Sericulture and Silk Technology detail syllabus for Slik Technology (Silk), 2017 scheme is taken from VTU official website and presented for VTU students. The course code (17TX61), 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 silk 6th sem syllabus for be 2017 scheme vtu you can visit Silk 6th Sem syllabus for BE 2017 Scheme VTU Subjects. The detail syllabus for sericulture and silk technology is as follows.
Course Objectives:
This course aims at updating the knowledge of students in the following field of Silk fiber Technology.
- Status of sericulture and growth of silk industry in India & abroad
- Principles of Rearing silk worms, environmental condition of rearing, grainages.
- Physical and commercial characteristic of cocoon reeling M/c. Technology advancements
- Silk by products, wet processing, and recent developments in wet processing.
Module 1:
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Module 2:
Different types of cocoons, Physical and commercial characteristics, sorting and testing of cocoons. Stifling of cocoons, objects, various methods: open pan, three pan, Conveyor cooking etc. Merits & Demerits of silk reeling, systems of reeling, charka, Cottage basin, multi end filature automatic reeling machine, Re-reeling, recent developments in silk reeling
Module 3:
Silk throwing, Objects, Winding, doubling, Rewinding and twisting, Manufacture of silk yarns for ordinary, Chiffon, Crape, Georgette fabrics. Recent developments in silk throwing machines. Silk weaving preparatory for warp & weft yarns, handloom & power looms special features, modifications required to weave silk fabrics
Module 4:
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Module 5:
Dyeing of silk fabrics. Printing & finishing of silk fabrics. Recent developments in wet processing of silk fabrics, silk by-products, properties and application. Introduction to non-mulberry silks and their applications.
Course Outcomes:
- This course make the students to understand silk potential in India and abroad
- Student can take the projects and research work in Silk Technology field jointly with KSSRDI, central silk board, and State Silk Board.
- Students to be become entrepreneurs in silk industries like Reeling, Twisting, Silk weaving and by products this course will give valuable outputs
Graduate Attributes (as per NBA):
- Engineering Knowledge
- Problem Analysis
- Design/development of solutions (partly)
- Interpretation of data
Scheme of Examination-Question paper pattern
- Two full questions (with a maximum of four sub questions) of TWENTY marks each to be set from each module.
- Each question should cover all contents of the respective module.
- Students have to answer five full questions choosing one full question from each module
Text Books:
- Hand Book of practical sericulture- S R Ullal and M N Narasimhanna,1987
- Silk manual- FAO Publication
- Hand Book of Silk Technology- T NSonwalkar
- Mulberry silk Reeling Technology- D. Mahadevappa, V G Halliyal, D G Shankar, RavindraBhandiwad, Oxford and IBH publishing company Pvt. Ltd, 4000
Reference Books:
- Silk Weaving- Compiled by Zhejiang Silk engineering institute.
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