Study of a Paddy residue management machine
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2022-10
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G.B. Pant University of Agriculture and Technology, Pantnagar, District Udham Singh Nagar, Uttarakhand. PIN - 263145
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Rice (Oryza sativa) is the major widespread crop grown in India. Rice straw is produced as a byproduct of paddy production during harvest. Paddy residue management is important in rice-wheat cropping system. Paddy residue handling in combine harvested fields for wheat sowing is carried out to a great degree by rigorous tillage operations. But due to the deficiency of economically practicable alternatives for paddy-straw utilization, a large portion of paddy residue is burnt on farm primarily to clear the field for sowing of the succeeding crop. So, a paddy residue management machine was developed to cut, chop and incorporate the paddy residues within the field in a single run. But the developed machine consumed more than 56 kW of power for its operation and weighs 1050 kg. So, this study was conducted to reduce the power consumption and weight of the machine. SolidWorks 2020 software was used for virtual designing and modelling three dimensional models, while SolidWorks motion simulation and Static simulation module, as an integral part of the SoildWorks software were used for Motion analysis and Finite Element Analysis. The power consumption and weight of paddy residue management machine were reduced for the same size were 39 kW and 875 kg. The cost of operation was calculated as 2863 Rs/ha. The Break-even point (BEP), Payback period and Benefit-Cost (B:C) ratio were 12.38 ha, 0.55 years and 1.75 respectively.