CERTIFICATE COURSE
Approved By,
Rajarambapu college of Sugar Technology,Islampur
1 Name of Course Certificate course in Sugar Engineering
2 Max. No’s of 15 Students
Student
3 Duration 1 Year(6 Months Theory+ 6 Months In plant Training)
4 Type Part Time
5 No’s Of Days / 5 Days
Week
6 No Of Hours Per 3 Hrs
Day
7 Space Required Class Room = 200 Sq. Feet
8 Admission Diploma in Mechanical /production/Electrical/instrumentation Engg...
Eligibility
9 Objective Of Course To Provide the Training to the Enggs. Regarding the sugar industry
working.
10 Employment Sugar and Allied industry
Opportunity
11 Teacher’s BE,ANSI(Sugar Engg.),Or Diploma Mech./Elec. Engg Plus
Qualification Certificate Course in VSI of sugar engg.
12 Training System Training System Per Week
Theory In-Plant Visit Total
15 hrs 6 hrs 21 hrs
13 Exam. System
Sr.no Subject Th/Pr Hours Max.Marks Min.Marks
1 Extraction of TH 3 100 35
Juice
(Milling)
2 Generation of TH 3 100 35
Steam(Boiler)
3 Generation TH 3 100 35
Of
Power.(Power
Turbine)
4 Inplant
Training
a)Project 200 100
b)Seminar DPR 50 25
c)ViVa 50 25
Total 600 255
Syllabus
1 Subject Name: Extraction of Juice (Milling)
Cane handling and feeding
Cane unloading -Bridge with trolley- having sling bar system-two motion.
Feeder table-size, slope, chain, breaking strength .power consumption etc
Cane carrier-horizontal &inclined carrier length. . Width of carrier, Speed of carrier,
capacity of carrier, power consumption of carrier. Type of carrier 1) Split cane carrier.2)
Rake carrier, 3) Belt carrier.
Cane preparations
Preparation of cane,
various device of cane preparation like chopper, leveler, fibrizer and shredder.
Measurement of preparation index by bulk density method, sieving method, leaching
method.
Mills and mill components
Conventional mill.
Mill Headstocks.
Mill rollers& rollers grooving,
Messchaert groove,
lotus roller,
Mill hydraulic and loading.
Mill bearing,-
Mill pinion
Trash & Scrapper plate,
Mill drives& Mills setting and Imbibitions
Mill drive power requirement, Prime movers for mills, Mill gearing, Mill couplings and
tail bars
Roller setting, pressure feeder setting; underfeed roller setting, chute opening, trash plate
setting, practical optimization of mill setting.
Imbibitions
Object of imbibitions.
Type of imbibitions
Hot and cold water for imbibitions.. Its Merit and demerit
Imbibition control system.
Reference Book.
1] Hand book of cane sugar :E.Hugot
2] Cane sugar engineering:Peter Rain.
3] Machinery &equipments of sugar factory :L.A.Tromp
4] cane sugar hand book R.B.L.Mathur
5] Modern milling of sugar cane :M axwell
6] standard fabrication practices of cane sugar mill Delden.
7] the energy cane alternative, Alexander
Cane sugar manufacturing in India D.P.Kukkarni
2.Subject Name: Generation of Steam(Boiler)
:Steam Generation: (Boiler)
Properties of steam,
Fuels (Bagasse) , characteristics of Bagasse, combustion Bagasse,
Furnaces (Spreader Stoker & Travelling Grate),
Boiler, Super heater, Economizer, Air preheated,
Boiler accessories –feed water tank I.D.&F.D fans Chimney ,electrostatic
participator etc
Boiler Instrumentation & Control
Various flow meter to measured flow like steam, feed water
Level indicator for Drum water.
Pressure indicator for steam pressure,
Temperature indicator for various points. All these points to be connected to data logger
for recording
Boiler water treatment
Use of condensate.
Feed water specification and treatment (Internal & External),
DM & RO Plants, analytical control,
3.Subject Name: Generation Of Power.(Power Turbine)
Power generation
Classification – description & working of extraction & condensing type turbines,
specific steam consumption
Alternator
sugar factory requirements, – size, type, efficiency,
3 phase AC generation, and power transmission system.
Reference Book.
1] Hand book of cane sugar E.Hugot
2] Cane sugar engineering . Peter Rain.
3] Machinery & equipment’s of sugar factory L.A. Tromp
4] cane sugar hand book R.B.L. Mathur
5] Modern milling of sugar cane : M Maxwell
6] standard fabrication practices of cane sugar mill Delden.
7] the energy cane alternative, Alexander
Cane sugar manufacturing in India D.P.Kukkarni
4. In-Plant Training: In sugar factories during season (Engineering section)
A] PROJECT.
a)Introduction:
Factory- Organization structure, Function of all Departments, No of
employees in each department, Detail flow chart of Sugar Factory.
b) Milling:
Technical Specifications Of cane handling and Cane Preparing device,
Working and Operation of Cane handling and cane Preparing Device, Working of
Mills, Size of Mill, RPM of Mill, Hydraulic Load Of Mill, Roller Grooving, Mill
Setting, Lubricant System etc..Imbibitions System, Brix Curve and its significance,
Pumping of juice, Piping Details. Juice Screening arrangement, Juice Weighing
arrangement.
c)Boiler:
Technical Details Of Boiler ,Fuel Management, Boiler Operation, Water
level and control, Boiler Pressure, Make Up Water, Working of DM and RO Plant,
Blow Down System, Economizer, Preheated, Air heater, ID and FD fan, SA fan,
RBC working.
Starting of Boiler, Slow Firing, Rising to the Pressure, Pressure
maintenance, Low boiler Pressure, Back Feeding, Water High/Low Level,
Operational Problem, Instrumentation For Water Level, Boiler Pressure and
Temperatures.
d)Power House:
Turbine, Alternator, AVR Load Distributor, Turbine Heating, Turbine
change Over, Power Factor Maintenance, Steam Consumption, Solving the
Problem like Priming, Low Boiler Pressure, Power Production and Distribution,
Co Generation station.
e) Student Need to Visit all above sections and Prepared the Detail Project report
of Factory which consist of Milling Station, Boiler and Turbine Sections. This
report may include various process carried out in boiling house right from juice
weightment to sugar packing.
B) workshop/seminar Group of students shall arrange workshop/seminar any
topic of above 3 sections.
C) VIVA Students have appeared for VIVA at the time of submitting the Project.
