15AG63A: Agriculture Process Engineering Agri 6th Sem Syllabus for Diploma DTE Karnataka C15 Scheme

Agriculture Process Engineering detail syllabus for Agricultural Engineering (50), C15 scheme is taken from DTE Karnataka official website and presented for diploma students. The course code (15AG63A), and for exam duration, Teaching Hr/week, Practical Hr/week, Total Marks, internal marks, theory marks, duration and credits do visit complete sem subjects post given below.

For all other agri 6th sem syllabus for diploma c15 scheme dte karnataka you can visit Agri 6th Sem Syllabus for Diploma C15 Scheme DTE Karnataka Subjects. For all other ELECTIVE subjects do refer to ELECTIVE. The detail syllabus for agriculture process engineering is as follows.

Pre-requisites:

Knowledge of post harvest technology and basics of Agricultural engineering subject.

Course Objectives:

1. To provide knowledge regarding cleaning, sorting, grading.
2. To know about storage structures & milling process.

1. ENGINEERING PROPERTY OF AGRICULTURAL MATERIAL

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2. CLEANING AND GRADING

Screening ,Screening motion, types of screens , Screen opening, Ideal and actual screen, Effectiveness of screen problems, equipments for cleaning vibratory air screen , Grading and separation, Fluidized bed separation , D stoner.

3. DRYING PROCESS

Moisture content and methods of determination ,Importance of EMC and its determination ,EMC curve and EMC model , Principles of drying , Types of Dryer, Simple Problems, Dryer performance , Thin layer, deep bed and their analysis , drying models , calculation of drying air temp and flow rate, Mechanical dryers- Contact drying ,&convective drying , Freeze drying

4. STORAGE ENGINEERING

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5. STORAGE STRUCTURE

Introduction -Silo Requirement of good structure ,Indigenous storage structure, Types of storage structure, Bukhari type,Cothan structure ,Morai type structure ,Bour storage structure ,Cylindrical grain bin, Measure for good storage structure , storage structure for semi perishables

6. MILLING

Introduction, Screen analysis Fineness module, Crushing efficiency Size reduction procedure, Oil extraction, Glazing Grading, Pulse milling and processes, Parboiling, Huller

Text Books:

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E-books

1. http://unaab.edu.ng/attachments/467 AGE%20407.pdf
2. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C9axwZMu-1Q

Suggested List of Student Activities:

Note: the following activities or similar activities for assessing CIE (IA) for 5 marks (Any one)

1. Each student should do any one of the following type activity or any other similar activity related to the course and before conduction, get it approved from concerned Teacher and HOD.
2. Each student should conduct different activity and no repeating should occur some activities can be given in group.

1. Collect various types of screens available in market and make a note on it
2. Identify and make different methods of drying used for drying food grains in your local area & make a short note on it
3. Take at least five different types and compare their structures and sketch it on card sheet
4. Identify and make different milling process used for milling of food grains in your local area & make a short note on it

Course Delivery:

The course will be delivered through lectures and Power point presentations/ Video, Teachers can prepare or download PPT or Videos of different Machines usage in agriculture engineering application

SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONAL STRATEGIES

1. PROPERTIES OF AGRICULTURAL MATERIALS lectures and Power point presentations
2. CLEANING AND GRADING Lectures/Presentations, Showing charts, Video movies, Expose to real life industries situation, industrial visits
3. DRYING PROCESS Lectures/Presentations, Showing charts, Video movies, Expose to real life industries situation, industrial visits
4. STORAGE ENGINEERING Lectures/Presentations, Showing chart, Expose to real life industries situation, industrial visits.
5. STORAGE STRUCTURES Lectures/Presentations, Showing chart,
6. MILLING PROCES Lectures/Presentations, Showing chart, Expose to real life industries situation, industrial visits

Model Question Paper:

(CIE)

1. Define
1. roundness,
2. spericity,
3. density &
4. specific gravity?
2. Discuss in brief mechanical properties of agricultural materials
3. Distinguish between ideal and actual screen?
4. Illustrate with neat sketch vibratory air screen

Model Question Paper:

(SEE)

PART-A Marks 6×5=30 CO

1. Give the classification of agricultural processing operations? 5 1
2. Define
1. cleaning,
2. grading,
3. sorting, &
4. scalping?
3. State the important features of mechanical method of drying 5 3
4. Tell the common insects found in stored grains? 5 4
5. State the requirement of storage structure? 5 5
6. State the condition an ideal size reducer should fulfill? 5 6
7. Discuss in brief physical properties of agricultural materials? 5 1
8. Distinguish between ideal and actual screen? 5 2
9. Explain the equipment generally used for determination of moisture content by air oven method 2+3 3

PART -B 10 x 7 = 70

1. Illustrate with sketch the structure and composition of Wheat grain? 10 1
2. Illustrate with sketch the structure and composition of maize grain? 10 1
3. Illustrate with neat sketch seed grader 10 2
4. Problems on effectiveness of screens 10 2
5. Illustrate with neat sketch Freeze drying 10 3
6. Problems on DRYING RATE 10 3
7. Explain sources of infestation 10 4
8. Illustrate with neat sketch Bukhari type storage structure? 10 5
1. Explain storage structure for semi perishables
2. Explain size reduction procedure 5+5 5&6
10. Problems on crushing efficiency 10 6

For detail syllabus of all other subjects of BE Agri, C15 regulation do visit Agri 6 syllabus for C15 Regulation.

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