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Agricultural Engineering AG

This document provides a syllabus for an Agricultural Engineering program. It outlines the following core topics: Engineering Mathematics including calculus, differential equations, linear algebra, and statistics. Farm Machinery and Power, including sources of power, mechanics of machinery, tractors, and internal combustion engines. Soil and Water Conservation Engineering, covering fluid mechanics, hydrology, irrigation, drainage and groundwater. Agricultural Processing and Food Engineering, including heat and mass transfer, refrigeration, size reduction, separation processes, drying, and storage of agricultural products.

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Agricultural Engineering AG

This document provides a syllabus for an Agricultural Engineering program. It outlines the following core topics: Engineering Mathematics including calculus, differential equations, linear algebra, and statistics. Farm Machinery and Power, including sources of power, mechanics of machinery, tractors, and internal combustion engines. Soil and Water Conservation Engineering, covering fluid mechanics, hydrology, irrigation, drainage and groundwater. Agricultural Processing and Food Engineering, including heat and mass transfer, refrigeration, size reduction, separation processes, drying, and storage of agricultural products.

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Syllabus for Agricultural Engineering (AG)

ENGINEERINGMATHEMATICS

Linear Algebra: Matrices and Determinants, Systems of linear equations, Eigen values and
eigen vectors.
Calculus: Limit, continuity and differentiability; Partial Derivatives; Maxima and minima;
Sequences and series; Test for convergence; Fourier series.
Vector Calculus: Gradient; Divergence and Curl; Line; surface and volume integrals; Stokes,
Gauss and Greens theorems.
Differential Equations: Linear and non-linear first order ODEs; Higher order linear ODEs with
constant coefficients; Cauchys and Eulers equations; Laplace transforms; PDEs -Laplace, heat
and wave equations.
Probability and Statistics: Mean, median, mode and standard deviation; Random variables;
Poisson, normal and binomial distributions; Correlation and regression analysis.
Numerical Methods: Solutions of linear and non-linear algebraic equations; integration of
trapezoidal and Simpsons rule; single and multi-step methods for differential equations.
FARMMACHINERYANDPOWER

Sources of power on the farm-human, animal, mechanical, electrical, wind, solar and biomass;
bio-fuels; design and selection of machine elements gears, pulleys, chains and sprockets and
belts; overload safety devices used in farm machinery; measurement of force, torque, speed,
displacement and acceleration on machine elements.
Soil tillage; forces acting on a tillage tool; hitch systems and hitching of tillage implements;
mechanics of animal traction; functional requirements, principles of working, construction and
operation of manual, animal and power operated equipment for tillage, sowing, planting,
fertilizer application, inter-cultivation, spraying, mowing, chaff cutting, harvesting, threshing and
transport; testing of agricultural machinery and equipment; calculation of performance
parameters -field capacity, efficiency, application rate and losses; cost analysis of implements
and tractors
Thermodynamic principles of I.C. engines; I.C. engine cycles; engine components; fuels and
combustion; lubricants and their properties; I.C. engine systems fuel, cooling, lubrication,
ignition, electrical, intake and exhaust; selection, operation, maintenance and repair of I.C.
engines; power efficiencies and measurement; calculation of power, torque, fuel consumption,
heat load and power losses.

Tractors and power tillers type, selection, maintenance and repair; tractor clutches and brakes;
power transmission systems gear trains, differential, final drives and power take-off; mechanics
of tractor chassis; traction theory; three point hitches- free link and restrained link operations;
mechanical steering and hydraulic control systems used in tractors; human engineering and
safety in tractor design; tractor tests and performance.
SOILANDWATERCONSERVATIONENGINEERING

Ideal and real fluids, properties of fluids; hydrostatic pressure and its measurement; hydrostatic
forces on plane and curved surface; continuity equation; Bernoullis theorem; laminar and
turbulent flow in pipes, Darcy- Weisbach and Hazen-Williams equations, Moodys diagram;
flow through orifices and notches; flow in open channels.
Engineering properties of soils; fundamental definitions and relationships; index properties of
soils; permeability and seepage analysis; shear strength, Mohrs circle of stress, active and
passive earth pressures; stability of slopes.
Hydrological cycle; meteorological parameters and their measurement, analysis of precipitation
data; abstraction from precipitation; runoff; hydrograph analysis, unit hydrograph theory and
application; stream flow measurement; flood routing, hydrological reservoir and channel routing.
Measurement of distance and area; chain surveying, methods of traversing; measurement of
angles and bearings, plane table surveying; types of levelling; contouring; instruments for
surveying and levelling; computation of earth work.
Mechanics of soil erosion, soil erosion types; wind and water erosion; factors affecting erosion;
soil loss estimation; biological and engineering measures to control erosion; terraces and bunds;
vegetative waterways; gully control structures, drop, drop inlet and chute spillways; earthen
dams; water harvesting structures, farm ponds, watershed management.
Soil-water-plant relationship, water requirement of crops; consumptive use and evapotranspiration; irrigation scheduling; irrigation efficiencies; design of irrigation channels;
measurement of soil moisture, irrigation water and infiltration; surface, sprinkler and drip
methods of irrigation; design and evaluation of irrigation methods.
Drainage coefficient; planning, design and layout of surface and sub-surface drainage systems;
leaching requirement and salinity control; irrigation and drainage water quality.
Groundwater occurrence confined and unconfined aquifers, evaluation of aquifer properties; well
hydraulics; groundwater recharge.
Classification of pumps; pump characteristics; pump selection and installation.

AGRICULTURALPROCESSINGANDFOODENGINEERING

Steady state heat transfer in conduction, convection and radiation; transient heat transfer in
simple geometry; condensation and boiling heat transfer; working principles of heat exchangers;
diffusive and convective mass transfer; simultaneous heat and mass transfer in agricultural
processing operations.
Material and energy balances in food processing systems; water activity, sorption and desorption
isotherms; centrifugal separation of solids, liquids and gases; kinetics of microbial death
pasteurization and sterilization of liquid foods; preservation of food by cooling and freezing;
refrigeration and cold storage basics and applications; psychrometry properties of air-vapour
mixture; concentration and drying of liquid foods evaporators, tray, drum and spray dryers.
Mechanics and energy requirement in size reduction of granular solids; particle size analysis for
comminuted solids; size separation by screening; fluidization of granular solids-pneumatic,
bucket, screw and belt conveying; cleaning and grading; Effectiveness of grain cleaners.
Hydrothermal treatment, drying and milling of cereals, pulses and oilseeds; Processing of seeds,
spices, fruits and vegetables; By-product utilization from processing industries.
Controlled and modified atmosphere storage; Perishable food storage, godowns, bins and grain
silos

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