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ItemLocally made equipment for teaching and research in agricultural engineering. Manual No.8. Practical research, testing and report writing( 2003)This manual is one of the series on locally made equipment for teaching and research in agricultural engineering and associated technologies. It is intended to provide the educational and technical background for the study of such equipment in practical work and the reporting of it by students. The objectives of practical research work and testing in agricultural engineering are presented, together with a discussion of the various types of experimental arrangement that are used for complete machines and test rigs. The types of performance test that are frequently undertaken and the significance of the experimental conditions are considered. The main features of practical work reports are presented in Appendix 1 in a form that may handed out and kept for reference by students.
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ItemLocally made equipment for teaching and research in agricultural engineering. Manual No.7. Grain drying rig( 2003)This eprint provides information on the design and use of this equipment for teaching and research. This manual, which is one of a series on locally made equipment for teaching and research in agricultural engineering and associated technologies, describes a rig for studying the air flow through and drying of grain by forced air circulation in a vertical bed. The rig is described and construction drawings are rovided; a parts list and sources of supply for purchased items are given. The use of the rig for air flow/pressure and grain drying drop experiments is described and the relevant theory is presented. It is not a rig for drying significant quantities of grain.
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ItemLocally made equipment for teaching and research in agricultural engineering. Manual No.6. Measurement of air flow with orifice plates( 2003)This eprint provides information on the use of this equipment for teaching and research. This manual, which is one of a series on locally made equipment for teaching and research in agricultural engineering, presents data for the selection of an orifice plate diameter to measure air flow with a given pressure drop and the method of calculation of air flow rate for a given orifice plate with a measured pressure drop.
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ItemLocally made equipment for teaching and research in agricultural engineering. Manual No.5. Seed drill calibration and distribution rig( 2003)The eprint provides information on the design and use of equipment for teaching and research. This manual, which is one of a series on locally made equipment for teaching and research in agricultural engineering, describes a rig for determining the calibration of and distribution from seed drills.The rig is specified by means of construction drawings. Sources of supply for purchased items are given. The method of using the rig and of analysing the data are given for both random and for spacing (precision) drills.
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ItemLocally made equipment for teaching and research in agricultural engineering. Manual No.4. Spray callibration and distribution rig( 2003)This eprint provides information on the design and use of this equipment for teaching and research. This manual, which is one of a series on locally made equipment for teaching and research in agricultural engineering, describes a rig for determining the calibration of, and distribution from, agricultural spray nozzles. The rig is specified in terms of a basic circuit diagram and construction drawings; sources of supply for the components and other data on spray nozzles are also given. The method of using the rig is explained, together with the interpretation of the results.
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ItemLocally made equipment for teaching and research in agricultural engineering. Manual No.3. Tillage dynamometer( 2003)This eprint provides information on the design and use of this equipment for teaching and research. This manual, which is one of a series on locally made equipment for teaching and research in agricultural engineering, describes a dynamometer for measuring the draught forces on tillage tools with a single force cell. The dynamometer is specified by means of construction drawings. Sources of supply for purchased components are given, together with the method of analysing and using the dynamometer.
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ItemLocally made equipment for teaching and research in agricultural engineering. Manual No.2.2. Tractor dynamometer( 2003)This eprint provides information on the design and use of this equipment for teaching and research. This manual, which is one of a series on locally made equipment for teaching and research in agricultural engineering, describes a dynamometer for testing small tractors on soft and firm surface conditions. The dynamometer is stationary and the tractor operates via a rope and drum against the action of the disc brake in a 'pull-out' mode. The frictional force generated between the brake pads and the disc is used to determine the draught. The dynamometer is specified by construction drawings and an associated parts list; sources of supply are provided for the major parts to be purchased. The method of calibration and use of the dynamometer are described.A vehicle for testing small tractors and animals on firm surfaces (and based on the same loading system) is described in Manual No 2.1.
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ItemLocally made equipment for teaching and research in agricultural engineering. Manual No.2.1. Animal/tractor dynamometer( 2003)This eprint provides information on the design and use of this equipment for teaching and research. This manual, which is one of a series on locally made equipment for teaching and research in agricultural engineering, describes a load vehicle for testing animals and small tractors on firm surfaces.It is based on a towed vehicle with a disc brake which is driven from ground wheels. The frictional force generated between the brake pads and the disc is used to determine the draught. The vehicle is specified by construction drawings and an associated parts list; sources of supply are provided for the major parts to be purchased. The method of calibration and use of the vehicle is described.A dynamometer, suitable for testing small tractors on soft and firm soils (based on the same loading system), is described in Manual No 2.2.
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ItemSpatial enablement of government and NSDI - policy implications( 2007)Spatial enablement uses the concept of place and location to organise information and processes and is now a ubiquitous part of eGovernment and broader government ICT strategies. In this regard, the development of a spatially enabled government was a key outcome of the 17th United Nations Cartographic Conference for Asia and the Pacific (UNRCC-AP) and 12th meeting of the UN supported Permanent Committee for GIS Infrastructure for Asia and the Pacific (PCGIAP) in September 2006 in Bangkok, Thailand. This outcome lead to Working Group 3 (formerly Cadastre) of the PCGIAP to refocus its activities on Spatially Enabled Government as part of developing National Spatial Data Infrastructures (NSDI). In conjunction with the GSDI Association, WG3 (Spatially Enabled Government) of the PCGIAP hold a dedicated workshop on “Spatial enablement of government and NSDI – policy implications” during the 13th PCGIAP meeting in Seoul, Korea on 12th June 2007. The focus of the workshop was on commencing dialogue in and better understating the concept of spatially enablement of government and further to better understand and describe the legal and economic issues and policies on global and regional level in the development and implementation of SDIs in supporting this concept. The key issues that were highlighted concerned the importance of the use of spatial data and services in different government activities internationally, international trends in research to spatially enabling government, the research problems facing implementation efforts and the role that spatially enabled government plays as part of eGovernment strategies of meeting sustainable development objectives. This paper presents and discusses the contents and outcomes of this workshop as well as a conference conducted in this area in Australia. In addition, the opportunities, issues and challenges involve in the design and development of a spatially enabled government will presented. The paper further discusses the policy drivers and the legal trends for the development of SDI’s as enabling platforms facilitating this spatially enabling government process.