Vol. 9 (5) : September-October 2018 issue
Green Farming Vol. 9 (5) : 892-896 ; September-October, 2018
Analysis of engineering properties of shrimp feed pellets
MOHAMMAD TANVEER1*, M. SIVAKUMAR2, S. BALASUBRAMANIAN3, M. VIKNESWARAN4, S. SABANAYAGAM5 and P. JAGAN6
College of Fisheries Engineering, Tamil Nadu Dr. J. Jayalalithaa Fisheries University, Panangudi, Nagapattinam – 611 002 (Tamil Nadu)
Designation : 1,2Assistant Professor *(nobletanveer@gmail.com), 3Dean, 4,5,6Senior Research Fellow
Subject : Agriculture & Applied Zoology : Vermicompost and Earthworm, Fisheries, Rodent, Wild Animals
Paper No. : P-7426
Total Pages : 5
Received : 12 September 2018
Revised accepted : 04 October 2018
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Citation :
MOHAMMAD TANVEER, M. SIVAKUMAR, S. BALASUBRAMANIAN, M. VIKNESWARAN, S. SABANAYAGAM and P. JAGAN. 2018. Analysis of engineering properties of shrimp feed pellets. Green Farming Vol. 9 (5) : 892-896 ; September-October, 2018
ABSTRACT
This study present a helpful information about different types of commercially available shrimp feed pellets. The shrimp types taken for the current study are BLANCA 7701, 7702, 7703, 7704, 7703 P, 7704 S. It will be a useful database for the people who work in the intensive shrimp farming. It also helps them in solving problems related to feed handling and storage. The main objective of this work was to study the physical and mechanical properties of six different types of shrimp feed pellets. These properties include: actual diameter, length, surface area, volume, bulk density, moisture content, water absorption, settling velocity, static coefficient of friction and repose angle.
The actual diameter of shrimp feed pellets value ranged from 1.87 to 2.17 mm. The surface area of shrimp feed pellets value ranged from 17.46 to 46.99 mm2. The volume of shrimp feed pellets ranged from 5.6 to 21.4 mm3. The bulk density of pellets of fish feed value ranged from 547 to 768 kg m-3. The moisture content of shrimp feed pellets is around 12 %. The settling velocity of shrimp feed pellets value ranged from 0.02 to 0.1 ms-1. The static coefficient of friction of shrimp feed pellets value ranged from 0.41 to 0.58. The repose angle of shrimp feed pellets value ranged from 22.3° to 30.31°. The percentage of weight gain by shrimp feed pellets due to water absorption was found out to be maximum after 10 minutes of immersion.
Key words :
Angle of repose, Bulk density, Settling velocity, Shrimp feed pellets, Static friction.