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SolCaFe': a solar cooking facility for schools and small catering business in hot arid areas
(2010-04-06)
A solar cafeteria, termed, `SolCafe’ was designed and commissioned at a residential school of hundred children in Kothara-Kutch. In this paper we present the experience of its first
year of operation. Cooking modules of ...
Robust design but indifferent manner of use: family bio-gas plants in Gujarat
(2010-04-06)
Potential for family size biogas plants is estimated to be about 12 lakh in Gujarat. Nearly 2 lakh units have been actually installed by 1993. Deenbandhu model appears to be the most popular. In this paper we present an ...
Greenhouse cultivation in a hot arid area
(2011-09-02)
A facility for controlled environment agriculture is under investigation at Kothara (Kutch), a hot and extremely arid region. It consists of a greenhouse of 120 m2 floor area coupled in closed-loop mode to an earth-tube- ...
Product planning and models of diffusion-I
(2010-04-05)
First purchase sales volume curve of box type solar cooker indicated that the product has passed maturity in Gujarat. We have initiated collaborative redesign work to improve the product. Central element of redesign concept ...
Engineering the agriculture in Kutch: Fodder Factory -1
(2009-12-12)
This paper discusses the concept of controlled environment agriculture which may be necessary to bring arid areas like Kutch under production.
Development of Corrugated Fiber Board Cartons for Long Distance Transport of Tomato in India
(2009-07-25)
Tomato growers of Gujarat , north-west India , traditionally send produce to wholesale market in Ahmedabad city for auction. Growing areas lie about 250-300 km from the city. Growers were constrained to sell ...
Feasibility of Integrating Solar Desalination with Greenhouse Systems in Semi-Arid Region of North-west India
(2009-07-29)
A two-phase project is underway to develop greenhouse systems suitable for water scarce, semi-arid region of north-west India (Kutch). The first phase aimed at studying the effectiveness of natural ventilation ...
Earth Tube Heat Exchangers for Environmental Control of Farm Buildings in Semi-arid Northwest India
(2009-08-03)
A large part of Gujarat in the North-west region of India is semi-arid. The lands are less suited for agriculture. Animal husbandry is therefore common. Productivity of cattle is however also low due to problems of ...
Modeling and Simulation of Condensation on Plastic Condenser Cooling under Night Sky
(2009-07-31)
The Kutch region of north-west India is hot and semiarid, chronically short of drinking water. Dew forms frequently in the areas near the coast, over a span of eight-month (October- May) coinciding with the entire dry ...
Links in the Knowledge Journey of an Idea to Innovation: A Study in the Context of Development of Customized Cartons
(2009-08-03)
This paper identifies and analyses the links in the knowledge journey of an idea to innovation. It tracks the links in the development of customized cartons for packaging tomatoes. The trigger points for the innovation, ...