Engineering and Economic Evaluation of a Prototype Fabricated for Harvesting Sugarcane
A sugarcane harvester prototype was fabricated and evaluated to save time, labor, and harvesting expenses, which are included in production costs. The single-row harvester prototype fits the functional needs of the physical qualities of sugarcane and was designed to be installed on a tractor. One se...
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| author | Ahmed Mohamed El Shal Yasser Sayed Mazrou Mohamed Ibrahim El Didamony |
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| description | A sugarcane harvester prototype was fabricated and evaluated to save time, labor, and harvesting expenses, which are included in production costs. The single-row harvester prototype fits the functional needs of the physical qualities of sugarcane and was designed to be installed on a tractor. One serrated edge cutter disc, three forward speeds, and three cutter disc speeds were used to evaluate the performance of the fabricated sugarcane harvester. The results of the technical evaluation showed that the average forward speed was 5 km h<sup>−1</sup>, and the average cutter disc speed was 2000 rpm by a cutter disc with a serrated edge produced the ideal sugarcane harvesting parameters. The actual field capacity, the power required and the specific energy requirements, were determined. Despite that economic evaluation empathies that the combination of 3.5 km h<sup>−1</sup> forward speed and a 1000 rpm cutting speed also achieved the highest benefits ($115.12/ha). |
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| spelling | doaj.art-4a23721360304d1aacc3ac2d5b31c2792023-11-23T16:15:30ZengMDPI AGDesigns2411-96602022-04-01634010.3390/designs6030040Engineering and Economic Evaluation of a Prototype Fabricated for Harvesting SugarcaneAhmed Mohamed El Shal0Yasser Sayed Mazrou1Mohamed Ibrahim El Didamony2Department of Agricultural Engineering, Zagazig University, Zagazig 44519, EgyptDepartment of Agricultural Economic, Tanta University, Tanta 31527, EgyptDepartment of Agricultural Engineering, Tanta University, Tanta 31527, EgyptA sugarcane harvester prototype was fabricated and evaluated to save time, labor, and harvesting expenses, which are included in production costs. The single-row harvester prototype fits the functional needs of the physical qualities of sugarcane and was designed to be installed on a tractor. One serrated edge cutter disc, three forward speeds, and three cutter disc speeds were used to evaluate the performance of the fabricated sugarcane harvester. The results of the technical evaluation showed that the average forward speed was 5 km h<sup>−1</sup>, and the average cutter disc speed was 2000 rpm by a cutter disc with a serrated edge produced the ideal sugarcane harvesting parameters. The actual field capacity, the power required and the specific energy requirements, were determined. Despite that economic evaluation empathies that the combination of 3.5 km h<sup>−1</sup> forward speed and a 1000 rpm cutting speed also achieved the highest benefits ($115.12/ha).https://www.mdpi.com/2411-9660/6/3/40sugarcaneharvesterprototypesingle disceconomic evaluation |
| spellingShingle | Ahmed Mohamed El Shal Yasser Sayed Mazrou Mohamed Ibrahim El Didamony Engineering and Economic Evaluation of a Prototype Fabricated for Harvesting Sugarcane Designs sugarcane harvester prototype single disc economic evaluation |
| title | Engineering and Economic Evaluation of a Prototype Fabricated for Harvesting Sugarcane |
| title_full | Engineering and Economic Evaluation of a Prototype Fabricated for Harvesting Sugarcane |
| title_fullStr | Engineering and Economic Evaluation of a Prototype Fabricated for Harvesting Sugarcane |
| title_full_unstemmed | Engineering and Economic Evaluation of a Prototype Fabricated for Harvesting Sugarcane |
| title_short | Engineering and Economic Evaluation of a Prototype Fabricated for Harvesting Sugarcane |
| title_sort | engineering and economic evaluation of a prototype fabricated for harvesting sugarcane |
| topic | sugarcane harvester prototype single disc economic evaluation |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2411-9660/6/3/40 |
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