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    Twelve appropriate technologies of IMMT, Bhubaneswar has been compiled for small and micro sector to support self-employment. Profiles of these are broadly classified as rural energy, safe drinking water, cooking and heating in pollution free environment, processing and harvesting of cereal and pulses, drying of various materials and food grains, terracotta and pottery etc.

    This would result a sustainable rural development in the country.




    Multipurpose Biomass Drier.

    1. Application :

    The drier is used for drying & heating of various agriculture products, food and industrial materials in a clean environment within a temperature range of 50 0C to 90 0C through burning biomass without using electricity. Drying materials never get contaminated with smoke & combustion gases as indirect drying is always carried out. It is suitable for drying of noodles, vermicelli's, potato chips, vegetables, papad, badi, spices like zinger, onion, garlic, cardamom etc., cereal & pulses, parboiled rice, fish, meat, tea leaves, industrial products, textiles, baking of paint (heat paint) over auto-mobile & furniture etc. Average wood consumption for drying is @ 3.3 kg/hr.

    2. Raw Materials:

    Mild Steel Angle & Sheet, Plywood & Thermocol sheets and G.I. plate.

    3. Process Features:

    The biomass drier functions like an electric drier although it operates by firewood & other biomass. Firewood burns completely in the stove of the integrated heating unit of the drier to release all heat energy, and the heat flux of the flue gas (combustion gas) transmits into the drying materials indirectly through a box type heat exchanger, before it is released to outside through the chimney. The drier maintains a uniform temperature with high thermal efficiency. About 20% to 30% of energy cost & drying period are reduced when compared over electric heated drier.

    4. Market:

    10,000 units/ Year

    5. Status of Commercialisation:

    Commercialised.

    6. Equipment and gadgets:

    Welding and drilling machines, hand tools required for production of drier.

    7. Nature of Enterprise :

    Cottage & Small scale.

    8. Project Economics :

    Capital cost : Rs 10,00,000/-

    India Patent No-715415

    9. Technology Package:

    Know How, engineering drawings, jig and fixture, training and demonstration for fabrication.





    Multi-Fuel Portable Stoves

    1. Application :

    The portable stoves are used for cooking in smokeless condition with reduced fuel consumption and pollution. A variety of solid fuels such as wood, twig, leaf, dung cake, agricultural waste, raw coal, briquettes etc., can be burnt in the stoves at high thermal efficiency (upto 30%) irrespective of different physical & chemical characteristics. Fuel saving is 50% over the traditional cook stoves. Portable in use, Cooking Capacity = 5 to 500 persons with different sizes of the stoves.

    2. Raw Materials:

    Mild steel sheet for fabrication of stove.

    3. Process Features:

    Fixed carbon and volatile components of the fuels burn in the corrugated grate and perforated combustion chamber of the stove respectively, with help of preheated primary and secondary air streams to obtain complete combustion with low excess air. The ash scraper helps to remove ash intermittently during burning of the high ash fuels. Otherwise ash discharges automatically from the stove. High temperature clean flame (800 0C) with reduced smoke, pollution & CO2 gas is always obtained.

    4. Market:

    2 Million Unit stoves per year in India.

    5. Status of Commercialisation:

    The stove has been commercialised by National Programme of Improve Chulha of MNES, Govt. of India, KVIC, NDDB, NGOs, many state government departments etc., in India. More than One million unit stoves have been disseminated since 1990.

    6. Equipment and gadgets:

    Wielding machine, Ball press or Power press, sheet cutting machine required for production.

    7. Nature of Enterprise :

    Cottage & Small scale.

    8. Project Economics :

    Capital cost : Rs.5,00,000/-

    Cost of production of Harsha Cook Stoves

    Capacity:
    1 HARSHA (Family size) : Rs.800/- *
    2 HARSHA (Community size):Rs.5,000/- *
    * As On Oct 2020
    India Patent No : 166168

    9. Technology Package: Detail drawings, training for fabrication.



    Biomass Fixed Chulhas With Chimney

    1. Application :

    Improved low cost fixed chulhas (cook stove) are used for cooking in complete smoke & pollution free environment with reduced fuel consumption. Biomass, Agro-waste and dung cake etc., burn in the chulhas for cooking at high thermal efficiency (25%), which saves 40% fuels over the traditional chulhas. Exhaust gases release outside through a chimney to maintain the kitchen free from smoke or hot gas. The chimney protrudes through the wall or roof of the kitchen as per local conditions and de-carbonisation of the chimney.

    2. Raw Materials:

    Pre-fabricated terracotta simple components, clay, and asbestos cement pipe.

    3. Process Features:

    Fuels burn completely due to continuos flow of air over the char and unburnt fuels in the hearth of the chulha by the suction effect of the chimney. Hot flue gas or smoke does not leak into the kitchen due to low pressure in the chulha. Flame and hot flue gas always glide over bottom surface of the cook pot inside the stove before it is released to the chimney, resulting to high rate of heat transfer from the flame to cook pot. Simple design with cylindrical combustion chamber of the chulha facilitate for ease construction, high thermal efficiency, care free use and high acceptability among the users.

    4. Market:

    2 millions/year

    5. Status of Commercialisation:

    Commercialised by MNES, Govt. of India, OREDA, KVIC, and State Govt. Agency, NGOs etc. More than 3.00 million unit's stoves have been disseminated since 1990.

    6. Nature of Enterprise :

    Tiny & Cottage industry and potters.

    7. Project Economics :

    Capital cost : Rs. 5,00,000/-





    Multi-Fuel Fixed Chulha

    1. Application :

    It is low cost multi-fuel cook stoves and fixed in position. The chulhas (cook stove) are used for cooking in smokeless condition with reduced fuel consumption and pollution. Solid fuels like wood, twig, leaf, dung cake, agriculture waste, raw coal, briquettes etc., can burn in the stoves at high thermal efficiency (20 to 30%) with 40% fuel savings. Cooking capacity: 5 to 500 persons with different size of chulhas.

    2. Raw Materials:

    Mild steel plate for fabrication of the skeleton of this stove & clay for installation.

    3. Process Features:

    The steel parts of the chulha are fabricated in tiny industries. The chulhas are constructed with clay, brick and pre-fabricated steel parts. Complete combustion of the fuels is obtained in the corrugated grate and perforated combustion chamber of the chulha through flow of preheated primary and secondary air streams, like multi-fuel portable stoves. Ash scraper helps for removal of ash from the chulha during burning of high ash fuels.

    4. Market:

    3 Millions/year

    5. Status of Commercialisation:

    The stove has been commercialised by MNES, Govt. of India, OREDA, NGOs and International Organizations in India.

    6. Equipment and gadgets :

    Capital cost : Rs. 3,00,000/-

    7. Nature of Enterprise :

    Tiny and Cottage scale.

    8. Project Economics :

    Capital cost : 50 chulha/day


    9. Technology Package:

    Know How, engineering drawings, jig and fixture, training and demonstration for fabrication.


    "Queen" Coal / Wood Fired Pottery Kiln

    "Queen" Coal / Wood Fired Pottery Kiln

    1. Application :

    It is a low cost coal or wood fired furnace, made with red brick & clay. The 'Queen' kiln sinters (baking) all kinds of potteries/terracotta such as handicrafts, domestic earthenware, roof tiles, water filters etc. at uniform high temperature (800-9000C) in order to obtain good quality and long life of potteries. The kiln operates by dual fuels, such as low grade coal or wood. It reduces 50% fuel consumption & sintering period, 50% pollution & labour over the traditional pottery kilns. Breakage of the potteries during sintering is almost nil.

    2. Raw Materials:

    Ordinary construction red brick, clay, sand, iron grate for construction of the kiln.

    3. Process Features:

    It is a down-draft tunnel kiln inbuilt with a short height chimney. Uniform temperature is easily obtained in few hours during its operation, for which breakage of potteries is negligible and quality of terracotta is superior. Complete combustion of fuels with low excess air is novelty of the furnace. It is a permanent structure. Loading and unloading of potteries are simple and carried out through a door. Therefore firing of potteries is not labour intensive unlike traditional pottery kiln.

    4. Market:

    500 kilns per year.

    5. Status of Commercialisation:

    More than 100 kilns are in operation in Orissa and west Bengal for production of tiles and domestic pottery.

    6. Equipment and gadgets :

    Temperature measuring instruments.

    7. Nature of Enterprise :

    Tiny and Cottage pottery industry.

    8. Project Economics :

    Capacity :100 firing/kiln/year
    Capital cost : Rs 1,00, 000/- to Rs 2, 50, 000/-
    Depending on the size (2.5M
    3 to 6M3 Vol)

    9. Technology Package:

    Know How, engineering drawings, jig and fixture, training and demonstration for fabrication.

    10. Licence Fee :

    Rs.50,000/-+ GST






    Power Operated Grain Winnower

    1. Application :

    This machine is utilised for effective cleaning of various grains during harvesting, such as paddy, wheat, cereals, pulses etc., at a higher output with low energy input. Winnowing capacity is 2000 kg/hr, in case of cleaning paddy, and it consumes 375 watt/hr energy. It operates by 1/2 hp electric motor or engine.

    2. Raw Materials:

    Steel angles and sheets, bearings, V-belt etc.

    3. Process Features:

    The device operates by two specific air jets. Upper air jet fluidises the uncleaned grains, while the lower air jet carries the light materials to a distant place leaving behind the heavy grains. A blower is used for supply of air to the nozzles to create the jets. High degree of cleaning of a variety grains at high capacity is achieved.

    4. Market:

    10,000units/year in agriculture and food processing plants.

    5. Status of Commercialisation:

    Commercialised.

    6. Equipment and gadgets :

    Welding machines, sheet cutting machines etc.

    7. Nature of Enterprise :

    Small Scale fabrication unit.

    8. Project Economics :

    Capacity : 500/Year.
    Investment : Rs.5.00 lakhs.
    Cost of production :Rs.15,000/- per machine.

    9. Technology Package:

    Know How, engineering drawings, jig and fixture, training and demonstration for fabrication.




    Power operated Paddy Thresher-cum-Winnower.

    1. Application :

    It is a low cost machine used for efficient threshing of paddy (removal of grains from the paddy plants) with reduced labour input and grain loss in crop residue. The Thresher operates by one hp electric motor or diesel engine. It separates paddy grains from the straw completely. Threshing capacity of the machine is 300Kg/hr paddy, compared to 35Kg/hr by manual methods. It is a hold-on type open thresher and cheapest in price.

    2. Raw Materials:

    Mild steel angle, rod and sheet, bearings, V- belt, 1 HP Electric motor/oil engine etc.

    3. Process Features:

    The rotating spikes of the machine remove the grains from the straw when the bundles of ripe paddy plants are shown to the machine. This machine operates by power or manual. It reduces 60% threshing cost and increases 10% yield when compared over the traditional threshing methods.

    4. Market:

    100,000 units/year through out India.

    5. Status of Commercialisation:

    Commercialised in India. More than 1, 50,000 machines are disseminated since 1992.

    6. Equipment and gadgets :

    Welding machines, cutting machines, jigs & fixtures.

    7. Nature of Enterprise :

    Small Scale fabrication unit.

    8. Project Economics :

    Capacity : 300 units/year
    Capital cost : Rs.10.00 lakhs.
    Cost of production : Rs.18,000/- per machine.


    9. Technology Package:

    Know How, engineering drawings, jig and fixture, training and demonstration for fabrication.





    Multipurpose Oven

    1. Application :

    Cooking, baking, space heating and drying operations in clean environment, with minimal fuel consumption, can be carried out efficiently by the Multi-purpose oven. The bukhary operates by fire wood, agro-wastes etc. in a complete smokeless environment.

    2. Raw Materials:

    Mild Steel sheet, angles and plates, galvanised Iron sheet for fabrication of the oven.

    3. Process Features:

    Cooking and space heating are carried together, suitable for hilly areas. The space heating and drying can be carried out around the oven in a confined space without leakage of smoke/gas. 80% Thermal efficiency is achieved during space heating or drying.

    4. Market:

    10 lakhs units/year in India

    5. Status of Commercialisation:

    Propagated in North Eastern States

    6. Equipment and gadgets :

    Welding machines, drilling machines.

    7. Nature of Enterprise :

    Cottage and Small Scale.

    8. Project Economics :

    Capacity : 10 Bukhary/day
    Capital cost : Rs.5.0 lakhs
    Cost of production : Rs. 5,000/unit.


    9. Technology Package:

    Know How, engineering drawings, jig and fixture, training and demonstration for fabrication.



    TERAFIL (Terracotta) Water Filter.

    1. Application :

    TERAFIL is a low cost burnt red clay porous media (disc/candle), used for filtration & treatment of turbid raw water into clean drinking water for domestic/ community applications. Suspended particles, sediment, iron & many heavy metals, micro-organism, colour & bad odour etc are separated from raw water effectively during filtration, without clogging the core of the TERAFIL. It can be fixed with any container for purification of water. Quality of product water is within BIS limits, especially for turbidity, iron & micro-organisms. Cost of purification is within Rs.3/- per ton of product water, considering total cost of plant. It operates without electricity, spent water and sludge management. Average life of TERAFIL media is three years. 50 to 1,00,000 lit/day capacity filter/plants is available for domestic, online & community applications.

    2. Raw Materials:

    Pottery clay, sand & wood saw dust for preparation of TERAFIL media (disc/candle).

    3. Process Features:

    TERAFIL is prepared out of a mixture of sand, red clay & wood saw dust. Terafil media comprises of thin clay walls (clay membranes) and each clay wall separated by large size pores. The thin clay walls contain ultra-fine capillary openings (sub-micron in size) which bridge the pores. Raw water flows from one pore to anther through capillary openings during filtration in Terafil media, leaving behind sediments, suspended particles etc., on top surface of Terafil. Terafil helps for effective filtration & treatment of raw water into clean drinking water. Terafil is fitted at the bottom of any container for filtration and treatment of raw water.

    4. Market:

    10 lakhs/yr

    5. Status of Commercialisation:

    Commercialised through technology transfer to more than 120.

    6. Equipment and gadgets :

    Grinding and mixing machine, Kiln, Jigs & fixtures for preparation of TERAFIL.

    7. Nature of Enterprise :

    Micro/ cottage / small scale Industry

    8. Project Economics :

    For production capacity = 2000 units/month (domestic size)
    Capital investment : Rs. 15.00 lakhs


    9. Technology Package:

    Know How, Engineering drawings, jig and fixture, training and demonstration for fabrication.

    10. Licence Fee :

    For MSME: Rs.50,000/-+ GST


    Power operated Pulse Thresher-cum-Winnower

    1. Application :

    The machine is used for efficient threshing and winnowing of matured crop of different pulses, irrespective of shape & size of plants & grains, such as green gram, black gram, arhar, horse gram, lentil etc with minimum power consumption and labour input. The crop residue is also crushed to small sizes during threshing for animal feed. 50% harvesting cost is reduced and 10% yield is increased over the traditional threshing methods since grain loss in crop residue is reduced to nil & rate of harvesting is 2 to 3 times faster. Threshing and winnowing capacity is 600 kg/hr dry crops. The machine operates by 2 or 3 hp electric motor or oil engine. Semi-automatic and fully automatic Pulse threshers are available.

    2. Raw Materials:

    Mild Steel Sheet, angle, 2 HP electric motor, V-belt etc.

    3. Process Features:

    It is a vertical flow thresher and dry crop moves vertically inside the machine. Opening of pods and crushing of crop residues are carried out by a shear mechanism of the fixed and moving beaters of the machine. The grains are separated from the crop residue by the winnower.

    4. Market:

    10,000 machines per year.

    5. Status of Commercialisation:

    Commercialised in Orissa, India.

    6. Equipment and gadgets :

    Lathe, Welding machine, drilling machine, sheet-bending machine.

    7. Nature of Enterprise :

    Small Scale Industry.

    8. Project Economics :

    For production capacity : 300 machine/annum.
    Capital Investment : Rs.15.00 lakhs
    Unit cost of Fully Automatic Pulse thresher-cum- Winnower : Rs.1,00,00/-

    9. Technology Package:

    Know How, engineering drawings, jig and fixture, training and demonstration for fabrication.


    Energy Efficient Low cost Bakery Oven

    1. Application :

    It is a wood fired bakery oven suitable for tiny bakery unit and households. The oven is low cost and portable in use. The oven bakes bread (loaf) and other confectionaries in a uniform temperature burning biomass, without using electricity or gas/oil. The oven attains the baking temperature within 15 minutes after ignition of fuels. The oven consumes less fuel for which it reduces 60% baking cost over the traditional ovens. It bakes more than 32 pieces of loaf (400gm. Each) consuming 6 kg firewood in an hour by one person.

    2. Raw Materials:

    Mild steel sheet & sections and GI sheet.

    3. Process Features:

    It is equipped with a combustor, an oven and a chimney, which are connected each other. Biomass burns completely in the combustor and hot flue gas flows to the insulated oven through the suction effect of the chimney. The device functions in down draft principle for which a uniform temperature in the oven is easily maintained. Smoke & pollution are reduced drastically due to complete combustion of fuels in the combustor.

    4. Market:

    There is always demand for food material. A tiny scale bakery unit can serve a population of 1000 families.

    5. Status of Commercialisation:

    Commercialised in Orissa and other parts of India.

    6. Equipment and gadgets :

    Welding & drill machine, hand tools for fabrication.

    7. Nature of Enterprise :

    Tiny & small scale industry.

    8. Project Economics :

    Total Investment : Rs.5,00,000/-
    Cost of Oven : Rs.20,000/-
    India Patent No-715415

    9. Technology Package:

    Design, drawings and training package for multipurpose oven. Making of breads and cakes training can be taken up with Institute of Hotel Management.

    10. Licence Fee :



    Wood Combustor for drying large Cardamom

    1. Application :

    It is a wood fired portable furnace suitable for improvement of the traditional large cardamom (spice) drier in cardamom growing areas of Himalayan states and hilly areas of India. The combustor burns firewood completely in smokeless environment and supply clean hot gas to the stalk of green cardamom capsules for drying. It can be fitted in the traditional bhati (drier) or in improved bhati for drying of large cardamom raw capsules. The combustor reduces 50% of wood consumption, curing period and also pollution, which improves the quality of the dried cardamom.

    2. Raw Materials:

    Mild steel angle and sections.

    3. Process Features:

    The wood combustor is portable and detachable, which is simply pushed into the traditional cardamom bhati (drier) for burning of wood in smokeless environment. The combustor supplies clean & hot flue gas evenly to the layers of raw cardamom capsules over the bamboo mat or wire net for drying in a temperature range of 50 oC to 150 oC as per requirement Method of drying of cardamom capsules is same as in traditional process, for high acceptability among the farmers is achieved.

    4. Market:

    100 machines in a year in Sikkim, Arunancal Pradesh and other North-East states of India.

    5. Status of Commercialisation:

    Commercialised in the state of Sikkim, Arunancal Pradesh and other North-East states of India.

    6. Equipment and gadgets :

    Welding machine, Shear cutting machine & hand tools.

    7. Nature of Enterprise :

    Small Scale Industry.

    8. Project Economics :

    For production capacity : 100 machine/annum
    Capital Investment : Rs.5,00,000/-
    Unit cost of Cardamom Drier : Rs.20,000/-

    9. Technology Package:

    Know How, engineering drawings, jig and fixture, training and demonstration for fabrication.







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