Experimental Investigation of Bionic Soil-Engaging Blades 
For Soil Adhesion Reduction by Simulating 
Armadillidium Vulgare Body Surface

Massah, Jafar; Roudbeneh, Fatemeh Hassanpour; Roudbeneh, Zeinab Hassanpour; Vakilian, Keyvan Asefpour

doi:10.35633/inmateh-60-11

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“…Armadillidium vulgare, resembling an earthworm, possesses a smooth body surface capable of reducing soil adhesion [60]. Massah et al [61] applied the body surface geometry of armadillos to a rotary tiller blade. The results demonstrated the effectiveness of the bionic rotary tiller blade in reducing the soil-cutting resistance, especially in moist soil conditions.…”

Section: Structural Optimization Designmentioning

confidence: 99%

Research Progress on the Wear Resistance of Key Components in Agricultural Machinery

Wang,

Li,

Nie

et al. 2023

Materials

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Agricultural mechanization is crucial in enhancing production efficiency, alleviating labor demands, reducing costs, improving agricultural product quality, and promoting sustainable development. However, wear and tear are inevitable when using agricultural machinery. The failure of critical wear-resistant parts is responsible for over 50% of rural machinery breakdowns. For instance, a domestic combine harvester typically only operates trouble-free for 20 to 30 h, and the service life of a rotary plow knife is approximately 80 h. Investigating the wear performance of key farm machinery components reinforces machinery design and maintenance strategies, extends machinery lifespans, enhances agricultural production efficiency, and advances agrarian sustainability. This paper provides a comprehensive overview of the latest research on the wear resistance of crucial agricultural machinery components. It delves into the factors influencing the wear resistance of these components and explores current effective measures to address wear-related issues. Additionally, it also summarizes the challenges and opportunities in researching the wear performance of key components in agricultural machinery and future development directions.

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Section: Structural Optimization Designmentioning

confidence: 99%

Research Progress on the Wear Resistance of Key Components in Agricultural Machinery

Wang,

Li,

Nie

et al. 2023

Materials

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“…This mobility feature is undoubtedly related to their peculiar body surface morphology. The corrugated surface model analysis shows that a corrugated surface can effectively reduce the soil adhesion area, reduce the negative air pressure at the interface, limit the continuity of the water film, and improve the lubrication of the interface and reduce the viscosity and resistance (Massah et al,2020).…”

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Design and Drag Reduction Performance Analysis of a Potato Harvest Shovel Based on the Surface Texture Characteristics of Pangolin Scale

ZHAO,

YU,

et al. 2023

INMATEH

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Taking into account the physicochemical properties of soil and the complexity of adhesion interface, how to improve the soil adhesion on the mechanical surface is a crucial technical issue. In order to lower the increasing resistance caused by soil adhesion on the surface of a digging shovel in potato harvesting, a potato digging shovel with a non-smooth surface structure was designed based on bionics theory. Based on testing physical and mechanical properties of soil, a soil groove model corresponding to soil physical properties and particle model physical properties was established through a combination of simulation and physical tests, and a simulation test for evaluating the drag reduction performance was conducted. The simulation comparison test results show that the performance of the bionic digging shovel is better than that of the traditional potato digging shovel, regardless of whether the broken soil rate or the working resistance is reduced, and the soil adhered to the mechanical surface can be effectively reduced by 93.3%. The research results can provide ideas and methods for solving the adhesion problem between machinery and soil.

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“…Meanwhile, scholars have also conducted detailed research on the problem of preventing soil adhesion in the soil-touching parts of no-tillers. Jafar Massah, Iran et al designed corrugated blades by simulating the body geometry of armadillo (Massah et al, 2020). Massah Jafar et al optimized the design of soil tilling components based on the bionic electro osmosis technology and the biometric features of animal body surface to reduce the adhesion of soil (Massah et al, 2021).…”

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Improved Design and Experiment of Anti-Clay Adhesion for Notillage Maize Planter Seeding Monomer

FU,

LI,

HAO

et al. 2023

INMATEH

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When the seeding monomer of no-tillage maize planter operates in sticky and wet soil, soil bonding and blocking of soil-touching parts will occur to different degrees, leading to functional failure and affecting the quality of seeding operation. Aiming to improve the anti-adhesion property with minimum cost, a seeding monomer is modified to operate in sticky and wet soil with the support of TRIZ (Theory of Inventive Problem Solving). There are two major scheme adjustments, including self-cleaning seedbed collating device and split gauge wheel. The Su-field model of seedbed collating device is constructed, and the design scheme of smaller wavy coulter and dirt scraper is proposed on the basis of the standard-solution tool and water-film theory. And the parameters of the wave are determined on account of force analysis of soil particles and bionic earthworm. Based on the systemic-functional analysis of the seeding depth-limiting device and the force analysis of gauge wheel during operation, a split type of depth-gauge wheel with large lug hole is designed. As a result, the field trial demonstrates that the improved monomer could meet the operation requirements of clay soil with the water content of 15%-25%. Compared with the original model, the residual clay content is decreased (seedbed collating device 57.5%, gauge wheel seeding depth-limiting device 10%). This study can provide reference for the anti-adhesion design of soil-contacting parts of agricultural machinery.

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Experimental Investigation of Bionic Soil-Engaging Blades For Soil Adhesion Reduction by Simulating Armadillidium Vulgare Body Surface

Cited by 8 publications

References 19 publications

Research Progress on the Wear Resistance of Key Components in Agricultural Machinery

Research Progress on the Wear Resistance of Key Components in Agricultural Machinery

Design and Drag Reduction Performance Analysis of a Potato Harvest Shovel Based on the Surface Texture Characteristics of Pangolin Scale

Improved Design and Experiment of Anti-Clay Adhesion for Notillage Maize Planter Seeding Monomer

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