Technologies

Rural Technologies

Title:

Charka:Modified Bageshwari Wool Charka

Area:

Rural Technologies

Focus Area:

Textile Engineering

Developing Agency:

Rural technology Action Group(RuTAG),Indian Institute of Technology (IIT)Roorkee

Email:

rutag.iitroorkee@gmail.com, saini.rajeshwer@gmail.com

Principal Investigator:

R.P.Saini, Associate Professor, Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Roorkee

Associated NGO:

Collaborated NGO: Himalaya Trust, Bageshwar, Uttarakhand

Start Year:

2010

End Year:

2016

Funding Agency:

Ministry of Panchayti Raj.

Implementing Agency Link:

https://iitr.ac.in/Departments/Hydro%20and%20Renewable%20Energy%20Department/Activities/ruTag.html

Brief Description

Description :

The manual operated charkha has been motorized with speed control mechanism while its foot-paddle operation has been retained, and a reciprocating mechanism has been introduced for uniform filling of the bobbin. Salient Features of Modified Bageshwari Wool Charkha: Operate manual as well as electrically Ease in operation of modified motorized charkha for spinning Introduced foot operated speed controller while its foot-paddle mechanism retained Only 80 Watt power is required and speed can go upto 2000 rpm

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