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Rationale
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Course Outcomes:
Students will be able to achieve & demonstrate the following COs on completion of course based learning
- Identify the engineering properties of given agricultural produce.
- Apply cleaning and grading techniques for agricultural produce.
- Analyze various storage methods for the given environmental condition.
- Evaluate practical skills and knowledge for effective unit operations of farm produce.
- Use various agricultural processing techniques to enhance the quality of agricultural produce.
Unit I
Engineering properties of agricultural materials 1.1 Identify agricultural material 1.2 Measurement of shape, size surface area, volume, density, porosity, angle of repose for agricultural material
Suggested Learning Pedagogie
Lecture Using Chalk-Board
Unit II
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Unit III
Storage of agricultural products 3.1 Common insects of storied grains and characteristics of bulk materials 3.2 Silo types and effect of storage structures on agricultural material IKS*:Traditional storage structure ” Clay pots(Matka), Jowar bags and baskets, Granaries (Kothar), Thresher pits (Bhogi), Raised Platforms (Kothar or Bhatti), Hanging bags
Suggested Learning Pedagogie
Lecture Using Chalk-Board Video Demonstrations Case Study Site/Industry Visit
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AGRICULTURE PROCESS ENGINEERING Course Code : 315001
Sr.No Theory Learning Outcomes (TLO’s)aligned to CO’s. Learning content mapped with Theory Learning Outcomes (TLO’s) and CO’s. Suggested Learning Pedagogies.
Unit IV
Milling operations in agricultural processing 4.1 Methods of size reduction such as crushing, impact, shearing and cutting [IKS*: Traditional size reduction methods ” Chakki (Stone mill), Morter and Pestle (Sil batta), Hand Operated Grinders, Ghatta(Traditional Grinders)] 4.2 Types of mill for size reduction procedures such as crushers, grinders, fine grinders and cutting machines 4.3 Types of extraction: solvent extraction, mechanical expeller
Suggested Learning Pedagogie
Lecture Using Chalk-Board Video Demonstrations Site/Industry Visit Presentations Case Study Demonstration
Unit V
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List of Experiments:
- *Evaluation of Agricultural processing equipment’s.
- *Application and use of various units, dimensions and conversions used in measurement of physical properties of agricultural produce.
- *Determine physical properties of given agricultural material(cereals/pulses/oilseeds).
- *Identify the use of traditional storage structures for various agricultural materials.
- *Identify the use of modern storage structures for various agricultural materials.
- *Illustrate working principle of hammer mill in context of size reduction.
- *Identify different types of screens.
- *Explain different drying methods.
- Describe grading of different agriculture produce (vegetables/grains/fruits).
- *Determination of bulk density and porosity of grains.
- Illustrate oil extraction process.
- Calculate the separation efficiency of various standard sieves used for separation of particles from grounded wheat flour.
- *Identify the role of different types of sieves used in agricultural processing operations.
- *Determine moisture content of agricultural commodity on dry weight basis.
- *Determine the rate of drying for a given agricultural commodity.
- Illustrate working principle of different dryer types used during post-harvest processing operations.
- *Extraction of edible oil from given oilseeds by using soxhlet apparatus.
- Extraction of edible oil from given oilseeds by using mechanical expression.
- Field visit to nearby edible oilseed processing unit/Visit watching.
- *Drying and dehydration of grains.
- * Compare different types of dryers.
- Role of fumigation in storage of agriculture commodities.
- Discuss the uses of psychrometric chart.
- Determine of moisture content of agricultural commodity on wet weight basis
Self Learning
Micro Project
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- Visit to a grain processing facility (e.g., mill, storage facility) and prepare a report.
- Analyze different Factors affecting milling; problems in daal milling industry
- Arrange a visit to a grain processing facility (e.g., mill, storage facility).
- Separate the grains into different size fractions using sieves.
- Separate out the impurities from given sample of grain and count purity ratio.
- Measure 1000 kernel grain weight for any two grain samples.
- Measure moisture of grain minimum three trials for deciding grain packing for market.
- Prepare gain album using minimum ten different types of grains.
- Prepare table that provide information on post-harvest machine and its application for farm produce.
- Prepare unit operation flow charts for any one agriculture produce.
- Collect different photographs of equipment’s showing size reduction, drying, extraction, conveyors.
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Assignment
- Give example how crude oil extraction is carried out.
- Give examples how thermal processing extends the shelf life of the grain crops.
- Research the purpose, methods, and typical applications of blanching in food processing
- Describe how primary treatments of grain are important to maintain the quality of grains?
- Draw a diagram of any two grain storage structures.
- Assess minimum three samples of milled grains for quality parameters such as flour texture, color, and particle size.
- Prepare a field visit report of grain processing plant/ go through the video summarizing observations, insights, and how they relate to theoretical knowledge.
- Write a note on drying of grains.
- Describe a small-scale experiment to test the effectiveness of different storage methods on the quality of stored grain.
- Establish a small-scale milling experiment with one or more techniques and compare the results.
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- http://www.digimat.in/nptel/courses/video/126105023/L01.html
- Give example how crude oil extraction is carried out. Give examples to show the process of crude oil extraction. Give examples how thermal processing extends the shelf life of the grain crops. Give examples to extend the shelf life of the grain crops by thermal processing.
Laboratory Equipment
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Learning Materials
- R.L. Earle Unit operations in Food Processing Pergamon Press, New York, USA. 1983 ISBN, 1483293106, 9781483293103
- K. M. Sahay and K. K. Singh Unit Operations in Agricultural Processing Vikas Publishing House, New Delhi ISBN: 97881-259-1142-5
- R.P. Singh and D.R. Heldman Introduction to Food Engineering Academic Press ISBN: 978-0-12-370900-4
- A. Ibraz and G. V. Barbosa Canovas Unit Operations in Food Engineering CRC Press ISBN: 978-1566769297
- M. Shafiur Rahman Handbook of Food Preservation CRC Press ISBN: 1-57444-606-1
Learning Websites
- https://archive.nptel.ac.in/courses/126/105/126105018/ http://www.digimat.in/nptel/courses/video/126105018/L01.htmlhttp://www.digimat.in/126.html http://www.digimat.in/nptel/courses/video/126105023/L01.html https://ebooks.inflibnet.ac.in/ftp1/chapter/heat-preservatio n-processing/ Thermal operations in process engineering, Fundamentals of food processing and preservation, Preservation techniques, Heat exchangers, Preservation by high temperature processing, thermal death reaction kinetics, Distillation and multiple effect evaporator, Thermal Food Process engineering : Theory and applications, Blanching, Refrigeration
- agriportal.cg.nic.in The official website of the Ministry provides various resources related to agriculture, including seed and grain processing.
- circot.icar.gov.in ICAR-Central Institute for Research on Cotton Technology, established in 1924, a premier constituent institute of Indian Council of Agricultural Research, is engaged in carrying out basic and strategic research in processing of cotton & its agro-residues, development of value added products and quality assessment of cotton. The Institute extends effective technological support to the country’s cotton breeding programme for varietal development with improved productivity and quality that suits industry needs.
- indiaseeds.com organization that focuses on seed production and quality. Their portal offers information on seed processing and quality control.
- icar.org.in ICAR conducts research and provides educational resources on agriculture, including seed and grain processing. They have several institutes under their umbrella that specialize in these areas.
- pau.edu CIPHET is involved in research and development in post-harvest technology and offers resources and publications related to grain processing
- ciae.icar.gov.in The aim of the ICAR-Central Institute of Agricultural Engineering (CIAE) is to develop appropriate machinery and processes for modernization of production and post-production agriculture utilizing animate and mechanical power sources. The specific objectives of ICAR-CIAE are: To develop technologies for efficient and timely utilization of inputs, enhanced productivity and lower production cost leading to enhancement of farmers’ income, conserving resources, climate smart agriculture and better human health of the stakeholder. To support farmers’ and rural economy by reducing post-harvest losses and also to provide nutritious alternatives through value addition to cereals, millets, soybean, fruits & vegetable, pulses, etc. To develop smart machines for production and postproduction unit operations and on-farm energy management through contemporary innovations like artificial intelligence, robotics, automation and IoT. To provide mechanized interventions in on-farm water management practices for efficient utilization of water. To increase energy use efficiency in production and post-production operations through development of appropriate technologies using conventional and renewable sources of energy. To provide leadership and coordinate research through network of research centers established all over the country for developing commodity and location specific technologies for modernization of agriculture and undertaking agro-processing. To undertake technology and IP management through information dissemination, commercialization and capacity building of stakeholders. To enhance skills of all stakeholders and act as national repository of knowledge in the area of agricultural engineering.
- www.manage.gov.in MANAGE offers training and resources related to agricultural management, including aspects of seed and grain processing.
- http://ecoursesonline.iasri.res.in/ Agriculture process engineering, Extraction of Oil, Blanching- Science of fruits and vegetables, Agriculture process engineering- Cleaning sorting and grading
- http://ecoursesonline.iasri.res.in/mod/page/view.php?id=5130 Blanching Pasteurization, Ultra Pasteurization, Hot Fill, UHT
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