Fabrication of Tea Leaf Cutting Machine Operated on Solar Energy.

Authors

  • K. Ravikumar, Basvaraj Patil, M. Vijayanand, N. Sandeep

Keywords:

Exhaust gas recovery, waste heat recovery, I.C Engine fuel economy, TEG Elements (Thermo electric Generator), Harnessing waste heat

Abstract

One of the most popular and one of the most affordable drinks in India is tea. Tea has been cultivated in India for a very long time, and it has been used in traditional medical practices across the country, in addition to being consumed. With hundreds of years of experience, India has been producing and eating it. While China is the world's greatest producer of tea, India is the world's second largest producer of tea. One of the companies with the highest consumption. In order to produce tea, the leaves are harvested and processed in factories. The leaves are then evaluated according to their quality, with different grades belonging to different categories. In addition to the bud, the two leaves that accompany it are of the highest grade. As a result of the significant challenges that the tea sector in India is confronted with, such as a lack of available workers, a decline in salaries, and the presence of pests, the output rate has decreased. This led to the use of automation in the tea leaf harvesting process.          
For the purpose of enhancing tea output via the use of cutting-edge technology, a tea leaves harvesting machine will play a significant role in terms of its contribution. This project provides a concise overview of the approaches that are already in use and also suggests a new model that can be used to address the shortcomings of the mechanisms that are currently in use.

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Published

21.09.2023

How to Cite

K. Ravikumar. (2023). Fabrication of Tea Leaf Cutting Machine Operated on Solar Energy. International Journal of Intelligent Systems and Applications in Engineering, 11(4), 970–976. Retrieved from https://www.ijisae.org/index.php/IJISAE/article/view/7357

Issue

Vol. 11 No. 4 (2023)

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Research Article

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