EFFECT OF BLADE TYPE, CUTTING VELOCITY AND STALK CROSS SECTIONAL AREA OF CHICKPEA STALKS ON CUTTING ENERGY, CUTTING FORCE AND SPECIFIC ENERGY
Journal Title: International Journal of Agriculture Sciences - Year 2016, Vol 8, Issue 53
Abstract
A study was carried out to investigate the effect of blade type, cutting velocity and cross sectional area of stalks on cutting energy, cutting force and specific energy required for cutting of chickpea stalks. A pendulum type impact test rig was designed and developed to measure the cutting energy. The bundled chickpea stalks were fitted firmly in the stalk holder to replicate stalks stand in the field. Two types of blades viz., smooth edge and serrated types were used for the present study. The results showed that the cutting energy, cutting force and specific energy requirement were decreased as the cutting velocity increased for both type of blades whereas these values were increased as the cross sectional area of chickpea stalks increased. Among the two types of blades used for experiments, serrated type blade required less cutting energy, cutting force and specific energy as compared to that of smooth edge type blade at all cutting velocities and diameters of stalks.
Authors and Affiliations
SUSHILENDRA .
Keywords
Related Articles
- EP ID EP171086
- DOI -
- Views 82
- Downloads 0
STUDY OF MARKET STRUCTURE AND PERFORMANCE OF VEGETABLE SEEDS IN HAVERI DISTRICT OF KARNATAKA
The study was carried out with two purposes. The first objective included the market structure of vegetable seeds; study the market performance of vegetable seeds. Convenient sampling technique was adopted for this study...
WEED CHARACTERS AND INDICES OF TRANSPLANTED RICE AS INFLUENCED BY DIFFERENT WEED MANAGEMENT PRACTICES
During rabi season (2011-2012) a field trial was conducted at Agricultural College and Research Institute, Killikulam, Tamil Nadu as part of M.Sc., research programme. The experiment was consisted of 12 treatments laid o...
EFFECT OF NAA ON GROWTH AND YIELD ATTRIBUTES OF CHILLI DURING WINTER SEASON UNDER CLIMATIC CONDITION OF TRIPURA
An experiment was conducted in the instructional farm of KVK, West Tripura during rabi season of 2014-15, with an objective to find a proper dose of NAA to control premature flower and fruit drops in chilli. The growth r...
SOIL CHARACTERISTICS MAPPING FOR RUKHED WATERSHED
The knowledge of soil characteristics is essential for land use planning and water resource management in agriculture. Soil characteristics mapping was carried out using standard methods for Rukhed watershed in Akot talu...
DEVELOPMENT OF COMPOSITE FLOUR BREAD AND ITS EFFECT ON PHYSICAL, SENSORY AND NUTRITIONAL CHARACTERISTICS
The composite flour bread would be a healthy alternative for wheat flour bread. This study was conducted with a view of producing fortified wheat flour bread to increase the nutritive value of wheat flour bread. The soya...