Design and Experiment of Sweet Potato Ridging and Forming Machine

Chen, Xinyu; Chen, Mingdong; Liu, Mengmeng; Li, Yang; Yang, Deqiu; Wu, Haihua

doi:10.3390/agriculture13081641

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“…Li et al [19] used DEM-MBD coupled simulation and experimental analysis to optimize the parameters related to the soil and tuber separation process in a potato harvester and validated the effectiveness of the simulation model through field tests and error calculations. Chen et al [20] developed a sweet potato ridge-forming machine with a plowshare structure and optimized the surface structure parameters of the plowshare through DEM-MBD coupled simulation, effectively reducing the cultivation resistance during machine operation. Therefore, a chili pepper rotary tillage ridge-mulching machine was designed.…”

Section: Rotary Tillage Ridge Machinerymentioning

confidence: 99%

Discrete Element Method–Multibody Dynamics Coupling Simulation and Experiment of Rotary Tillage and Ridging Process for Chili Pepper Cultivation

Yang,

Zhang,

Zhang

et al. 2024

Agronomy

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Rotary tillage, ridging, and mulching are commonly used cultivation methods for crops such as chili peppers, tomatoes, and strawberries in the arid regions of Northwest China. An integrated machine for rotary tillage, ridging, and mulching was designed by considering the growth characteristics of pepper root systems and the agronomic requirements of ridge beds. The structural parameters and their value ranges for key components such as the rotary tillage device and the ridging device were determined. By introducing the Bonding contact parameter, the soil cohesion between soil particles during the process of rotary tillage and ridging can be simulated. A coupled simulation model using the Discrete Element Method (DEM) and Multibody Dynamics (MBD) is established. The experimental factors selected were rotary tillage depth, ridging roller speed, and machine forward speed. The evaluation indexes were the traction resistance of the stemming roller and the soil compactness of the ridges. A response surface Box–Behnken Design test was carried out to obtain the best working parameters of the rotary tillage and ridging process for chili pepper cultivation as follows: the rotary tillage depth was 176 mm, the ridging roller speed was 283.71 r/min, and the machine forward speed was 0.55 m/s. Field experiments with optimal parameters showed that the ridge top width was 549.2 mm, the ridge bottom width was 750.5 mm, the ridge height was 222.9 mm, the ridge spacing was 1173.1 mm, the surface smoothness of the ridge was 12.3 mm, the width of soil covering the film edge was 76.3 mm, the stability coefficients of the ridge size parameters were all above 91.73%, and the soil compactness after operation was 60.82 KPa. All indicators meet the requirements for the rotary tillage and ridging cultivation of chili peppers in arid regions, providing reference for the design of rotary tillage and ridging mulching implements and the development of sustainable agriculture.

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Section: Rotary Tillage Ridge Machinerymentioning

confidence: 99%