ENGINE PERFORMANCE CHARACTERISTICS
The engine performance in terms of power, torque, engine speed, fuel consumption and efficiency is evaluated on the basis of purpose it is being used. In case of tractor engines,…
ENGINE TERMINOLOGY & DEFINITIONS 1
Bore: The inner diameter of the cylinder is known as the bore which is actually equal to sum of the diameter of the piston and a very small clearance between…
ENGINE TERMINOLOGY & DEFINITIONS
Various standard terminologies and abbreviations are being used while understanding and elaborating the engine concepts. Internal Combustion (IC) The engines where combustion takes place in side the cylinder, they are…
Engine Cycles
Basic Engine cycles: Most internal combustion engines both spark ignition and compression ignition operates on either a four stroke cycle or a two stroke cycle. These basic cycles are fairly…
IC Engines for Farm Operations
Engine Classifications With the advancement of technology in every sector, engine being prime mover or power house for any automobile or farm machinery, much has already been done in the…
TYPES OF FARM TRACTORS
Tractors had been introduced in the farming operations to replace the draft animals. With the advancement of crop production techniques being used in the agriculture the designs of tractors have…
NEED OF FARM POWER
Introduction Farming system involves multiple farm operations which are to be performed by using various farm power sources available at farm. The sources of farm power can be classified into…
CROP WATER NEEDS
The plant roots suck or extract water from the soil to live and grow. The main part of this water does not remain in the plant, but escapes to the…
EFFECTIVE RAINFALL
This water can be supplied to the crops by rainfall (also called precipitation), by irrigation or by a combination of rainfall and irrigation. If the rainfall is sufficient to cover…
Agricultural Product Testing
Microbes Microbes in agricultural production are often considered to be challenging and ‘scary’. Whole microbial pathogens are known for the their problems – from Listeria on fruit, blight and rot…
