Browsing Working Papers by Author "Sharan, Girja"

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    • Agricultural mechanization in Gujarat 

      Sharan, Girja (2010-03-13)
      The growth of agricultural implements used in Gujarat was examined on the basis of Livestock Census data of 1951, 56, 61, 66, 72. The total power now available on Gujarat farms comes to 0.6 hp/hect; if pumping sets are ...

    • Agricultural mechanization, related industry and education and research instutions in China 

      Sharan, Girja (2010-03-13)
      Based on the papers presented at the Seminar yFarm Mechanization for Small Scale Peasant Farmingz held in Hangjhou, Peoples Republic of China (June 1982), the information obtained from a tour of Southern China undertaken ...

    • Analysis of congestion in wholesale vegetable and fruit market of ahmedabad 

      Sharan, Girja; Madhavan, T.; Siripurapu, S. C. B.; Kumar, M. Krishna (2010-03-31)
      Regulated Wholesale Markets in cities are the first destination of vegetables and fruits meant for fresh retailing. Congestion, crowding and litter are the striking features of these markets. Although the produce spends ...

    • Availability and work targets of bulldozers 

      Kalro, A. H.; Sharan, Girja; Krishna Kumar, M. (2010-04-05)
      Setting work targets for machines is an important task for engineering managers, especially where they operate large fleets with machines of different makes and ages. Setting uniform work targets is easier but it does not ...

    • Choosing product features through users response: solar cookers 

      Sharan, Girja; Naik, Gopal (2010-03-31)
      The use of cooker in breakfast was limited. Dal, Rice, Khichadi, Kheer, Handva done in cookers tasted comparatively better, but not the vegetables. Preference of users for attributes of cookers was assessed through cojoint ...

    • Comparison of Vastrapur cartons with conventional wood carton based on laboratory tests 

      Sharan, Girja; Dave, Umang; Srivastava, S. M. (2009-12-12)
      Three different CFB cartons were designed. Prototypes were tested for compression, vibration and drop. The results are presented and discussed.

    • Cropping in Arid Area Greenhouse 

      Sharan, Girja; Jethva, Kamlesh (2009-08-21)
      In hot, arid regions, yields are low and unstable, growing season limited to one. Greenhouses can stabilize and improve yields and extend seasons. But their adoption is impeded by the requirement of large amount of water ...

    • Demand for Farm Tractors: Two Models 

      Sharan, Girja (2012-10-11)
      Demand prediction for farm tractors is of interest to industry and government. Two different models were developed earlier. One termed a casual model was similar to a model of a process driven by potential difference. The ...

    • Design of greenhouse irrigation system at Bhujodi 

      Sharan, Girja; Pilare, Vasant R. (Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad, 1998-12-01)
      Kutch is extremely arid, hot and short in agricultural quality ground water. Greenhouse is expected to reduce water requirement in such conditions. It is for this reason that this approach is being followed. In the write-up ...

    • Development of Corrugated Fiber Board Cartons for Long Distance Transport of Tomato in India 

      Sharan, Girja; Srivastav, S.; Rawale, Kishor P.; Dave, Umang (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 ...

    • Dew yield from passive condensers in a coastal arid area - Kutch 

      Sharan, Girja (2010-07-27)
      Dewfall occurs over a season of nine months in coastal arid district of Kutch. Quantity too is appreciable. A research program has been started to develop efficient passive condensers to harvest dew and use it as a ...

    • Earth Tube Heat Exchangers for Environmental Control of Farm Buildings in Semi-arid Northwest India 

      Sharan, Girja (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 ...

    • Effectiveness of reflective insulation in box Solar cooker 

      Sharan, Girja (2009-12-12)
      In this paper, we present comparative performance of box solar cooker fitted with reflective insulation and the cooker with the usual glasswool insulation. It is found that reflective insulation made of Alseal with one air ...

    • Engineering the agriculture in Kutch: Fodder Factory -1 

      Sharan, Girja (2009-12-12)
      This paper discusses the concept of controlled environment agriculture which may be necessary to bring arid areas like Kutch under production.

    • Environment control of greenhouse at Bhujodi 

      Sharan, Girja; Pilare, Vasant R. (Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad, 1998-11-01)
      This write-up contains air temperature data and preliminary analysis of cooling requirement for greenhouse at Bhujodi. Examination of the temperature data showed that night time temperatures remain high enough most of the ...

    • Estimates of back - up needed in box cooker in different regions using simulation 

      Sharan, Girja; Pilare, Vasant R. (2009-12-14)
      In this paper estimates of backup needed in eleven locations have been presented. Estimates were made using a duly validated mathematical model of box cooker and climatic conditions of each location.

    • Estimating strength of electrical back - up for box solar cooker using simulation 

      Sharan, Girja; Chaudhuri, T. K. (2009-12-12)
      In this paper we use simulation to estimate the strength of back-up needed in Ahmedabad region to make the box cooker usable throughout the year. A lumped parameter model is made of double glazed cooker marketed in Gujarat. ...

    • Feasibility of integrating solar desalination 

      Sharan, Girja; Kumar, Sanjay (2009-12-12)
      In this paper, we examine via simulation, feasibility of using solar stills as partial source of water to irrigate crops inside polyhouses. Need to consider such a possibility arose in the course of our work in Kutch, a ...

    • Feasibility of Integrating Solar Desalination with Greenhouse Systems in Semi-Arid Region of North-west India 

      Sharan, Girja (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 ...

    • Fertilizer plant modelling: a simulation study 

      Sharan, Girja; Tripathy, A.; Kumar, M. Krishna (2010-04-05)
      A Simulation model of a fertilizer plant has been made. It includes activities from production to despatch, from the plant site. Input to the model is daily demand which comes to the plant as despatch instructions. The ...