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Khole, Priyanka R.
- Performance Evaluation of a Tractor Mounted Groundnut Pod Collecting Machine
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1 Department of Farm Machinery and Power, Junagadh Agricultural University, Junagadh (Gujarat), IN
1 Department of Farm Machinery and Power, Junagadh Agricultural University, Junagadh (Gujarat), IN
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International Journal of Agricultural Engineering, Vol 11, No 1 (2018), Pagination: 190-198Abstract
The performance of a tractor mounted groundnut pod collector was evaluated at different levels of machine speed (1.0-1.5, 1.5-2.0 and 2.0-2.5 km/h) and sieve oscillations (200, 250 and 300 rpm) at a constant penetration depth of 10 cm. The performance of the machine was found to be better at 1.5-2.0 km/h forward speed and 250 rpm sieve oscillations, respectively, looking to minimum losses and maximum pod collection efficiency. Pod collection efficiency was found maximum (93.75%) at 1.5-2.0 km/h and 250 rpm. The theoretical field capacity of groundnut pod collector was found as 0.22 ha/h while effective field capacity was 0.18 ha/h and field efficiency was 81.81 per cent. On comparison with manual pod collection method, there was 88.42 per cent reduction in time while 48.10 per cent reduction in pod collection cost was observed.Keywords
Performance, Groundnuts, Tractor Mounted, Pod Collection, Cost Economics.
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- Bio-Oil Production Through Biomass Pyrolysis and Upgrading Research
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1 Department of Farm Machinery and Power, Junagadh Agricultural University, Junagadh (Gujarat), IN
1 Department of Farm Machinery and Power, Junagadh Agricultural University, Junagadh (Gujarat), IN
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International Journal of Agricultural Engineering, Vol 11, No 1 (2018), Pagination: 257-263Abstract
Biomass can be utilized to produce bio-oil, a promising alternative energy source for the limited crude oil. Biomass can be converted to bio-fuel via different thermal, biological and physical processes. Among the biomass to energy conversion processes, pyrolysis has attracted more interest in producing liquid fuel. Pyrolysis processes may be conventional or fast pyrolysis, depending on the operating conditions that are used. The heart of a fast pyrolysis process is the reactor and considerable research development has focused on reactor types. Different types of reactor are used for bio oil production such as fluidized-bed reactor Ablative type, vacuum pyrolysis reactor, rotating cone reactor, auger pyrolysis reactor, pyros pyrolysis reactor, plasma reactor, microwave reactor and solar reactor. To improve the bio-oil production from biomass. Scientific and technical developments towards improving bio-oil yield and quality to date are reviewed, with an emphasis on bio-oil upgrading research.Keywords
Bio-Oil, Biomass, Fast Pyrolysis, Pyrolysis Reactor, Bio-Oil Upgrading.References
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