UPPSC Main Exam 2010 Syllabus for Agricultural Engineering
UPPSC 2010 Syllabus for Agricultural Engineering (Subject Code 29):
Paper - I
Fluid Mechanics: Fluid properties, units and dimensions, mass, momentum and energy conservation principles: special cases of Navier-stoke equation, vorticity. flow of fluids in pipes and channels, frictions factors: turbulence; instruments and measurement systems. Heat and Mass Transfer: Thermal properties of 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: tick's laws, psychrometrics; analysis of heat and mass transfer processes: instruments and measurements systems. Surveying, Levelling and land Development: Linear measurements, different surveying devices and methods land grading and levelling; contouring and terracing earth work estimation, land and development budgeting earth moving machinery. Pumps: Design, construction, performance characterization, 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. Process and food Engineering: Unit operation in post-harvest processing (cleaning, grading, drying, size reduction evaporation, pasteurization, distillation): processing of food grains, animal feed, seeds, frutis & vegetables, flowers, spices, dairy products, eggs and meat, design of processing equipment and systems. Storage and Handling Engineering: Changes in stored products during storage: storage of food grams & their products, feed fruits and vegetables, flowers, spices, dairy products, eggs and meat air right ventilated, refrigerated, modified atmosphere and controlled atmosphere storage systems; packaging, conveyors, design and management of storage and handling systems Rural Engineering: Building materials and their properties, design of beams, slabs, columns and foundations: fencing: planning and design of rural houses, farm roads, village drainage systems waste disposal and sanitary structures, material and cost estimation in construction: integrated rural energy planning and development: rural electrification.
Paper - II
Therme dynamic and Heat Engines: Concept of energy temperature and heat Equation of State Laws of thermodynamics; pure substances and properties; entropy, boilers; boiler efficiency steam, engine and turbines; rankine, air standed otto, Diesel and Joule cycles, Indicator diagrams; I.C. Engines. Farm Power: Sources of power on farm; farm power and agricultural productivity relationship: comparison of tractor/ engine power with animal power, operation and constructional features of I.C. engines, various systems 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 power transmission, 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. 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 tractcrization, combining and other mechanized operations; selection of farm machines. Irrigation Engineering: Water resources of India; soil water plant relationship permeability infiltration: percolation; evaporation: water requirements of crops and irrigation scheduling, direct and indirect methods of soil moisture measurements, measurement.; 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 theories most 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; concepts in i irrigation efficiencies. Drainage Engineering: Benefits of drainage: hydraulic conductivity, drainable porosity, drainage coefficient; surface drainage: drainage of flat and sloping lands; design of open ditche's their alignment and construction; design and layouts of sub surface drains: depth and spacing of drains and drainage outlets, installation of drains and drainage wells, drainage of salt affected areas. 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; factors attecting run- off hydrograph, concept of unit and instantaneous hydrogaphs erosion control measures on various classes of lead viz contour cultivation, strip cropping, terracing afforestation, pastures, etc. a critical analysis of the role of vegetation in soil and water conservation; grassed waterway and its design; design of gully control measures including permanent structures, viz., chute spill way, drop soillway, drop inlet spillway; retards and steam bank erosion: flood routing: flood amelioration through soil and water management, in upstream zone mechanics of wind and water erosion, wind erosion control.
UPPSC Main Exam 2010 Syllabus for Agricultural Engineering
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