Calibration Strategy to Determine the Interaction Properties of Fertilizer Particles Using Two Laboratory Tests and DEM

Adilet, Sugirbay; Zhao, Jing; Nukeshev, Sayakhat; Nikolay, Zagainov; Bu, Lingxin; Sugirbayeva, Zhanar; Hu, Guangrui; Muratkhan, Marat; Wang, Zhiwei

doi:10.3390/agriculture11070592

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“…When the pendulum paddle hole-seeding device operates, according to the preset sowing depth and the size of the hole-seeding device, the length of the electric push rod is adjusted to change the installation height of the hole-seeding device (the vertical distance between the center of the hole-seeding device axis and the seedbed belt). The adjustment 14) seed-discharging wheel; (15) guard plate (16) seed brush wheel; (17) seed-discharging wheel dial.…”

Section: Working Principlementioning

confidence: 99%

“…This study focused on widely used mechanical hole seeders, analyzing the seeding principles of hole-seeder hole-forming components, investigating hole-seeder bench test adjustment requirements, and optimizing structural parameters. Through cosimulation analysis using discrete element software EDEM 2020 [16] and multibody dynamics software RecurDyn V9R4 [17], joint simulations were conducted to identify optimal parameter combinations for hole seeders and key components of the hole-forming mechanism. Bench tests and field tests were conducted to validate the performance improvements.…”

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Simulation and Optimization of a Pendulum-Lever-Type Hole-Seeding Device

Zhou,

Dai,

Shi

et al. 2024

Agriculture

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The process of hole seeding on the mulch during full-film double-row furrow corn planting faces issues such as poor seed discharge and seed blockage. To address these challenges, a pendulum-lever-type hole-forming mechanism is designed, along with an adjustment device. By analyzing the working principles of the pendulum-lever-type hole seeder and the adjustment device, the structural parameters of the device are determined. Through theoretical analysis and simulation experiments, three-dimensional models of seeds and hole seeders are constructed. Based on MBD-DEM cosimulation, the trajectory of seed movement and the seeding process of the hole seeder are analyzed to elucidate the effects of the hole-former opening and the number of pendulum bearings on seeding quality. To improve the operational performance of the hole seeder, experiments are conducted using the hole seeder’s rotating disc speed, lever angle of the hole-former, and the number of pendulum bearings as experimental factors, with the qualification index, miss-seeding index, and reseeding index as experimental indicators. A three-factor, three-level Box–Behnken central composite experiment is performed to obtain mathematical models of the relationships between the experimental factors and indicators. Using Design-Expert 12 software, the regression models are optimized for multiple objectives to obtain the optimal parameter combination: a seeder disc speed of 49 r/min (corresponding to a forward speed of 5.76 km/h), a lever angle of 131°, and four pendulum bearings. Under this optimal parameter combination, the qualification index is 91.70%, the miss-seeding index is 4.57%, and the reseeding index is 3.73%. Experimental validation of the seeding performance of the hole seeder under the optimal parameter combination is conducted. Bench tests show that the qualification index, miss-seeding index, and reseeding index are 90.53%, 5.60%, and 3.87%, respectively. Field tests demonstrate a qualification index of 89.13%, a miss-seeding index of 5.46%, and a reseeding index of 6.41%. The actual results are consistent with the optimized values, providing valuable insights for the design and performance optimization of hole seeders.

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Section: Working Principlementioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Introductionmentioning

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Simulation and Optimization of a Pendulum-Lever-Type Hole-Seeding Device

Zhou,

Dai,

Shi

et al. 2024

Agriculture

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“…Fertilizer granular materials play a very important role in agricultural production activities. Calibration of micromechanical parameters of fertilizer particles, the study of the interaction between fertilizer granules and agricultural machinery and equipment, the dual-band application of fertilizer particles, and the application of broken solid organic fertilizers in cultivated land [4], [33], [34], [35], [36] are examples of DEM used in fertilizer simulations.…”

Section: Agricultural Applications Of Demmentioning

confidence: 99%

Agricultural Applications of the Discrete Element Method

Huang,

Keppler

2023

HAE

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The global population has been steadily increasing, putting pressure on available resources, including agricultural land. The decrease of available agricultural land has made it difficult to sustainably produce enough food to feed the growing population. Global warming and water issues have also made it challenging to grow crops, with changing weather patterns and water scarcity affecting yields. To address these challenges, there is a need to modernize agricultural technologies. One of the available possibilities is the improvement of post-harvest technologies. By gaining more knowledge on the mechanical behavior of particulate materials using discrete element modeling, it may be possible to optimize post-harvest technologies for food processing and storage. This could lead to improvements in the quality and safety of food products while reducing waste and increasing efficiency. This paper reviews the key literature concerned with the agricultural applications and DEM parameters calibration of agricultural particles, which generally are corn, rice, wheat, soybean, sunflower seed and soil particles.

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“…These Based on Discrete Element Method 12 . Adilet, S et al in his study, a strategy is presented to identify and select a set of DEM input parameters of granular fertilizers using the central composite design (CCD) to establish the nonlinear relationship between the dynamic macroscopic granular fertilizer properties and the DEM parameters 13 . Yuan, F et al using the EDEM test, the parameters that had a significant impact on the compound fertilizer' resting angle were determined by the fertilizerfertilizer collision recovery coefficient, fertilizerfertilizer rolling friction coefficient, and fertilizersteel static friction coefficient 14 .…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Experiment of rolling friction characteristic of organic fertilizer particle based on high-speed photography

Zhang¹,

Wang

2023

Preprint

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The physical properties of organic fertilizer particle, including the dimension feature, density, Poisson’s rate, shear modulus, coefficient of restitution, coefficient of static fraction, and coefficient of rolling fraction are vital to the design of the drum and the simulation of its working process. There have been many relative studies on them, but no mature theory and accurate method to measure the coefficient of rolling friction has been developed. Only one method based on the principle of conservation of energy gave some enlightenment on the way to achieve it. The experimental materials included several selected organic fertilizer particle, an angle adjustable frame of rail, and two rails which were made of steel, and organic fertilizer particle respectively. The main testing equipment was the Phantom v9.1 high-speed camera, which was produced by Vision Research. The frame rate used in the experiment was 1 000 fps. According to the results of the experiment, the coefficient of rolling friction of different moisture content organic fertilizer particle against steel, and organic fertilizer particle are known as y = 0.0004𝑥2 − 0.0014𝑥 + 0.0246 𝑅2 = 0.9998 , y = 0.0004𝑥2 − 0.001𝑥 + 0.1521 𝑅2 =0.9983 respectively. The data measured can be used for design drum and simulation analysis.

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Calibration Strategy to Determine the Interaction Properties of Fertilizer Particles Using Two Laboratory Tests and DEM

Cited by 19 publications

References 29 publications

Simulation and Optimization of a Pendulum-Lever-Type Hole-Seeding Device

Simulation and Optimization of a Pendulum-Lever-Type Hole-Seeding Device

Agricultural Applications of the Discrete Element Method

Experiment of rolling friction characteristic of organic fertilizer particle based on high-speed photography

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