AI6011 - FARM POWER AND MACHINERY MANAGEMENT (Syllabus) 2013-regulation Anna University
AI6011 - FARM POWER AND MACHINERY MANAGEMENT (Syllabus) 2013-regulation Anna University
AI6011 |
FARM POWER AND MACHINERY MANAGEMENT |
LPTC |
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3003
OBJECTIVES:
• To acquaint and equip with the latest design procedures of farm power and machinery systems.
• To provide sufficient knowledge of mechanization status in the country and management techniques for future requirements.
• To provide sufficient knowledge of mechanization status in the country and management techniques for future requirements.
UNIT I |
INTRODUCTION TO FARM POWER AND DESIGN CRITERIA |
9 |
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Modern trends, principles, procedures, fundamentals and economic considerations for design and development of farm power and machinery systems - Reliability criteria in design and its application.
UNIT II |
MACHINERY MANAGEMENT |
9 |
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Maintenance and scheduling of operations. Replacement of old machines, repair and maintenance of agricultural machinery, inventory control of spare parts, work study, productivity, method study. First order Markov chains and their applications in sales forecasting and in problems of inventory control and modeling of workshop processes and quality control.
UNIT III |
SYSTEMS APPROACH |
9 |
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System approach in farm machinery management and application of programming techniques to the problems of farm power and machinery selection.
UNIT IV |
PLANNING OF MACHINERY |
9 |
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Time and motion study. Man-machine task system in farm operations, planning of work system in agriculture. Computer application in selection of power units and to optimize mechanization system.
UNIT V |
ECONOMIC ANALYSIS |
9 |
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Energy conservation - performance and power analysis - cost analysis of machinery - fixed cost and variable costs, effect of inflation on cost; selection of optimum machinery and replacement criteria- Break-even analysis, reliability and cash flow problems; mechanization planning
TOTAL : 45 PERIODS
OUTCOME:
• The students will be able to understand the concepts of bio energy sources and its applications.
TEXT BOOKS:
1. Bainer, R. Kepner, R.A. and Barger, E.L. 1978. Principles of farm machinery. John Wiley and Sons. New York.
2. Liljedahl, B: Tumquist, PK: Smith, DW; and Hoki, M. 1989. Tractor and its Power Units. Van Nostrand Reinhold
3. Culpin, C. 1978. Farm Machinery. Granada Publishing Ltd., London.
4. Kepner, R.A., Bainer, R. and Barger, E.L. 1987. Principles of Farm Machinery. C.S.B. Publishers and distributors, New Delhi.
5. Smith, H.P. and Wilkes, L.H. 1979. Farm Machinery and Equipment. Tata McGraw-Hill Publishing Co. Ltd., New Delhi.
2. Liljedahl, B: Tumquist, PK: Smith, DW; and Hoki, M. 1989. Tractor and its Power Units. Van Nostrand Reinhold
3. Culpin, C. 1978. Farm Machinery. Granada Publishing Ltd., London.
4. Kepner, R.A., Bainer, R. and Barger, E.L. 1987. Principles of Farm Machinery. C.S.B. Publishers and distributors, New Delhi.
5. Smith, H.P. and Wilkes, L.H. 1979. Farm Machinery and Equipment. Tata McGraw-Hill Publishing Co. Ltd., New Delhi.
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