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Performance evaluation of compost turning machine suitable for smallholding

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Last updated: 05 Jan 2025

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Agricultural Machinery and power Engineering.

Abstract

This study aims to develop and evaluate a small local machine to turn compost windrows for smallholdings. The experimental parameters were tested at three kinematic parameters (KPs) (15, 25, and 35), two blades shape (L-shape and I-shaped), four turning number times (every 7, 14, 21, 28 days), and two residues' mixtures (Rice straw + livestock manure and Cotton stalk + live-stock). The evaluation included compost density, maturity period, machine productivity, energy requirements, turning cost, and compost quality. The lowest compost density (398 kg/m3) and maturity period (10 weeks) were at kinematic parameter 35, turning every 7 days, and I blade for Rice straw compost. So, it is recommended to operate the machine at kinematic parameter 35, turning times every 7 days, and I blade to get the excellent compost specifications and reduce maturity time.

DOI

10.21608/azeng.2022.240418

Keywords

Compost turning, Blades shape, rice straw compost, Turning number times, Reduce maturity time

Authors

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H.A.A.

Last Name

Sayed

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Department of Agricultural Machinery and Power Engineering, Faculty of Agricultural Engineering, Faculty of Agricultural Engineering, AlAzhar University, Cairo, Egypt.

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hassan2712@azhar.edu.eg

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0000-0002-3174-5801

First Name

H.A.

Last Name

Fouad

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Department of Agricultural Machinery and Power Engineering, Faculty of Agricultural Engineering, Faculty of Agricultural Engineering, AlAzhar University, Cairo, Egypt.

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First Name

S.H.

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Desoky

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Department of Agricultural Machinery and Power Engineering, Faculty of Agricultural Engineering, Faculty of Agricultural Engineering, AlAzhar University, Cairo, Egypt.

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First Name

R.A.

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Werby

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Department of Agricultural Machinery and Power Engineering, Faculty of Agricultural Engineering, Faculty of Agricultural Engineering, AlAzhar University, Cairo, Egypt.

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2

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1

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34565

Issue Date

2022-01-01

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2021-11-19

Publish Date

2022-01-01

Page Start

17

Page End

24

Print ISSN

2805-2765

Online ISSN

2805-2803

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AZENG_Volume 2_Issue 1_Pages 17-24.pdf

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https://azeng.journals.ekb.eg/article_240418.html

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2,115

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Al-Azhar Journal of Agricultural Engineering

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https://azeng.journals.ekb.eg/

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Performance evaluation of compost turning machine suitable for smallholding

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Created At

23 Jan 2023