Syllabus of Agricultural Engineering Paper for UPPCS Main Examination- 2012

Here you can find the syllabus of Agricultural Engineering Paper for UPPCS main examination. It is divided into various sections. Each section is important for your success in this exam. You should read the Agricultural Engineering Paper syllabus thoroughly and plan your preparation accordingly.

Agricultural Engineering

Paper -1

(a) Fluid Machanics :  Fluid properties, units and dimensions, mass, momentum and energy conservationprinciples: special cases of Navier-stoke equation, vorticity. flow of fluids in pipes and channels, frictionsfactors: turbulence; instruments and measurement systems. (b) Heat and Mass Transfer: Thermal propertiesof materials units and dimensions steady state and transient heat conduction natural and forced convection; boiling, condensation, thermal radiation exchange; heat exchangers, heat- mass transfer analogy: fick’slaws, psychrometrics; analysis of heat and mass transfer processes: instruments and measurments systems. (c) Surveying, Levelling and land Development : Linear measurements; different surveyingdevices and methods land grading and levelling; controuring and terracing earth work estimation, landand development budgeting earth moving machinery (d) Pumps: Design, construction, performancecharacterization. selection, installation, Servicing and maintenance of reciprocating, centrifugal, gear,turbine, submersible, propeller, jet and  lift  pumps and hydraulic ram; renewable and non renewable power sources for pumps.(e) Process and food Engineering: Unit operation in post-harvest processing (cleaning, grading, drying, size reduction, evaporation, pasteurization, distillation): processing of foodgrains, animal feed, seeds, frutis & vegetables, flowers, spices, dairy products, eggs and meat, designof processing equipment and systems. (f) Storage and Handling Engineering : Changes in stored productsduring storage: storage of food grains & their products, feed fruits and vegetables, flowers, spices, dairyproducts,eggs and meat, air right ventilated, refrigerated, modified atmosphere and controlleed atmospherestorage systems; packaging, conveyors; design and management of storage and handling systems. (g) Rural Engineering :  Buliding materials and their properties. design of beams, slabs, columns andfoundations: fencing: planning and design of rural houses, farm roads,  village drainage  systems wastedisposal and sanitary structures, material and cost estimation in  construction;  integrated rural energyplanning and development: rural electrification.

Paper - II

(a) Thermodynamic and Heat Engines : Concept of energy temperature and heat Equation of State Lawsof thermodynamics; pure substances and properties; entropy. boilers; boiler efficiency steam, engine andturbines; rankine, air standed otto, diesel and joule cycles, indicator diagrams; I.C. Engines (b) FarmPower :  Sources of power on farm; farm power and agricultural productivity relationship; comparison oftractor/engine power with animal power, operation and constructional features of l.C. engines. varioussystems present in I.C. engines viz. carburation, ignition cooling lubrication. Starting and electrical system,valves and valve timings; special features of diesel engines. tractors; their classification,,powertransmission, clutch, drawbar, three- point hitch. p.t.o belt and pulley: tractor controls; tractor chassis,stability, trouble shooting, repair and maintenance of tractors, tractor testing economics of tractor utilization,small tractors and power tillers: their economics and suitability (c) Farm Machinery :  Design, construction,operation, repair and maintenance of primary and secondary tillage tools: implements and machines viz.m.b. plough, disc plough, hoe, harrow and cultivator; seeding, planting and transplanting machines, weeders; sprayers and dusters; forage harvesters and movers: harvesters, threshers, winnowers and combines,crop and soil factors affecting machine performance and energy requirements, economics of tractorization,combining and other machanized operations; selection of farm machines. (d) lrrigation Engineering : Water resources of India; soil water plant relationship permeability infiltration; percolation; evaporation;water requirements of crops and irrigation scheduling, direct and indirect mothdos of soil mositure measurements; measurements of irrigation water, weirs and notches, orific, parshall flumes. H- flumes,etc water conveyance and control; design of fields channels and canals; lacey and kennedy’s theoriesmost economical challel cross section; selection of underground pipe line structures and their design;irrigation methods- their hydraulics and design viz., border furrow, flood drip & sprinkler methods; conceptsin i irrigation efficiencies.

(e) Drainage Engineering : Benefits of drainage; hydraulic conductivity, drainable porosity, drainagecoeffecient; surface drainage: drainage of flat and sloping lands; design of open ditches, their alignmentand construction; design and layouts of sub surface drains: depth and spacing of drains and drainageoutlets. installation of drains and drainage wells. drainage of salt affected areas (f) Soil and Water Conservation Engineering :  Forms of precipitation: hydrologic scycle; point rainfall analysis, frequency analysis, watershed definition and concept agricultural watersheds. prediction of peak runoff; factorsattecting run- off hydrograph, concept of unit and instantaneous hydrogaphs erosion control meaasureson various classes of lead viz controur cultivation, strip cropping, terracing afforestation, pastures, etc.a critical analysis of the role of vegetation in soil and water conservation; grassed waterway and itsdesign; design of gully control measures including permanent structures, viz., chute spill way, drop spillway,drop inlet spillway; retards and steam bank erosion; flood routing; flood amelioration through soil and watermanagement in upstream zone mechanics of wind and water erosion, wind erosion control.