The edible Chironji kernel is rich in protein content, which may be sweet or bitter depending on the type. It is used in different forms and preparations of sweet dished and directly consumed in many parts of India. The traditional method of Chironji nut decortication was done manually by small stone Chakki (Jatta) and manually separation of kernel. This is very tedious and time taking process. In the developed mechanical method of processing; all the process is similar to that of traditional method except the decortications of nuts by Chironji decorticator machine and separation of kernels by grader. In this method 150 to 200 kg of nuts could be decorticated in a day and it also saves Rs. 9.30 per kg as compared to traditional method.
Fertilizer deep placement technology is one of the effective measures to levitate fertilizer use efficiency. The physical and engineering properties of urea briquettes were studied for designing the urea briquette applicator. Metering mechanism is considered to be the heart of developed urea briquette applicator to place the urea briquettes at recommended dosage. The diameter of cup and cup depth were decided based on the maximum length and thickness of urea briquette. The mean length, breadth and thickness of urea briquettes were found to be 16.59 mm, 14.54 mm and 9.30 mm, respectively. The mean size and sphericity of urea briquettes were found 13.10 mm and 0.79, respectively. The angle of repose of urea briquettes was found as 33.6˚. The average bulk density of urea briquette was found as 0.78 g cc -1 .
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