Rashad Hegazy

Kafrelsheikh University

The aim of this paper was to predict and optimize the overall energy efficiency (OEE) of a tractor-implement system in semi-deep tillage via response surface methodology (RSM) approach. The OEE was affected by two tillage tines (i.e., subsoiler and paraplow), four forward speeds (i.e., 1.8, 2.3, 2.9 and 3.5 km/h), three operating depths (i.e., 30,...

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Hydrophobic coating with ceramic, as nanotechnology, is widely used to protect metal in different industries, but it has not yet tested with agricultural tools. Nickel chrome plating is defined and used process to protect metals too, but it has a common use. So, this work discusses the effect of two types of coating techniques on wear reduction on...

The main purpose of this study is to improve the tillage operational efficiency of a chisel plough through the use of laser levelling technology. Such technology can help farmers attain consistent tilled layer depth throughout the entire field. A modified laser control unit was attached to chisel plough and it coupled with a hydraulic system. Under...

This study aimed to evaluate the ability of the response surface methodology (RSM) approach to predict the tractive performance of an agricultural tractor during semi-deep tillage operations. The studied parameters of tractor performance, including slippage (S), drawbar power (DP) and traction efficiency (TE), were affected by two different types o...

Agro-food processing research and projects have several economic development, social equity, and environmental protection goals and can be defined as complex systems linked by dynamic processes and interaction mechanisms. Interdisciplinarity should be the norm, not the exception in agro-food processing projects and research, where individual effort...

Enhanced biochars pyrolysis Kiln was developed and used to produce biochars from rice straw and date palm fronds biomass. The pyrolysis kiln was an internal rectangular chamber with a total volume of 0.30 m3. the pyrolysis temperature either to reach 250 °C, 450 °C or 650 °C with heating rate of 5 C min−1. Three residence times (2, 4, 5 h) were ex...

The main purpose of this present study is to develop and to test mounted multi-use seedbed preparation machine to limit soil disturbances by decreasing the number of field passes by performing one operation or more from three different operations (ploughing, surface leveling, and soil finishing/smoothing). Manufactured machine consisted of a frame...

Small-scale multiuse cultivation machine was developed and tested to perform three main operations in sugar beet field; ridging and bed shaping; weed control furrows; and chemical weed control of intra-row areas. Bed shaping was done by using two furrow openers to create one bed. Chemical intra-row weeding was applied by customized hydraulic spraye...

The aim of the present study was to develop and test a simple small-scale electromechanical mobile fish feeder to control feeding inside fish ponds. Fish feeder spreader consists of a solid frame, fish feed hopper, distributing disc with spreading fins, transmission system and electrical components. The electrical components include the rotational...

A new onion peeling machine was manufactured and evaluated to suit the small-scale processing units under Egyptian conditions. The onion peeling machine composed of two main parts. The first part is used to cut and separate the top and the bottom of the onion using a rotary conveyor. While, the second part is used to remove the skin using a rotary...

The aim of the present study was to develop and test a simple small-scale electromechanical mobile fish feeder to control feeding in indoor or outdoor fish ponds. Fish feeder spreader consists of a solid frame, fish feed hopper, distributing disc with spreading fins, transmission system and electrical components. The electrical components include t...

The main goal of this present study is utilizing the available solar energy to dry main cereals under Egyptian conditions using a portable drying system (PDS) with mechanical stirring. The developed multi-commodity portable drying system has a dimensions of 5.5 x 2 x 2.8 m (length, width and height, respectively), and the height is 2.8 m. The dimen...

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Existing designs of soil bin range from the large scale bins where full scale implement testing is carried out, to small automated soil bins. In Egypt, there are no much facilities to test farm machine components or the existing ones do not meet all the design requirements. It was, therefore, necessary to design new soil bin to meet the current dem...

Open for suggestions and contribution Dear colleagues, attached is working paper on current perspective of mechanization level and its supporting policies in Asia. I you feel that you can edit or contribute in this work for publishing, you most welcome. I suggest to cover more countries and more updated data.

Initial report on rice milling: study case of small-scale rice milling in Bangladesh

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The present study was carried out at the experimental Farm of Rice Mechanization Research Center (RMC), Meet El-Deeba, Kafrelsheikh Governorate, Agricultural Engineering Research Institute, during summer of growing season of 2012 for maize crop variety of triple hybrid 314. The main objective of this study was to develop a small-scale power weeder...

Alternate furrow irrigation (AFI) is gaining interest as a mean of saving water while minimizing loss in crop production. Field experiment was conducted in the Experimental Farm, Faculty of Agriculture, Kafrelsheikh University, Egypt, during growing season of 2016-2017. The present work included the following: Irrigation systems (Furrow surface irr...

Manual extraction process of melon seed is the most-used method in Egypt and requires large number of labors. In addition to high cost associated with the manual extraction. So, this research therefore developed locally manufactured prototype to mechanically extract seeds from melon with lower cost and higher productivity. The manufactured prototyp...

Manual grading of fruits is a time and labours consuming process and results in inability of proper grading. In addition, the manual grading is not yet economically visible at the processing scale and with large quantities of fruits. Therefore, this research therefore developed and manufactured an automated grading prototype which is able to incorp...

Unpublished report : Since 1970, the collection of field crop residues has been processed under two basic approaches; 1) collection of residue after crop harvested: post-harvest concept, 2) simultaneous collection of crop and residue: total harvest concept. For post-harvest collection of rice straw, collection of residue after harvest could be acco...

This paper focuses on and analyzes mechanization strategies and case studies in postharvest and mechanization that have been carried out over several decades to address differing conditions in countries and their policies towards their rice mechanization systems. As such, the emphasis is on the technologies, policies, practices, strategies, and mod...

This paper presents a general view about biomass production in India and its potential energy for use in different fields. India has tremendous potential for energy generation through biomass and its residues. Biomass energy is normally produced from firewood, agricultural residues such as bagasse, crop stalks, animal dung and wastes generated from...

New measurement method for soil surface profile has been described in this study. This method includes new designed soil profile meter, digital imaging equipment and image tracking & analysis software. Using such modified soil profile meter can help to observe and measure changes occur in irrigation channels, small ditches and to quantify changes a...

Although aromatic and medical plants have vital benefits and importance for producers or users, still there is lack of research on harvesting machines which can be used to harvest and collect these types of plants. So, the purpose of this study was to design a new harvesting prototype for cutting and collecting different types of these plants. The...

Small-scale power weeders are an important and challenging task in many countries, where the farm size in hectare per capita is very low and is declining over time. Therefore, the development of suitable mechanized weeding methods is an imperative to meet the demand for farmers. An economical mechanical power weeder that can be used as inter and in...

This paper presents a general view about biomass production in India and its potential energy for use in different fields. India has tremendous potential for energy generation through biomass and its residues. Biomass energy is normally produced from firewood, agricultural residues such as bagasse, crop stalks, animal dung and wastes generated from...

Centrifugal instruments are prevailing used for irrigating fields in Egypt as the most common surface irrigation method. The major problem which confronts the farmers at operating these instruments is stopping it at the time of water shortage. Two main reasons can lead to operate these machines in absence of water, first one related suction tube wh...

Small-scale power weeders are an important and challenging task in many countries, where the farm size in hectare per capita is very low and is declining over time. Therefore, the development of suitable mechanized weeding methods is an imperative to meet the demand for farmers. An economical mechanical power weeder that can be used as inter and in...

This paper presents a general view about biomass production in India and its potential energy for use in different fields. India has tremendous potential for energy generation through biomass and its residues. Biomass energy is normally produced from firewood, agricultural residues such as bagasse, crop stalks, animal dung and wastes generated from...

Centrifugal instruments are prevailing used for irrigating fields in Egypt as the most common surface irrigation method. The major problem which confronts the farmers at operating these instruments is stopping it at the time of water shortage. Two main reasons can lead to operate these machines in absence of water, first one related suction tube wh...

Although aromatic and medical plants have vital benefits and importance for producers or users, still there is lack of research on harvesting machines which can be used to harvest and collect these types of plants. So, the purpose of this study was to design a new harvesting prototype for cutting and collecting different types of these plants. The...

The main operational problem in direct drilling of paddy straw residue is the accumulation and wrapping of loose straw within/on the tines and frame of no-till drills and traction problems with the ground wheel. A residue management equipment (RME) is developed to cut and remove paddy straw away from furrow openers of the no-till drill. The equipme...

This paper focuses on and analyzes mechanization strategies and case studies in postharvest and mechanization that have been carried out over several decades to address differing conditions in countries and their policies towards their rice mechanization systems. As such, the emphasis is on the technologies, policies, practices, strategies, and mod...

Along with the progress in the rice production system, the amount of straw will increase. About 620 million tons of rice straw produced in 2008 in Asia and now approximately 731 million tons per year rice straw is produced globally (Africa: 20.9 million tons, Asia: 667.6 million tons, Europe: 3.9 million tons, America: 37.2 million tons, and Oceani...

India is second largest producer of food next to China with estimated food processing industry size at US$ 70 billion. In 2012, the production was 257 million tonnes of food grain (rice, wheat, coarse grains and pulses), 75 million tonnes of fruits and 149 million tonnes of vegetables. Out of these amounts, only 2.2 % of these are processed. In con...

Along with the progress in the rice production system, the amount of straw will increase. About 620 million tons of rice straw produced in 2008 in Asia and now approximately 731 million tons per year rice straw is produced globally (Africa: 20.9 million tons, Asia: 667.6 million tons, Europe: 3.9 million tons, America: 37.2 million tons, and Oceani...

In Egypt, management of crops still away from what is being used today by utilizing the advances of mechanical design capabilities, sensing and electronics technology. These technologies have been introduced in many places and recorded high accuracy in different field operations. So, an autonomous agricultural robotic platform (ARP) based on machin...

In Egypt, management of crops still away from what is being used today by utilizing the advances of mechanical design capabilities, sensing and electronics technology. These technologies have been introduced in many places and recorded high accuracy in different field operations. So, an autonomous agricultural robotic platform (ARP) based on machin...

In Egypt, management of crops still away from what is being used today by utilizing the advances of mechanical design capabilities, sensing and electronics technology. These technologies have been introduced in many places and recorded high accuracy in different field operations. So, an autonomous agricultural robotic platform (ARP) based on machin...

Small-scale power weeders are an important and challenging task in many countries, where the farm size in hectare per capita is very low and is declining over time. Therefore, the development of suitable mechanized weeding methods is an imperative to meet the demand for farmers. An economical mechanical power weeder that can be used as inter and in...

Asia Rice Foundation (ARF) publication

New measurement method for soil surface profile has been described in this study. This method includes new designed soil profile meter, digital imaging equipment and image tracking & analysis software. Using such modified soil profile meter can help to observe and measure changes occur in irrigation channels, small ditches and to quantify changes a...

This paper presents a general view about biomass production in India and its potential energy for use in different fields. India has tremendous potential for energy generation through biomass and its residues. Biomass energy is normally produced from firewood, agricultural residues such as bagasse, crop stalks, animal dung and wastes generated from...

India is second largest producer of food next to China with estimated food processing industry size at US$ 70 billion. In 2012, the production was 257 million tonnes of food grain (rice, wheat, coarse grains and pulses), 75 million tonnes of fruits and 149 million tonnes of vegetables. Out of these amounts, only 2.2 % of these are processed. In con...

Analysis and hydraulic calculations are directed to optimize a suitable design of low pressure gravity-fed water systems for greenhouses and smallholder farms. The experiment was conducted to analyze the impact of key design factors such as the required head (2, 3, 4 and 5 m), emitter spacing [(0.3, 0.6, 0.9 and 1.2 m for in–line non-pressure compe...

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Although aromatic and medical plants have vital benefits and importance for producers or users, still there is lack of research on harvesting machines which can be used to harvest and collect these types of plants. So, the purpose of this study was to design a new harvesting prototype for cutting and collecting different types of these plants. The...

The main operational problem in direct drilling of paddy straw residue is the accumulation and wrapping of loose straw within/on the tines and frame of no-till drills and traction problems with the ground wheel. A residue management equipment (RME) is developed to cut and remove paddy straw away from furrow openers of the no-till drill. The equipme...

Tractor driving imposes a lot of physical and mental stress upon the operator. Operator’s seat and noise are two of the detrimental factors that lead to unhealthy working conditions for the tractor operator. The optimal design of tractor seat and presence of cabin may be achieved by integrating anthropometric data with other technical features of t...