Development of a Manually Push Type Urea Briquette (Guti) Applicator

Authors

  • M. Hasan Graduate Student, Department of Farm Power and Machinery, Bangladesh Agricultural University, Mymensingh-2202, Bangladesh
  • M. Islam Graduate Student, Department of Farm Power and Machinery, Bangladesh Agricultural University, Mymensingh-2202, Bangladesh
  • M. M. Billah Assistant Professor, Department of Computer Science and Mathematics, Bangladesh Agricultural University, Mymensingh-2202, Bangladesh
  • A. T. M. Ziauddin Professor, Department of Farm Power and Machinery, Bangladesh Agricultural University, Mymensingh-2202, Bangladesh

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.61361/jambe.v6i12.105

Keywords:

Guti urea, Applicator, Effective field capacity

Abstract

An improved version of manually operated push type urea briquette (guti) applicator was designed and developed in the Department of Farm Power and Machinery, Bangladesh Agricultural University, Mymensingh, Bangladesh. There were four small wheels which were fabricated using small steel rings instead of skids. The discharge tubes of the improved model were modified with the additional bended PVC tubes. In the laboratory test the effective field capacity was found 0.3554 ha/hr for urea briquette (guti) size of 2.7 gm. The missing rate, applicator capacity, average distance between dropped guti, depth of application of guti, covering performance, and force requirement were 29.17%, 8.402 kg/hr, 41.61 cm, 5.02 cm, 43.33%, and 69.18 N, respectively. The device needed further improvement for reduction of its missing rate and covering performance.

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Published

2013-12-31

Issue

Vol. 6 No. 1&2 (2013)

Section

Original Research

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