| Author | Lay Lwin |
| Call Number | AIT Thesis no. AE-92-7 |
| Subject(s) | Harvesting machinery--Testing
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| Note | A thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Engineering, School of Environment, Resources and Development |
| Publisher | Asian Institute of Technology |
| Abstract | A new low cost walking type sugarcane harvester , powered by
an 8 HP gasoline engine , was developed after modifying an ISEKI machine (Mode l RC J 00) used for harvesting corn. Tt was primarily
designed for farmers of developing countries , who cannot afford
to purchase expensive sugarcane harvesters used in development
countries.
In preliminary field tests, the average field capacity of
the machine was found to be O . 13 ha /hr with average field
efficiency of 72 %. |
| Year | 1992 |
| Type | Thesis |
| School | School of Environment, Resources, and Development (SERD) |
| Department | Department of Food, Agriculture and Natural Resources (Former title: Department of Food Agriculture, and BioResources (DFAB)) |
| Academic Program/FoS | Agricultural and Food Engineering (AE) |
| Chairperson(s) | Gupta, Chandra P. |
| Examination Committee(s) | Singh, Gajendra ;Gee-Clough, D. ;Maohua, Wang ;Salokhe, Vilas M.
|
| Scholarship Donor(s) | Government of Denmark; |
| Degree | Thesis (M.Eng.) - Asian Institute of Technology, 1992 |