Mechanization in Sugar Beet Cultivation

Tuğrul, Koç Mehmet

doi:10.1007/978-981-19-2730-0_24

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“…Sugar beets are mainly used for sugar production in the food sector, but are also used to produce bio-based products for the pharmaceuticals, plastics, and textiles industries, and for ethanol production [7]. Sugar beet leaves and tops are used as high-quality animal feed since they are rich in nutrients and are also used as raw material for biogas production [8]. Unfortunately, beet tops are often not collected after cutting but simply crushed and spread on the soil, making them unusable for animal fodder [9].…”

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confidence: 99%

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Theoretical Study of the Motion of a Cut Sugar Beet Tops Particle along the Inner Surface of the Conveying and Unloading System of a Topping Machine

Pascuzzi,

Bulgakov,

Holovach

et al. 2024

AgriEngineering

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One of the most delicate operations in the sugar beet harvesting process is removing the tops from the heads of the root crops without any mechanical damages. The aim of this study is to improve the design of the conveying and unloading system of the sugar beet topper machine. In this paper, a mathematical model of the motion of a cut beet tops particle M, along the conveying and unloading system, has been developed to support the evaluation of kinematic and design parameters, depending on the rotational speed of the thrower blade, the air flow speed, the required ejection speed of particle M, and the position of the trailer that moves alongside the harvester. It has been established that increasing the speed Va of the top particle M, which has left the end of the blade of the thrower, leads to an increase in the arc coordinate S(t) of its movement along the cylindrical section of the casing. Within the range of the speed change from 4 m·s–1 to 8 m·s–1, the value of the arc coordinate S(t) increases by 1.4 times during time t = 0.006 s. Moreover, a rapid decrease in speed V is observed with an increase in the length x of the discharge chute.

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“…Due to the fragility of sugar beets and the stringent requirements for the quality of the final product, harvesting is a crucial operation [8][9][10]. Efficient and high-quality harvesting, using specialized machines such as multi-row self-propelled harvesters, is mandatory [11][12][13][14].…”

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confidence: 99%