Satellite data driven Crop Modelling for dynamic crop coefficient for irrigation scheduling

Getting Published : Development of User-Friendly Software to Design Dairy Heat Exchanger and Performance Evaluation

My research paper entitled:   Development of User-Friendly Software to Design Dairy Heat Exchanger and Performance Evaluation  has published in International Journal of Engineering Research and Application ( IJERA )

ISSN : 2248-9622,Vol. 5, Issue 2, ( Part -2) February 2015, pp.111-117

DAIRY_HE User Interface

 

The paper proposes a calculation algorithm and development of a software in Visual Basic(Visual Studio 2012 Express Desktop) used in heat transfer studies when different heat exchangers are involved (e.g. Helical Type Triple Tube Heat Exchanger , Plate Type Heat Exchanger).It includes the easy calculation of heat transfer co-efficient and followed by the design and simulation of heat exchanger design parameter by inputting general known parameters of a heat exchanger into the developed software—-―DAIRY –HE ―. A parametric study is conducted using the software interface to determine the length of tubes or dimensions of heat exchanger.

 

 

Getting Published : DEVELOPEMENT OF A MULTIPURPOSE COLD STORAGE DESIGN SOFTWARE MCS_BCKV v.1.14.1.

          It is very happy moments for my research activity.Today my paper Titled :

 

DEVELOPEMENT OF A MULTIPURPOSE COLD STORAGE DESIGN SOFTWARE MCS_BCKV v.1.14.1.

 is published in International Journal of Engineering Science and Advance Technology .

 

 

And it is nominated for Best Study Award.And its need for download by as many as visitors.So Please cite this open access article.

Download Link: MCS_BCKV

 

Thanks to all my friends and respected teachers of this research group,for giving their heartly support.

Application of CFD(Computational Fluid Dynamics) Softwares in Agricultural Engineering

CFD is a very powerfull software for simulation and analysis of a model virtually.An agricultural Engineer can use CFD (Autodesk Simulation CFD) for --

• Heat and Mass Transfer Phenomena
• Process Design
• Stress-Strain Analysis of Farm Implements,Process Equipments
• Tillage Dynamics
• Centrifugal Pumps
• Cold Storage Applications etc.

I am also doing heat transfer(Transient) analysis of a cube shaped block using Autodesk Simulation CFD.It gives a very good output.And i think it can be put in mass transfer analysis also.

CFD Transient Heat Transfer Analysis( cc +Dipankar Mandal )

 

MATLAB application in modelling & simulation in field of Agricultural Engineering

  Matlab is a great tool for applied computational work in any field of engineering.Agricultural Engineers are also using this software for making their novel works easy to model.Manly in the field of Food Engineering the application of the CFD concepts,modelling of process line,

process design ,Heat& Mass transfer phenomena,Cold storage modelling etc. impliments the MATLAB application.And it is easy to design a code .In B.Tech level it can also helps future enginners to do their works.

MATLAB projects

Osmotic Drying of Fruits & Vegetables

Matlab Modelling

Processing online crop disease warning information via sensor network and GIS

Growing demand for food is driving the need for higher crop yields globally. Correctly anticipating the onset of damaging crop diseases is essential to achieve this goal. Considerable efforts have been made recently to develop early warning systems. However, these methods lack a direct and online measurement of the spores that attack crops. A novel disease information network has been implemented and deployed by Patrik et al.(2013) in UK. Spore sensors have been developed and deployed. The measurements from these sensors are combined with similar measurements of important local weather readings to generate estimates of crop disease risk. It is combined with other crop disease information allowing overall local disease risk assessments and forecasts to be made.

Screenshot of the web application

There are a number of information sources that can help identify an impending outbreak of disease in a field. Firstly, it is the weather, both current and future. As the diseases need warm and wet conditions to proceed with their attacks on the crops (USDA-NPA, 2011) and being located downwind of recent crop attacks would indicate that diseases are in the air blowing in the crop’s direction. Secondly, the history of the field indicates whether that field is a “hotspot” or high risk area; factors such as soil composition and previous disease outbreaks are important in assessing the likelihood of future attacks (USDA-NPA,2011).

Source:

http://www.cigrjournal.org

Agric Eng Int: CIGR Journal/15(3):243-251

 

In India  researchers of Bidhan Chandra Krishi Viswavidyalaya are also working on this pest surveillance system using GIS and also get global award in 2014.

RKVY on e-Pest-Disease Surveillance.

Elsevier Publishing Connect

  

    On last 28th Octobor I have successfully completed a Webinar arranged by Elsevier Publishing Connect.And got certificate of completion of the course "Options in Article Publishing:Open access or a traditional journal?" presented by Els Bosma,Program Director STMJ Open Access.

    You can find more workshops and online training in Elsevier to enrich your ethics of publications in journalss.Elsevier Publishing Connect

 

    And you can also join  webinar series Octobor  of Elsevier Publishing Connect  ,please register urgently within 30/10/2014 20:00.Register Now

 

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GIS applications in Integrated Watershed Management Programme

    Recently Govt. of India launches the IWMP(Integrated Watershed Management Programme) on last September'2014.It includes improvement of a watershed and its people's livlihood by proper management of needs.Water conservation is a big deal in drylands of India.But mannual survey in large areas for best water harvesting structure is labor intensive and costly.So we can use GIS based approach for identifying potensial water harvesting sites in different watershed.Using QGIS and ERDAS Imagine I have prepare a Potential Water Harvesting Site Map by different Slope Map,Drainage Line Map,Land Cover Map,Runoff Coefficient Map etc. for a river basin.It can be made for whole India where IWMP can be implemented.

 

Integrated Watershed Management Programme by Govt. of India



Land Cover

Drainage Line Mapping















Potencial Site for Water Storage

Sites for Water Harvesting Structure



Simulation of Soil Loss in MATLAB Simulink

Soil loss is a great problem in agricultural lands in Dry/Arid Zones of india.Many soil conservation engineering projects may be put to resolve it.But before implementation proper soil loss parameters and simulation of physical model is necessary.Based on USLE/RUSLE/MUSLE i have developed a simulation model of soil loss in MATLAB Simulink.It can easily measure the soil loss from the field from some input data.

Simulation of Soil Loss in MATLAB Simulink:

Simulation Subsystems for Soil Loss Modelling

 

Design of Cultivator with AutoCAD

Cultivtor are largely used in Indian Farms.So design and development of cultivator is more important in indian condition.Computer assisted design and analysis accelerated by AutoCAD is mostly welcome by CIAE.I have made a AutoCAD2014 Design of Cultivator in CAD/CAM Lab,Faculty of Agricultural Engineering,BCKV.It can be developed further.

AutoCAD Design:

Cultivator Designed Model in AutoCAD 2014

 

Multipurpose Cold Storage Design Software

 



 

Design of Multipurpose cold Storage deals with dimensional desig of Cold Store,Cooling Load Calculation ,Evaporator-Compressor-Condenser Design and Selection and their optimization.It can be accelerated with computer assistance.So I have developed a Visual Basic2012 based software MCS_BCKV for Multipurpose Cold Storage Design.

Software Link:

MCS_BCKV v.1.14.0. setup

 

 

 

RRTC a conceptual model

    In india many vegetable and fresh fruits are damaged in transport process due to improper transport

tecnology.So i have design a concept Refrigerated Railway Transport Carriage(RRTC).Railways are the heart of any country as INDIA.So it can be easily implemented.

Conceptual Model in  AUTOCAD2014:

Refrigerated Railway Transport Carriage(RRTC) Concept Model