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Optimization of Crop-Machine Parameter on the Performance of Kodo Pearler


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1 Department of Agricultural Processing and Food Engineering, S.V. College of Agricultural Engineering and Technology and Research Station, Indira Gandhi Krishi Vishwavidyalaya, Raipur (C.G.), India
2 Department of Farm Machinery and Power Engineering, S.V. College of Agricultural Engineering and Technology and Research Station, Indira Gandhi Krishi Vishwavidyalaya, Raipur (C.G.), India
     

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Kodo millet (Paspalum scrobiculatum L) is a stable food of some tribal’s of India especially in the states of Chhattisgarh and Madhya Pradesh. Traditionally, de-husking was done by hand pounding using stone mortar and wooden pestle with metal ring on the tip or by the use of Kodo pearler. The performance was optimize and evaluated at different treatments of Kodo grins and cylinder speeds with factorial SPD. It was observed that cylinder speed and treatment have a significant effect on the performance indices. The results show that the milling recovery and capacity of machine increased as the cylinder speed increase. The milling recovery and capacity of machine was highest (62.62 %) and (17.65 kg-h-1) for 24 h soaked grins at 22.83 m-s-1 cylinder speed. The head rice per cent was found to be highest (93 %) for 24 h soaked grins at cylinder speed 11.57 m-s-1. The percentage of broken rice decreased with the increase soaking time and decrease cylinder speed.

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Kodo Pearler, Optimization, Treatments, Cylinder Speed, Milling Recovery.
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Authors

Dewendra Kumar
Department of Agricultural Processing and Food Engineering, S.V. College of Agricultural Engineering and Technology and Research Station, Indira Gandhi Krishi Vishwavidyalaya, Raipur (C.G.), India
R. K. Naik
Department of Farm Machinery and Power Engineering, S.V. College of Agricultural Engineering and Technology and Research Station, Indira Gandhi Krishi Vishwavidyalaya, Raipur (C.G.), India
P. K. Nishad
Department of Agricultural Processing and Food Engineering, S.V. College of Agricultural Engineering and Technology and Research Station, Indira Gandhi Krishi Vishwavidyalaya, Raipur (C.G.), India
P. R. Sahu
Department of Agricultural Processing and Food Engineering, S.V. College of Agricultural Engineering and Technology and Research Station, Indira Gandhi Krishi Vishwavidyalaya, Raipur (C.G.), India

Abstract


Kodo millet (Paspalum scrobiculatum L) is a stable food of some tribal’s of India especially in the states of Chhattisgarh and Madhya Pradesh. Traditionally, de-husking was done by hand pounding using stone mortar and wooden pestle with metal ring on the tip or by the use of Kodo pearler. The performance was optimize and evaluated at different treatments of Kodo grins and cylinder speeds with factorial SPD. It was observed that cylinder speed and treatment have a significant effect on the performance indices. The results show that the milling recovery and capacity of machine increased as the cylinder speed increase. The milling recovery and capacity of machine was highest (62.62 %) and (17.65 kg-h-1) for 24 h soaked grins at 22.83 m-s-1 cylinder speed. The head rice per cent was found to be highest (93 %) for 24 h soaked grins at cylinder speed 11.57 m-s-1. The percentage of broken rice decreased with the increase soaking time and decrease cylinder speed.

Keywords


Kodo Pearler, Optimization, Treatments, Cylinder Speed, Milling Recovery.

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