B, Nai Sarak. Delhi- 110006
  • Ojha T P and Michael A M. 2023. Principles of Agricultural Engineering (Vol. I). (15th Edn.). Jain brothers, 16/893, East Park Road, Karol Bagh, New Delhi -110005.
  • Singh Surendra. 2007. Farm machinery–Principles and Applications. ICAR, New Delhi
  • Sahay Jagdiswar. 2020. Elements of Agricultural Engineering. Standard Publishers and Distributors Pvt Ltd.

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