Analysis of the degree of impurity of raw cotton when using a U-shaped receiving chamber in a combined cotton harvester

Abstract

The article considers the possibility of reducing the degree of impurityof machine-picked raw cotton. An analysis of the main factors influencing the cotton impurity was conducted. It was established that, to a large extent, raw cotton is clogged in the receiving chamber, where it is transported from the working apparatus. A new design of U-shaped receiving chamber was developed and tested. The results of field and theoretical studies are presented. A mathematical model is proposed for the computational-empirical determination of the degree of impurity of raw cotton harvested by machines. The new U-shaped receiving chamber has improved the quality of machine harvesting of raw cotton by reducing its impurity. Deviations of experimental and calculated data do not exceed 4-9%.

Investigation of The Technological Process of Work and Justification of the Parameters of Raw Cotton

“…Analyzing the above, it should be noted that the existing method of harvesting and transportation has a number of significant drawbacks and does not meet the requirements for increasing the production of raw cotton. A promising solution to this issue is the use of containers for harvesting, loading and unloading and transportation of raw cotton [17][18][19][20][21][22].…”