Screen cleaner for on farm processing of grains
Cleaning is the first unit operation performed on threshed grain to remove field impurities. Presently, cleaning machines are operated using conventional energy sources which are either uncertain or non-affordable to farmers. A solar powered multi-crop screen cleaner was developed (2014), modified...
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Cleaning is the first unit operation performed on threshed grain to remove field impurities. Presently, cleaning machines are operated using conventional energy sources which are either uncertain or non-affordable to farmers. A solar powered multi-crop screen cleaner was developed (2014), modified and tested at ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi (2016).The modified unit consists of the frame, feed hopper and discharge chutes, adjustable screen cradle assembly, slope adjustment mechanism for screen and screen cradle and a variable drive unit. Developed machine was tested for soybean, lentil and chickpea and evaluated in terms of cleaning efficiency at different feed rate, speed and screen slope. The optimum performance was achieved at a screen slope of 5°, 200 rpm, and feed rate of 150 kg/h. Cleaning efficiency in the range of 74-79 % was observed. Multi-grain processing ability, better cleaning efficiency and green energy utilisation assures that the developed machine is an appropriate techno-economic solution for on farm grain processing.
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| spelling | doaj.art-b0a490cbe10d498dadaa025f24c16cd22023-02-14T08:09:25ZengIndian Council of Agricultural ResearchThe Indian Journal of Agricultural Sciences0019-50222394-33192021-07-0191510.56093/ijas.v91i5.112985Screen cleaner for on farm processing of grainsPRAMOD P ARADWAD0ARUN KUMAR T V1J P SINHA2RAHUL S YADAV3ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi 110 012, IndiaICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi 110 012, IndiaICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi 110 012, IndiaICAR-Directorate of Floriculture Research, Pune Cleaning is the first unit operation performed on threshed grain to remove field impurities. Presently, cleaning machines are operated using conventional energy sources which are either uncertain or non-affordable to farmers. A solar powered multi-crop screen cleaner was developed (2014), modified and tested at ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi (2016).The modified unit consists of the frame, feed hopper and discharge chutes, adjustable screen cradle assembly, slope adjustment mechanism for screen and screen cradle and a variable drive unit. Developed machine was tested for soybean, lentil and chickpea and evaluated in terms of cleaning efficiency at different feed rate, speed and screen slope. The optimum performance was achieved at a screen slope of 5°, 200 rpm, and feed rate of 150 kg/h. Cleaning efficiency in the range of 74-79 % was observed. Multi-grain processing ability, better cleaning efficiency and green energy utilisation assures that the developed machine is an appropriate techno-economic solution for on farm grain processing. https://epubs.icar.org.in/index.php/IJAgS/article/view/112985Cleaning efficiencyFeed rateGreen energyScreen slopeSeed/Grain cleaner |
| spellingShingle | PRAMOD P ARADWAD ARUN KUMAR T V J P SINHA RAHUL S YADAV Screen cleaner for on farm processing of grains The Indian Journal of Agricultural Sciences Cleaning efficiency Feed rate Green energy Screen slope Seed/Grain cleaner |
| title | Screen cleaner for on farm processing of grains |
| title_full | Screen cleaner for on farm processing of grains |
| title_fullStr | Screen cleaner for on farm processing of grains |
| title_full_unstemmed | Screen cleaner for on farm processing of grains |
| title_short | Screen cleaner for on farm processing of grains |
| title_sort | screen cleaner for on farm processing of grains |
| topic | Cleaning efficiency Feed rate Green energy Screen slope Seed/Grain cleaner |
| url | https://epubs.icar.org.in/index.php/IJAgS/article/view/112985 |
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