International Research Journal of Engineering and Technology (IRJET)
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Mini Rice Processing Unit Mr. Manan Gami 1, Mr. Yash Dobhal 2, Mr. Aditya Sonkusare 3, Mr. Andrew Amair 4, Prof. Shrikant Baste 5 1, 2, 3, 4Department
of Mechatronics Engineering, New Horizon Institute of Technology and Management(Thane), Mumbai University. (UG) 5 Professor, Department of Mechatronics Engineering, New Horizon Institute of Technology and Management(Thane), Mumbai University. (UG) ---------------------------------------------------------------------***--------------------------------------------------------------------states of Kerala, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh and Abstract – This research-based application work proposes
also Goa, Orissa, West Bengal, Puducherry, Gujrat, Maharashtra. There has been no significant advancement in the section of post harvesting processes of rice grains until the rice or grain processing machine came to existence, but this news was of no importance because availability of such machines was very less, as it is very less the cost was very high. As for now these machines are available sufficiently but are still expensive for a small scale farmer.
the integration of principles from the discipline of mechatronics in the field of Agriculture. Rice is a plant that grows widely in tropical and subtropical regions like India as it requires abundant rain and sunshine to grow and also requires low cost labor as it is labor intensive to cultivate. Therefore, there is a need for a low cost, high efficiency rice processing unit. Commercial milling systems mill the paddy in stages, and hence are called multi-stage or multi-pass rice mills. It is supposed to separate rice grain from the paddy, then separate the chaff from these grains and then separate the actual grains from the chaff and paddy and stones, etc. The objective of commercial rice milling is to reduce mechanical stresses and heat build-up in the grain, thereby minimizing grain breakage and producing uniformly polished grain. Compared to village-level systems, the commercial milling system is a more sophisticated system configured to maximize the process of producing well-milled, whole grains. Our project is a small scale rice plant which would be affordable to most farmers.
The paddy comprises 20% rice hull or husk, 11% bran layers, and 69% starchy endosperm. The rice is obtained after hulling/ dehusking of paddy in a rice mill. Paddy in its raw form cannot be consumed by human beings. It needs to be suitably processed for obtaining rice. Rice milling is the process which helps in removal of hulls and bran from paddy grains to produce polished rice. Rice milling is the process of removal of husk and bran layer from the paddy to produce a whole white rice kernel. The rice should be free from impurities and should contain a minimum number of broken grains.
Key Words: Agriculture, Rice, Rice Milling, Affordable, Sophisticated, Paddy, Small scale.
We are developing a Modular Rice Processing Unit which will be affordable and can be as efficient as an Industrial Rice Processing Mill. Our Rice Processing Unit will also be smart unlike traditional Rice Mill.
1. INTRODUCTION Rice is the largest agricultural product in India and India is one of the largest producers of rice accounting for 20% of all world rice production. As far as we know the harvesting of rice is done in a traditional way which is self-sufficient. But the post harvesting processes to be done on the rice in a traditional way is not efficient. As per the FICCI's survey the overall employment of labour for agricultural purposes has a 30.57 million net reduction in 2013-14. The Average reduction in agricultural workforce is 20.77% and as per the survey done by us the average per day wages demanded by a labour for agricultural work is Rs. 150- Rs. 300, which is too expensive for a farmer. As there are industries in rural areas the labour now-a-days are attracted towards jobs in these industries. Rice agriculture is profitable but processing of these rice crops after harvesting in the traditional way is not very efficient and profitable. So the farmers, due to lack of labour and the traditional method not being very effective, have to give these rice crops to the milling plant for further processing. Traditional areas of rice plantations are the
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2. Problem Statement Overall objective of our project is to develop a product which will ensure production of edible rice free of husk, stones and other foreign material and by which help farmers to make more profit while spending less on labour and also saving their time. Currently, there is a huge reduction in labour for agricultural processes and if available the wages are very high. Since rice will most likely remain the basic food of the ever increasing world population, efforts have to be made to increase its production by developing a low cost milling machine. As per our survey which we did in Dahanu the labour wages has gone up to Rs. 150 to Rs. 300/Day and also that the Labours are well attracted towards big manufacturing industries rather than farms. As there is less availability of labour for processing of the grain crops, the farmers have to approach large scale industries or to be specific commercial
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