AI3612 Post Harvest Technology Laboratory Syllabus:

AI3612 Post Harvest Technology Laboratory Syllabus – Anna University Regulation 2021

COURSE OBJECTIVE:

 After the end of this lab, students will be able to determine various engineering properties of grains, test and evaluate different post harvesting machineries.

LIST OF EXPERIMENTS:

 Determination of moisture content of grains by oven method and moisture meter.
 Determination of porosity of grains.
 Determination of coefficient of friction and angle of repose of grains.
 Testing of paddy thresher & paddy winnower.
 Testing of groundnut decorticator & maize sheller
 Evaluation of thin layer drier
 Evaluation of L.S.U. drier.
 Determining the efficiency of bucket elevator and screw conveyor
 Evaluation of shelling efficiency of rubber roll sheller
 Determining the oil content of oil seeds.
 Visit to modern rice mill
 Visit to pulse milling industry

TOTAL: 30 PERIODS
TEXTBOOKS:

1. Chakraverty, A. Post harvest technology for Cereals, Pulses and Oilseeds. Oxford & IBH Publication Pvt Ltd, New Delhi, Third Edition, 2000.
2. Sahay, K.M., and Singh, K.K. Unit operations of Agricultural Processing, Vikas Publishing House Pvt. Ltd., New Delhi, 1994.

REFERENCES:

1. Pande, P.H. Principles of Agriculture Processing. Kalyani Publishers, Ludhiana, 1994.
2. Henderson, S.M. and R.L. Perry. Agricultural Process Engineering. John Wiley and Sons, New York. 1955.
3. Mohsenin, N.N. Physical Properties of Plant and Animal Materials Gordon and Breach Publishers, Ludhiana, 1970.

COURSE OUTCOMES:

CO1 Determine the different engineering properties of biological materials and their importance
CO2 Determine the efficiency of various post-harvest equipment