Design and construction of a solar powered chemical sprayer for small scale farmers: (Record no. 14517)
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040 ## - CATALOGING SOURCE | |
Original cataloging agency | BUL |
Language of cataloging | ENG |
Transcribing agency | BUL |
Modifying agency | BUL |
Description conventions | RDA |
082 ## - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER | |
Edition number | 23 |
Classification number | 641.58072 |
Item number | OTH |
100 ## - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
Personal name | Francis, Othieno. |
Dates associated with a name | 2018 |
245 ## - TITLE STATEMENT | |
Title | Design and construction of a solar powered chemical sprayer for small scale farmers: |
Remainder of title | case study; Tororo District: |
Statement of responsibility, etc. | Othieno, Francis |
260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. | |
Place of publication, distribution, etc. | Busitema University: |
Name of publisher, distributor, etc. | Busitema University; |
Date of publication, distribution, etc. | 2018 |
300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
Extent | ix, 42 p. : |
Other physical details | Col. ill. ; |
Dimensions | 30 cm. |
Accompanying material | CD ROM |
500 ## - GENERAL NOTE | |
General note | TABLE OF CONTENTS<br/>ABSTRACT................................................................................................................................................... i<br/>DECLARATION .......................................................................................................................................... ii<br/>DEDICATION............................................................................................................................................. iii<br/>ACKNOWLEDGEMENT ........................................................................................................................ iv<br/>APPROVAL ................................................................................................................................................. v<br/>TABLE OF CONTENTS............................................................................................................................. vi<br/>LIST OF TABLES..................................................................................................................................... viii<br/>LIST OF FIGURES ..................................................................................................................................... ix<br/>CHAPTER ONE: INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................1<br/>1.1. Background of the study ..............................................................................................................1<br/>1.2. Problem statement ......................................................................................................................3<br/>1.3. Purpose of the study ....................................................................................................................3<br/>1.4. Objectives of the study ................................................................................................................3<br/>1.4.1. Main objective.......................................................................................................................3<br/>1.4.2. Specific objective..................................................................................................................3<br/>1.5. Scope of the study........................................................................................................................4<br/>1.6. Justification...................................................................................................................................4<br/>CHAPTER TWO: LITERATURE REVIEW...............................................................................................5<br/>2.0 Introduction........................................................................................................................................5<br/>2.1 Pesticides and herbicides.............................................................................................................5<br/>2.1.1 Types and forms of pesticides......................................................................................................5<br/>Solid pesticides .....................................................................................................................................5<br/>Liquid pesticides...................................................................................................................................6<br/>2.2 Sprayers........................................................................................................................................6<br/>Types of sprayers..................................................................................................................................6<br/>a) Knapsack sprayers ........................................................................................................................6<br/> Hydraulic knapsack sprayers ........................................................................................................7<br/> Manual pneumatic sprayers ..........................................................................................................7<br/>b) Motorized sprayer.........................................................................................................................7<br/>c) Foot Sprayers / Pedal Pump Sprayers ......................................................................................8<br/>d) Tractor mounted sprayers: ........................................................................................................9<br/>vii<br/>e) Aerial sprayers:...........................................................................................................................9<br/>f) Solar sprayers..............................................................................................................................10<br/> Photovoltaic cell (Solar cell).......................................................................................................18<br/> Concentrated solar power (CSP).................................................................................................18<br/>CHAPTER THREE: METHODOLOGY ...................................................................................................24<br/>3.1. Method for data collection ........................................................................................................24<br/> Library research ..........................................................................................................................24<br/>3.2. Specific objective one: To design a system that uses solar energy to run a pesticide sprayer24<br/>3.2.1. Material selection for the different components of the sprayer ................................................24<br/>3.2.2. Considerations for material selection for different component parts........................................25<br/>3.2.3. Prototype drawing and process diagrams..................................................................................26<br/>3.2.4. Process diagram ........................................................................................................................26<br/>Design considerations for the different parts of the system................................................................26<br/>3.3 Specific objective two: Fabricate the different parts of the system and assemble them.............31<br/>3.4 Specific objective three: To test the assembled system on its purpose and making of<br/>adjustments............................................................................................................................................31<br/>3.5 Specific objective four: To carry out economic analysis of the system....................................32<br/>CHAPTER FOUR: RESULTS AND DEDUCTIONS. .................................................................................34<br/>4.1. Fabrication and test results .............................................................................................................34<br/>4.1.1. Fabrication results.....................................................................................................................34<br/>4.1.2. Test procedure...........................................................................................................................35<br/>4.1.3. System test results under different conditions ..........................................................................36<br/>4.1.4. Application/discharge efficiency of the system ........................................................................37<br/>4.1.5. Cost analysis .............................................................................................................................38<br/>4.2. Deductions.......................................................................................................................................38<br/>CHAPTER FIVE: CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATION............................................................40<br/>5.1. Conclusion........................................................................................................................................40<br/>5.2. Recommendation.............................................................................................................................40<br/>REFERENCES ...........................................................................................................................................41<br/> |
504 ## - BIBLIOGRAPHY, ETC. NOTE | |
Bibliography, etc. note | Includes bibliographies |
650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
Topical term or geographic name entry element | Solar power |
650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
Topical term or geographic name entry element | Chemical sprayer |
650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
Topical term or geographic name entry element | Motorized sprayer |
650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
Topical term or geographic name entry element | Fungicides |
856 ## - ELECTRONIC LOCATION AND ACCESS | |
Uniform Resource Identifier | <a href="https://ir.busitema.ac.ug/handle/20.500.12283/1709">https://ir.busitema.ac.ug/handle/20.500.12283/1709</a> |
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Source of classification or shelving scheme | Dewey Decimal Classification |
Koha item type | Book Reference |
Classification part | 641.58072 |
Item part | 1 |
Call number prefix | OTH |
Call number suffix | 641.58072 OTH |
Withdrawn status | Lost status | Source of classification or shelving scheme | Damaged status | Not for loan | Home library | Current library | Date acquired | Source of acquisition | Inventory number | Total Checkouts | Full call number | Barcode | Date last seen | Copy number | Uniform Resource Identifier | Price effective from | Koha item type |
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Dewey Decimal Classification | Engineering Library | Engineering Library | 03/20/2023 | Donation | FET 0722 | 641.58072 OTH 1 | BUML23030014 | 03/20/2023 | 1 | https://ir.busitema.ac.ug/handle/20.500.12283/1709 | 03/20/2023 | Book Reference | |||||
Dewey Decimal Classification | Engineering Library | Engineering Library | 03/20/2023 | Donation | FET 0721 | 641.58072 OTH 2 | BUML23030019 | 03/20/2023 | 2 | https://ir.busitema.ac.ug/handle/20.500.12283/1709 | 03/20/2023 | Book Reference |