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Testing and Evaluation of Agriculture Equipment HTFP501

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Official AKTU syllabus of Testing and Evaluation of Agriculture Equipment (HTFP501) for B.Tech Honors Degree in Farm Machinery and Power Engineering – 4 credits, L-T-P 3-1-0. Read the unit-wise course content, course outcomes, evaluation pattern and recommended books online, or download the PDF.

Syllabus — Testing and Evaluation of Agriculture Equipment

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HTFP501 · 4 credits · L-T-P 3-1-0

Pre-requisites (if any)Basic knowledge of farm machinery.

Course Outcomes

Course Outcomes

Course Outcomes

CO 1Understand testing importance, types, equipment, limitations, test procedures, and codes (national, international) for various agricultural applications.K2
CO 2Apply and Evaluate laboratory/field testing of tillage, sowing machinery, sub-soiler, land leveler, plough, cultivator, harrow, drill, and planter.K3 & K5
CO 3Apply and evaluate testing of manual/power-operated intercultural machinery and plant protection machines.K3 & K5
CO 4Apply and evaluate in laboratory/field testing of reaper, thresher, and chaff cutter.K3 & K5
CO 5Apply and evaluate testing of straw combine, combine harvester, review, interpret test reports, and importance of standardizing agricultural equipment components.K3 & K5

K1- Remember, K2- Understand, K3- Apply, K4- Analyze, K5-Evaulate, K6- Create

Course Content

Importance and significance of testing and types of testing. Test equipment, usage and limitations. Test procedures and various test codes: National and International. Testing procedure of Stationary diesel engine for full load, variable load and governor test Laboratory and field testing of tillage and sowing machinery: Sub-soiler, laser land leveler, mould board Plough, disc plough, rotavator, cultivator, disc harrow, seed cum fertilizer drill and planter.

Laboratory and field testing of manual and power operated intercultural machinery and plant protection machine (knapsack Sprayers).

Laboratory and field testing of reaper, thresher and chaff cutter.

Laboratory and field testing of straw combine and combine harvester. Review and interpretation of test reports.

Importance and need of standardization of components of agricultural equipment.

  • Barger E L, Liljedahl J B and McKibben E C. 1967. Tractors and their Power Units. Eastern Wiley 4th Edition.
  • Indian Standard Codes for Agricultural Implements. Published by BIS, New Delhi.
  • Inns F M. 1986. Selection, Testing and Evaluation of Agricultural Machines and Equipment. FAO Service Bull. No.115.
  • Mehta M L, Verma S R, Rajan P and Singh S K 2019. Testing and Evaluation of Agricultural Machinery. Daya Publishing House, Delhi.
  • Nebraska Tractor Test Code for Testing Tractor, Nebraska, USA.
  • Smith D W, Sims B G and O’Neill D H 2001. Testing and Evaluation of Agricultural Machinery and Equipment - Principle and Practice. FAO Agricultural Services Bull. 110.

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