PROJECT TITLE

A PROJECT REPORT
Submitted to
SUNRISE UNIVERSITY
in partial fulfilment for the award of the diploma of

POLYTECHNIC
In
MECHANICAL ENGINEERING

DEPARTMENT OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING

SUNRISE UNIVERSITY
ALWAR
RAJASTHAN, INDIA

MAY 2014
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A PROJECT REPORT

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Submitted to
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in partial fulfilment for the award of the diploma of

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POLYTECHNIC
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IN MECHANICAL
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DEPARTMENT OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING

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SUNRISE UNIVERSITY
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ALWAR RAJASTHAN,
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MAY 2014
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CERTIFICATE

This is to certify that the project report entitled TITLE OF PROJECT WORK

submitted by NAME OF GROUP to the SunRise University Alwar,Rajasthan in partial

fulfilment for the award of Diploma of Polytechnic in Mechanical Engineering is a confide
record of the project work carried out by him under my supervision during the year 20152016.

Submitted to:

Submitted by:

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Name (Project Guide)

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SUNRISE UNIVERSITY
Bagad Rajput, ALWAR-301030(Raj.)
INDIA

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

I take this opportunity to express my profound gratitude and deep to my mentor Mr.
Vinayak Hemadri for his exemplary guidance, monitoring and constant encouragement
throughout the course of this thesis. The blessing, help and guidance given by him time to
time shall carry me a long way on the journey of life in which I am about to embark. I also
take this opportunity to express a deep sense of gratitude to the mentor for his cordial
support, valuable information and guidance, which helped me in completing this task through
various stages.
Lastly, I thank almighty, my parents, and friends for their constant encouragement
without which this assignment would not be completed.

ABSTRACT
Rice is one of the chief grains in India, and as such, is a major food crop, especially in
the Eastern and Southern regions of India. Rice production accounts for a sizable amount of
the economy. However, farmers that lack resources continue to harvest the same using
traditional methods, which affect their yield, thereby affecting their earnings.
We propose to build a semi-automated paddy thresher that will help farmers improve
efficiency during threshing. It will also lower grain damage and reduce labor needed for
threshing. We also hope to lower power consumption and provide a mechanism for speed
control. We sincerely believe that the improved design can help enrich the lives of farmers
across the nation.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

CHAPTER NO

TITLE

PAGE NO

ABSTRACT

LIST OF FIGURES

LIST OF TABLES

CHAPTER 1
1.1 INTRODUCTION
1.1.0 METHODS OF THRESHING
1.1.1 FLAIL
1.1.2 THRESHING FLOOR
1.1.3 PEDAL OPERATED PADDY THRESHER
1.1.4 THRESHING MACHINE/COMBINE HARVESTERS
1.2 CLASSIFICATION OF THRESHERS
1.2.1 FEED-IN TYPE THRESHERS
1.2.2 HOLD-ON TYPE THRESHERS
1.3 PROPOSED PADDY THRESHER
1.3.1 AUTOMATED MOTOR
1.3.2 VIBRATING MESH
1.3.2 VIBRATING MESH
CHAPTER 2
2.1 BLOCK DIAGRAM
2.2 LITERATURE SURVEY

2.1.0 MAIN COMPONENTS OF PADDY THRESHER

2.2.1 FRAME
2.2.2 THRESHING DRUM
2.2.3 THRESHING TEETH
2.3OPTIMIZATION
2.3.1 INCREASING OUTPUT EFFICIENCY
2.3.2 PORTABILITY AND EASE OF USE
2.3.3 POWER SOURCE
2.4 SAFETY AND COST
CHAPTER 3
3.1 DESIGN
3.2 MATERIAL SELECTION
3.3 PROCESS OF FABRICATION
3.3.1 BUILDING THE FRAME
3.3.2 FABRICATING THE THRESHING DRUM
3.3.3 ATTACHING THE MOTOR
3.3.4 VIBRATING MESH
3.3.5 FABRICATING THE HOOD
3.4 MECHANISM FOR VIBRATING MESH
CHAPTER 4
4.1 AUTOMATION
4.1 SINGLE PHASE INDUCTION MOTOR
4.1.1 CONSTRUCTION
4.1.2 WORKING PRINCIPLE

4.1.3 COMPARISON BETWEEN SINGLE

PHASE AND THREE PHASE INDUCTION MOTOR
4.2 SPEED CONTROL
CHAPTER 5
5.1 PROPOSED DESIGN SEED THRESHER
5.2 PROPOSED DESIGN FAN ALIGNMENT
DISC CLOCKWISE ROTATION AND
ANTI-CLOCKWISE ROTATION FOR THRESHER
5.3 PROPOSED DESIGN POWER SUPPLY
UNIT FOR THE WORKING OF ALL THE
THREE MOTORS AT A SAME TIME.
5.4 PROPOSED DESIGN POSITION OF THE
FAN IN WHICH THE CLOCKWISE AND ANTI-CLOCKWISE
ROTATION IS DEPENDED UPON THIS PRPOSED POSITION.
5. 5 HARDWARE USED IN PROJECT
5.6 TOOLS USED IN PROJECT
5.7 ESTIMATION OF THE PROJECT WORK
CHAPTER 6
CONCLUSION AND SCOPE FOR THE FUTURE
6.1 IMPLEMENTED METHODS
6.2 FUTURE SCOPE
6.2.1 SPEED CONTROL
6.2.2 FULLY AUTOMATIC PADDY THRESHER

CHAPTER 7
CONCLUSION
REFRENCES

LIST OF FIGURES

FIGURE.NO

NAME

1.1

Seed Thresher

1.2.2.1

Feed-in type

2.1.1

Seed Thresher Unit

5.1

PROPOSED DESIGN SEED THRESHER

5.2

PROPOSED DESIGN FAN ALIGNMENT DISC

PAGE.NO

CLOCKWISE ROTATIONAND ANTI-CLOCKWISE

ROTATION FOR THRESHER
5.3

PROPOSED DESIGN POWER SUPPLY

UNIT FOR THE WORKING OF ALL THE
THREE MOTORS AT A SAME TIME.

5.4

PROPOSED DESIGN POSITION OF THE FAN

IN WHICH THE CLOCKWISE AND ANTI-CLOCKWISE
ROTATION IS DEPENDED UPON THIS PRPOSED