Fundamentals of Agriculture Engineering
Contents: Preface. Part-I. Soil and Water Engineering: 1. Hydrology. 2. Soil and Water Conservation Engineering. 3. Mechanics of Fluid Flow. 4. Soil Water Plant Relationship. 5. Irrigation Methods. 6. Canal Irrigation. 7. Crop Water Requirement. 8. Irrigation Scheduling. 9. Drainage Engineering. 10. Ground Water Hydrology. 11. Irrigation Wells. 12. Water Lifting Devices. 13. Land Development Part-II. Farm Power and Machinery: 14. Farm Power. 15. Farm Engine. 16. Agricultural Tractors. 17. Tillage Machinery. 18. Planting Machinery. 19. Harvesting and Threshing Machinery. 20. Sprayers and Dusters. Part-III. Agricultural Process Engineering: 21. Properties of Fluid. 22. Properties of Agricultural Produce. 23. Unit Operations. 24. Cleaning and Separation. 25. Heat Transfer. 26. Properties of Air-Vapour Mixture. 27. Drying of Agricultural Produce. 28. Preservation of Agricultural Produce. 29. Material Handling. 30. Storage of Agricultural Produce. Part-IV. Renewable Sources of Energy: 31. Solar Energy and It\'s Applications. 32. Biogas Technology. 33. Wind Energy and It\'s Utilization. 34. Farm Electrification. Part-V. Farm Structures: 35. Dairy Housings. 36. Poultry Housings. 37. Green House Technology and Building Materials. References.
The present book is intended to equip the students and others who are interested in keeping themselves updated in the subject of Agricultural Engineering. There is a vast amount of knowledge already available and is being added everyday. There is a lag between the knowledge available and its understanding by the students. In present book effort is made to provide key points (about 5000) to the students so that they can remember them for various traditional as well as competitive examinations like NET, GATE, IFS etc. The key point presentation can also be useful for preparing visual aid for power point presentations. The present book is expected to fulfill the needs of the undergraduate students in remembering the key points in the field of Agricultural Engineering. (jacket)
The present book is intended to equip the students and others who are interested in keeping themselves updated in the subject of Agricultural Engineering. There is a vast amount of knowledge already available and is being added everyday. There is a lag between the knowledge available and its understanding by the students. In present book effort is made to provide key points (about 5000) to the students so that they can remember them for various traditional as well as competitive examinations like NET, GATE, IFS etc. The key point presentation can also be useful for preparing visual aid for power point presentations. The present book is expected to fulfill the needs of the undergraduate students in remembering the key points in the field of Agricultural Engineering. (jacket)
