tailieunhanh - Cost economics for drying of paddy coupled with gasifier

Harvested paddy grain with high moisture content must be dried to about 12 per cent () within 24 hours for safe storage and milling. Approximately 9 per cent of paddy was lost due to outdated drying methods, milling, unscientific method of storage, transport and handling (Basavaraj et al., 2015). Mechanical drying is essential to maintain the quality of grain during storage to prevent the growth of bacteria and fungi and the development of insects and mites. | 2019 8 12 1623-1628 EXCELLENT PUBLISHERS International Journal of Current Microbiology and Applied Sciences ISSN 2319-7706 Volume 8 Number 12 2019 Journal homepage http Original Research Article https Cost Economics for Drying of Paddy Coupled with Gasifier R. Swamy1 K. Sivala2 D. D. Smith3 K. Sadasivarao4 and R. Lakshimipathy5 department of Food Science and Technology Rudrur Nizamabad India department of Food Science and Technology Bapatla India department of Food Science and Technology Pulivendula India department of Agricultural Engineering and Technology PJTSAU Rajendranagar India department of Microbiology APGC Guntur India Corresponding author ABSTRACT Keywords Gasifier Dryer Repairs Maintenance cost Cost of raw material Present conditions Article Info Accepted 12 November 2019 Available Online 10 December 2019 Harvested paddy grain with high moisture content must be dried to about 12 per cent within 24 hours for safe storage and milling. Approximately 9 per cent of paddy was lost due to outdated drying methods milling unscientific method of storage transport and handling Basavaraj et al. 2015 . Mechanical drying is essential to maintain the quality of grain during storage to prevent the growth of bacteria and fungi and the development of insects and mites. The economic feasibility of the on-farm paddy dryer coupled with a gasifier was analyzed by considering the initial investment of the gasifier dryer repairs and maintenance cost cost of raw material. Present conditions economic factors are the strongest augment for considering gasification for drying of paddy because the price of petroleum fuels is high. Break-even point for on-farm paddy dryer was calculated as months. Benefit cost ratio for developed on-farm paddy dryer coupled with a gasifier was found to be . Introduction Drying paddy is one of the major problems in India. Often grains become deteriorated due