PERFORMANCE ANALYSIS OF VERMICOMPOST SPREADER WITH A CULTIVATOR
Keywords:
Vermicompost fertilizer, Impeller disc, centrifugal force.Abstract
The main objective of this project is to analysis the performance of mechanical type fertilizer spreader with a cultivator
for the agricultural purpose. A method was generated to spread the Vermicompost fertilizer over a fallow land uniformly by
dropping the vermicompost fertilizer over the impeller disc. The system consists of three wheels and two hoppers. The wheels are
used to impel the fertilizer and two hoppers are used to store the fertilizer. These hoppers are placed at some height from the
wheel axle so that the fertilizer falls on to the impeller. The hopper is provided with a flow control mechanism. Below this system
there is an impeller mounted on the output shaft. Due to centrifugal action, the fertilizer spreads in the farm land. This high value
of centrifugal force is generated by the help of proper gear reduction ratio. The gears are coupled to the shaft of wheel.
