Month: February 2013

Water Quality Management Water Quality:  Terminology, Sources of water pollutants, pollution kinetics and reaction mechanism.Water Quality Standards:  International and Indian Standards for drinking, irrigation, industrial and aquatic use.Water Quality Analysis: Methods and Instruments for analysis of all water quality parameters. Working principles of the Instruments.Water Purification: Mechanical, biological and membrane filters.Reverse Osmosis:  Principle, application and … Read more

Mechanism & Dynamics of Machinery 3 – 0 – 0 : 3 Credits Prerequsites: AG34001 Mechanism: Mechanisms and conversion of motion. Analysis and synthesis of simple mechanisms. Farm Machinery Mechanisms: Mechanisms used in crop production and processing machines. Friction Devices: Friction. Belt, rope and chain drives. Brakes and dynamometers. Common mechanisms: Gearing. Tractor gear trains. … Read more

Electronics Application in Agriculture 3 – 0 – 0 : 3 Credits Prerequsites: None Electronic measurement of engine speed, torque, wheel slip and fuel consumption; Force sensing in upper and lower links of tractors; Microprocesser based engine monitoring system; Controlled environment for crop production, soil conductivity and moisture measurement; Electronic speed counter / monitoring, remote … Read more