Performance Evaluation of a Simple, Locally-Designed Padi Thresher

Performance evaluation studies of a padi thresher designed at Universiti Pertanian Malaysia Cawangan Sarawak indicated that it was a high capacity thresher. Using manual labour, it was capable of threshing padi at a rate of 45 to 68 kg/hr. The skill and the physical power of the operator determine...

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Main Authors: Wan Ismail, Wan Ishak, Mohd Lassim, Mohammad, Mohd Hanif, Ahmad Husni
Format: Article
Language:English
English
Published: 1984
Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/2273/
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author Wan Ismail, Wan Ishak
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Mohd Hanif, Ahmad Husni
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description Performance evaluation studies of a padi thresher designed at Universiti Pertanian Malaysia Cawangan Sarawak indicated that it was a high capacity thresher. Using manual labour, it was capable of threshing padi at a rate of 45 to 68 kg/hr. The skill and the physical power of the operator determined the actual rate of threshing. However, when engine powered, threshing was accomplished at a constant 121.3 kg/hr. Thresing efficiency was found to be 87% or higher and product purity was 79% or higher. The possibility of this thresher being adopted for use by padi farmers is good because there is a marked increase in output per man-hour over manual threshing. In addition, it is cheap, light and easy to fabricate.
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spelling upm-22732013-05-27T06:59:59Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/2273/ Performance Evaluation of a Simple, Locally-Designed Padi Thresher Wan Ismail, Wan Ishak Mohd Lassim, Mohammad Mohd Hanif, Ahmad Husni Performance evaluation studies of a padi thresher designed at Universiti Pertanian Malaysia Cawangan Sarawak indicated that it was a high capacity thresher. Using manual labour, it was capable of threshing padi at a rate of 45 to 68 kg/hr. The skill and the physical power of the operator determined the actual rate of threshing. However, when engine powered, threshing was accomplished at a constant 121.3 kg/hr. Thresing efficiency was found to be 87% or higher and product purity was 79% or higher. The possibility of this thresher being adopted for use by padi farmers is good because there is a marked increase in output per man-hour over manual threshing. In addition, it is cheap, light and easy to fabricate. 1984 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/2273/1/Performance_Evaluation_of_a_Simple%2C_Locally-Designed.pdf Wan Ismail, Wan Ishak and Mohd Lassim, Mohammad and Mohd Hanif, Ahmad Husni (1984) Performance Evaluation of a Simple, Locally-Designed Padi Thresher. Pertanika, 7 (2). pp. 53-59. English
spellingShingle Wan Ismail, Wan Ishak
Mohd Lassim, Mohammad
Mohd Hanif, Ahmad Husni
Performance Evaluation of a Simple, Locally-Designed Padi Thresher
title Performance Evaluation of a Simple, Locally-Designed Padi Thresher
title_full Performance Evaluation of a Simple, Locally-Designed Padi Thresher
title_fullStr Performance Evaluation of a Simple, Locally-Designed Padi Thresher
title_full_unstemmed Performance Evaluation of a Simple, Locally-Designed Padi Thresher
title_short Performance Evaluation of a Simple, Locally-Designed Padi Thresher
title_sort performance evaluation of a simple, locally-designed padi thresher
url http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/2273/
http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/2273/1/Performance_Evaluation_of_a_Simple%2C_Locally-Designed.pdf