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Design And Fabrication Of A Coconut Tree Sprayer

Agricultural Engineering | Mechanical Engineering | Engineering

The design and fabrication of a coconut tree sprayer involve the development of a specialized device aimed at efficiently dispersing pesticides or fertilizers onto coconut trees. This intricate process integrates various components such as a high-pressure pump system, durable nozzle attachments, and a sturdy framework to facilitate maneuverability and stability during operation. The sprayer’s design prioritizes factors like portability, ease of use, and effectiveness in reaching different parts of the tree canopy. By employing materials like lightweight alloys and reinforced plastics, the fabrication ensures durability while keeping the device lightweight for convenient handling. Furthermore, incorporating features such as adjustable spray patterns and precise flow control enhances the versatility and efficiency of the sprayer, catering to varying tree sizes and spraying requirements. Through meticulous design and meticulous fabrication, this coconut tree sprayer offers a comprehensive solution for effectively managing pests and nutrients, contributing to the productivity and health of coconut plantations.

TABLE OF CONTENT

COVER PAGE

APPROVAL PAGE

DEDICATION

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

TABLE OF CONTENT

CHAPTER ONE

INTRODUCTION
OBJECTIVE OF THE PROJECT
SIGNIFICANCE OF THE PROJECT
FUNCTIONS OF THE PROJECT
APPLICATION AREAS
PROBLEM / LIMITATION OF THE PROJECT
ADVANTAGE OF THE PROJECT
DISADVANTAGE OF THE PROJECT
QUALITY OF A SPRAYER

CHAPTER TWO

LITERATURE REVIEW

2.1 STUDY REVIEW

2.2 FARM SPRAYERS OVERVIEW

2.3 SPRAYER MAINTENANCE

2.4 SPRAYING TIPS

2.5 REVIEW OF SELF-PROPELLED SPRAYERS

CHAPTER THREE

DESIGN METHODODLOGY

3.1 BLOCK DIAGRAM

3.2 MACHINE COMPONENTS

3.3 WORKING PRINCIPLE

CHAPTER FOUR

RESULT ANALYSIS

CONSTRUCTION PROCEDURE AND TESTING ANALYSIS
ASSEMBLING OF SECTIONS
FACTORS DETERMINING THE CHOICE OF MATERIALS
COST ESTIMATION

CHAPTER FIVE

5.1 CONCLUSION

ABSTRACT

Sprayers are commonly used on farms to spray pesticides, herbicides, fungicides, and defoliants as a means of crop quality control. There are many kinds of machine-operated sprayers, the most common of which are low-pressure, high-pressure, air-carrier, and fogger types. Insects and weeds are largely responsible for the crop destruction. In modern horticulture and agriculture, insecticides/pesticides, a man made or natural preparation are used to kill insects or otherwise control their reproduction. These herbicides, pesticides, and fertilizers are applied to agricultural crops with the help of a special device known as a “Sprayer.” Based on the concept of high or low pressure, sprayer provides optimum performance with minimum efforts. There are several types of sprayers available in the market such as manual or self-propelled sprayers, tractor mounted sprayers and aerial sprayers. Science and technology always help the mankind to improve its life. This thing applies to the agriculture sector too. Innovative human brains use their creative power and blend it with the principles of mathematics and physics to develop an ultimate range of plant protection equipments, showcasing the highest degree of human excellence. The invention of a sprayer, pesticides, fertilizers, etc. bring revolution in the agriculture/horticulture sector. Especially the invention of sprayers, enable farmers to obtain maximum agricultural output. They are used for garden spraying, weed/pest control, liquid fertilizing and plant leaf polishing. It is available in man-portable units, self-propelled units.

CHAPTER ONE

1.0 INTRODUCTION

Nowadays, the growth of coconut tree is highly affected by the harmful insects. These insects attacks on outer layer of the coconut and infects the coconut. To solve this problem, many effective methods are implemented. In this project, we are using the spraying nozzle for spraying the insecticides on the coconuts. A spray nozzle is a spraying equipment that facilitates the formation of spray. When a liquid is dispersed as a stream of droplets, it is referred as spray. Here, we are using the spray nozzle to achieve two primary functions:

1) It should spread a liquid over an area.

2) It should increase the liquid surface area to increase the evaporation.

The spray nozzle uses the liquid pressure as the energy source to break the liquid into droplets. By using spray nozzle, we can spray and distribute the insecticides, pesticides and water efficiently in the fields. This sprayer consumes less energy than a gas atomized or twin-fluid spray nozzle. As the pressure increases the liquid flow increases and the drop size decreases. But this leads to problems in achieving a certain flow rate at a given pressure and in selecting a specific droplet size. A special nozzle is developed to solve this problem. In certain applications, this nozzle can reduce the need of expensive compressed air. It creates a better and optimum control on the liquid spray. By using this nozzle, we can vary the liquid flow rate at a particular droplet size and pressure. Sprayers range in size from man-portable units. In agriculture field, a sprayer is called as a equipment that applies herbicides, pesticides and fertilizers to the agricultural crops. It is easy to use and works efficiently.

1.1 OBJECTIVE OF THE PROJECT

The main aim of this project is to spray chemicals in coconut trees. This equipment is consists of a piston type pump, a platform with fork, a lever to operate the pump, pressure chamber, suction hose with strainer, delivery hose, and a spray gun with flow control knob and nozzle.

1.2 SIGNIFICANCE OF THE PROJECT

In this work, an Rocker sprayer is used with spray nozzle. A spray nozzle is a spraying equipment that facilitates the formation of spray. When a liquid is dispersed as a stream of droplets, it is referred as spray. The Rocker sprayer was design for the following reasons.

To achieve high safety
To reduce man power

To increase the efficiency of the vehicle

To reduce the work load
To reduce the accident
To reduce the fatigue of workers

To high responsibility
Less maintenance cost

1.4 FUNCTIONS OF THE PROJECT

The main functions of a sprayer are:

Breaking the chemical solution in to fine droplets of effective size.
Distributing the droplets uniformly over the plants.

Applying the chemicals with sufficient pressure for positive reaching the plants.

Regulating the amount of liquid applied on plants to avoid excessive application.

1.5 APPLICATION AREAS

Sprayers are not only used in agricultural applications but also in domestic purposes. Below are few details of their application areas:

Agriculture

Pest control

Water spraying

Small nurseries

Gardens

Spraying wettable insecticides and fungicides

Orchards

Vegetable gardens, etc

1.6 PROBLEM / LIMITATION OF THE PROJECT

Generally the pesticide spraying action is done by farmers by putting the heavy storage tank on shoulder and applying hand effort for pumping action. They need to pump several times in certain time interval. This will make pesticide application process more time consuming and intermittent.

In addition while applying the pesticides to the plants workers have to put the heavy pesticide container on their shoulder. This will result in early fatigue to the workers, which in turn will result in less efficiency.

1.7 ADVANTAGE OF THE PROJECT

Eliminates extra effort required in conventional pesticide application
Compact in size requiring less space for working

iii. Eliminates extra time consumed in pumping action.

Eliminates extra load from the worker’s shoulders.
Low and high pressure capability.

No skill operator is required.
It can be operated by aged person.

Highly durable knapsack sprayer.

1.7 DISADVANTAGE OF THE PROJECT

The initial cost is high to some extent as compared to conventional sprayer.

1.8 QUALITY OF A SPRAYER

A good sprayer should posses the following qualities:

It should produce a steady stream of spray material in desired droplet size so that the plants to be treated may be covered uniformly.

It should deliver the liquid at sufficient pressure so that the spray solution reaches all the foliage and spreads uniformly over the plant body.

It should be light in weight yet sufficiently strong, easily workable and repairable.

CHAPTER FIVE

5.1 CONCLUSION

The project carried out by us made an impressing task in the field of agricultural. It is very useful to the farmers for spraying the fertilizers, medicine etc. This project will reduce the cost involved in the concern. The project has been designed to perform the entire requirement task at the shortest time available.