International Research Journal of Engineering and Technology (IRJET)
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Volume: 09 Issue: 05 | May 2022
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PERFORMANCE EVALUTION OF PEANUT HARVESTING MACHINE Dr. D. LAVANYA, ARUNKUMAR R, HARIMURUGAN P, NAVEEN S Department of Mechanical Engineering, Government College of Engineering, Salem, Tamilnadu, India ---------------------------------------------------------------------***---------------------------------------------------------------------
Abstract - The peanut harvesting machine was designed and fabricated. The machine was designed in CATIA software and optimum cutter design was taken from three different designs. The machine was tested in the sandy soiled grown peanuts and found that the machine outputs at two different speeds and the time for the outputs also noted. The machine output was compared to the manual method output and it was tabulated. The machine output was optimized by using the Taguchi method in Minitab. Our main aim is to construct the peanut harvesting machine that will be useful to the small scale farmers and this machine will be useful for harvesting the peanut process and reduce the time and labour cost for farmers.
country's vegetable oil shortfall. Peanuts are accessible all year in India due to a two-crop cycle gathered in March and October. Peanuts are an important protein crop in India, where they are farmed mostly under rain-fed circumstances. The knowledge and concern for quality among Indian peanut vendors and processors is constantly increasing. Multiple sorting and grading is quickly becoming the standard. Indian manufacturers are capable of preparing and supplying edible peanuts that meet the highest requirements. Aside from raw edible peanuts, India can also offer Blanched Peanuts, Roasted Salted Peanuts, Dry Roasted Peanuts, and a range of peanut-based goods. Gujarat, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Orissa, and Uttar Pradesh are the major peanut-growing states.
Key Words: Peanut, Sandy soil, CATIA, Taguchi method, Minitab
1.1 Cultivation and Harvesting
1. INTRODUCTION Groundnuts, sometimes known as peanuts, are members of the legume or "bean" family. The peanut was most likely domesticated and farmed in Paraguay's lowlands. It is an annual herbaceous plant that grows to a height of 30 to 50 cm. The leaves are opposite and pinnate, with four leaflets in two opposing pairs; there is no terminal leaflet, and each leaflet is 1 to 7 cm long and 1 to 3 cm wide. Peanuts are also known as earthnuts, ground nuts, goober peas, monkey nuts, pygmy nuts, and pig nuts. Despite its name and look, the peanut is a legume, not a nut. According to table 1, India is the world's second largest producer of peanuts. Table-1: Peanut production ratio (Source: (8) pg.no:1) RANK
COUNTRY
PRODUCTION (MILLION)
1
China
17
2
India
9.5
2.1
Tamilnadu Nigeria
3
4
United states
1.9
The peanut has a deep nutty flavour, a sweet flavour, a crunchy texture, and a significantly longer shelf life. Some producing locations' soil conditions are suitable for dry, clean, and immaculate Peanuts in Shell. Peanut is India's main oil seed crop, and it contributes significantly to the © 2022, IRJET
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By cutting through the dirt slightly below the level of the peanut pods, you may reach the root of the peanut plant. The machine raises and shakes the "bush," then inverts it, leaving the plant upside down on the ground to keep the peanuts out of the soil. This permits the peanuts to dry slowly over three to four days to a little less than a third of their original moisture content. Peanuts were traditionally plucked and inverted by hand. Harvesting often entails a sequence of processes such as digging, lifting, windrowing, stocking, and threshing. Depending on the system used, some of these jobs can be merged or omitted. Harvesting is the most time-consuming and expensive field operation associated with peanut growing. The manner of harvesting used is determined on the type of peanut cultivated. Pod growth is limited to the plant's base in bunch kinds, and the pegs carrying the pods into the soil are thick and robust. When the plants are removed out of the soil, almost all of the pods are retrieved.
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Peanuts thrive on light, sandy loam soil with a pH range of 5.9–7. They have the ability to fix nitrogen and increase soil fertility. Figure 3 depicts a crop farming land perspective. As a result, they are useful in crop rotations. Rotations also boost the output of the peanut crop by reducing diseases, pests, and weeds. Phosphorus, potassium, calcium, magnesium, and micronutrient levels must also be adequate for excellent harvests.
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In India, the bunch form of peanut is generally harvested by plucking the plants out by hand. The type of labour used to harvest the crop is determined by the locality. In Tamil Nadu, for example, male labourers are engaged, but in Gujarat, both ISO 9001:2008 Certified Journal
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