Dept of Mechanical

Engineering
Submitted by
Basavaraj Patil
INTERNSHIP CARRIED OUT AT MALAPRABHA
SUGARS LTD,M.K.HUBLI
 SHREE MALAPRABHA CO-OPERATIVE SUGAR INDUSTRY was
established in the year 1971, the main purpose is to help sugarcane growers
by purchasing sugar cane in the area. The manufacturing plant is located at
M.k.hubli village, BailhongalTaluk, BelagaviDist, Karnataka. This is a
cooperative sugar factory and is successfully running with all
environmental measures in place. The plant capacity 2500 TCD. The
quality of the factory the crushing capacity is raised to 3500 tones crushing
per day during 1982-83 investing own funds without any financial
assistance from financial institutions.
ABOUT THE COMPANY
 Sugarcane is widely grown crop in India. It provides employment over a million people
directly or indirectly.

CLIMATIC CONDITION AND SEASONS

 Sugar cane is a long duration crop so it can be seen in all the seasons.

 In India sugarcane is planted thrice a year in October, February-March.

PLANTING METHODS
Ridge and Furrow Method - Distance 120 cm
Flat Bed Method - Distance 60-90 cm
Trench or Java Method - 90-120 cm
PROBLEMS OF SUGAR INDUSTRY
Low yield of sugar

Short crushing season

Fluctuating production Trends

Low rate of recovery

High cost of production

Competition with khandsari and gur

 Sugarcane crop should be harvested at right stage of maturity because both
early and delayed harvesting results in loss of quantity and quantity of the final
product.
 Irrigation is withheld for about 10 to 15 days before harvesting.
 The cane is harvested by giving slanting cut at ground level by cane cutting
knife.
 Average yield of sugarcane is 100 Tons\Ha
 It should be crushed within 24 hours after harvesting to avoid reversion of
sucrose into glucose.
Sugar
Power
Other bi- products
1. Molasses
2. Bagasses
3. Distillary

Formula: 12CO2 + 11H2O =C12 H22 O11 + 12 O2

Carbon dioxide + water = sucrose + oxygen
 Feed section
 Mill house
 Boiler section
 Electrical section
 Boiling house
 Workshop section
 Store
 Sugar godown
 Sugarcane juice is extracted by pressing the prepared cane through mills. Each mill
consist of three roller Extracted juice mixed with water is weighed and sent to the
boiling house for further processing. Residual bagases is sent to the boiler for use
as fuel for steam generation.