DESIGN AND MANUFACTURE OF COMPOST STIRRING MACHINE AND EVALUATION OF ITS OPERATION

Authors

Qasim Badr Idress Al-Yasiry Department of Filed Crops, College of Agriculture and Marshes, University Dhi-Qar, Iraq

Keywords:

Compost Stirring Machine, Compost density, Fuel consumption

Abstract

Several experiments were conducted to evaluate the mechanical performance and the quality indicators of the compost manufactured for the machine using three rotational speeds (750, 1500, and 2250) min-1 cycle. Three times the compost is turned over a month, which is once, twice, and three times. The results showed that the rotational speed of 2250 rpm-1 had the lowest compost density and compost maturity time and the highest rate of disintegration, fuel consumption and productivity of the machine compared to the rest of the speeds. Also, treatment of three times of stirring per month gave less compost density and compost maturation time and the highest rate of disintegration, fuel consumption and productivity of the machine compared to stirring once and stirring twice.

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Published

2022-04-22

How to Cite

Qasim Badr Idress Al-Yasiry. (2022). DESIGN AND MANUFACTURE OF COMPOST STIRRING MACHINE AND EVALUATION OF ITS OPERATION. European Journal of Agricultural and Rural Education, 3(4), 18-23. Retrieved from https://scholarzest.com/index.php/ejare/article/view/2097