Agricultural Research Management Information System

Home
Research Summary
Search
About Us
- ARMIS
- Brochure
Contact Us
Report
User Request
Data Input
Help
- Operation Manual
  - PDF
  - Video
- Program Area & Commodity
We have reached 37600 number of research entries at this moment.

- Logout

Research Detail

Home
Research
Detail

Performances of Animal Driven Sugarcane Crusher

M.A. Zaman
Department of Farm Power and Machinery, Bariglaitesh Agricultural University, Mymensingh 2202, Bangladeih

R.I Sarker
Department of Farm Power and Machinery, Bariglaitesh Agricultural University, Mymensingh 2202, Bangladeih

M.M.Huq
Department of Farm Power and Machinery, Bariglaitesh Agricultural University, Mymensingh 2202, Bangladeih

M.I. Hossain
Sugarcane Research & Training lqstitute, Ishurdi, Pabna

M. Abdullah
Farm Macinery & Post-harvest Process Engineering Division, BARI, Joydebpur, Gazipur

Abstract/ Executive Summary:

An experimental study was undertaken to determine the working capacity of the draft animals in driving a sugarcane crusher and the performance characteristics of the crusher. The power requirement for driving a crusher, as obtained from this study, were 0.52 kW to 1.94 kW depending on the feeding rate of sugarcane. Two pair of animals, when driving the crusher, were fou.nd to produce 0.57 to 2.ll kW at speeds ranging from 2.3 to 4.3 km/h. The crushing capacity and juice extraction capacity varied within the range of 149 to 2O5 kgl/h and 64 to I10.5 kg/h, respectively. Gur recovery from the sugarcane vi,as from 8 to 9.6 percent.

Keywords: Performance, Animal driven sugarcane crusher

Location: Gazipur, Valuka Mymensingh and Ishurdi

Start Date: 00-00-1988

End Date: 00-00-1991

Program Area: Postharvest and Agro-processing

Commodity: Crusher

Objectives:

To study (i); the working capacity of the draft animals, (ii) draft power requirements of the crushers; (iii) design of the crusher-animal linkage and (iv) crushing capacity and juice extraction capacity of the crushers.

Methodology:

The performance study of the animal drawn sugarcane crusher.was done in different places of Gaziipur, Valuka, Mymensingh and Ishurdi during the sugarcane harvesting season of l988, l989 and 1991. The farmers were randomly selected considering their farm sizes including the area under sugarcane and the size and category of animals bullock and buffalo) they use for the crusher. The farmers usually rented the animal drawn crushers from the dealers in the locality. Family labours as well as hired labours were utilized for the crushing operation. During the test operations, the following information were recorded. (i) Design parameters of the animal drawn crusher, (ii) Dimensions of the various components of the linkage used to connect the driving animals with the crusher, (iii) pulling force exerted by the animals, (iv) Pulling force (draft) required to drive the crusher, (v) Time taken by the animals for l0 or 15 revolutions in order to calculate the linear speed of the animals, (vi) Feeding rate of sugarcane to the crusher, (vii) Amount of juice extracted per hour and per day, (viii) Gur produced per hour and per day, (ix) labour required per day. One man prepared the sugarcane for feeding. Sugarcane- was weighed before feeding and the amount of sugarcane fed per hour and per day were recorded. One man fed the sugarcane and another man drove the animals. Time of starting and finishing the crushing operation were taken by hand watch and the time for l0 or 15 revolutions was taken by a stop watch. The juice extracted were collected in a container of known capacity and the amount of juice extracted per hour and per day were recorded. 'The dimensions of the various components of the linkage were measured by a tape before starting the operation. The neck height of the animals were also measured. In order to measure the pulling force, a calibrated hydraulic dyramometer was used in between the ropes connecting the free end of the beam and the animal harness. A self-made chula and a rectangular metallic pan over it were used for heating the juice until it was ready for making spherical lumps of gur weighing one kg each. The bagasse obtained from the crusher was dried and used as fuel for the chula. The area of land in which sugarcane was grown and the average yield of sugarcane were recorded by interviewing the farmer. The animal draft ( P ) was measured by a dynamometer. The actual draft available.to the crusher was calculated 'from the following relationship between the effective draft available to the crusher ( G ) and the measured pull ( P ).

Source of Information: J. of Agril. Mach. & lvlech. 2(l),lggl z 25-,€ ISSN i024-6290

Article Link (Online Journal):

Funding Source:

Total Budget (Tk.) :

Achievement/Findings:

The power requirement for driving a crusher was within the range of 0.52 kW to 1.94 .kW depending on the feeding rate of sugarcane. Two pair of animals when driving the crusher, were found to produce 0.57 to 2.11 kW power at speeds ranging from 2.3 to 4.3 km/h. The crusher capacity varied from 149 to 205 kg/h with juice extraction capacity ranging from 64 to 110.5 kg/h. Gur recovery from the sugarcane was 8 to 9.6 percent. There was 2.5 to 9.6% loss of draft and 2.7 to 10.4% loss of power due to the linkage. The losses of draft and power could be minimized by mounting the crusher on a raised plate form such that Y=D=K.

Knowledge Management: Journal