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ABSTRACT iv

LIST OF TABLES viii

LIST OF FIGURES ix

1 Introduction 1

1.1 Agriculture 1

1.2 Solar energy 2

2 Literature survey 4

2.1 Agriculture 7

2.2 Renewable energy 8

2.3 Benefits of natural energy 9

2.4 Solar energy 9

2.5 Objectives 10

3 Methodology 11

4 Description of equipments 12
 4.1. Pump 12

4.2. Solar panel 13

4.3. Battery 14

4.4. DC Motor 16

4.5. Tank 16

4.6. Nozzle 17

5 Design of equipment and drawing 18

5.1. Machine components 18

5.2. Drawing 18

6 Working principle and comparison 19

6.1. Working principle 19

6.2.Comparison 19

7 Merits and demerits 20

7.1. Merits 20

7.2. Demerits 20

8 Applications 21

9 List of materials 22

9.1. Factors determining the choice of 22

 materials

9.1.1. Properties 22

9.1.2. Manufacturing cost 23

9.1.3. Quality required 23

9.1.4. Availability of material 23

9.1.5. Space consideration 24

9.1.6. Cost 24

10 Cost estimation 25

12 Conclusion 26
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6 Comparison of sprayers 19
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3.1 Process flow chart 11

4.1 Solar panel 13

4.2 Battery 15

5.1 Drawing for proposed solar sprayer 18