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Evaluation of Soil-Cutting and Plant-Crushing Performance of Rotary Blades with Double-Eccentric Circular-Edge Curve for Harvesting Cyperus esculentus

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  • Hao Zhu

    (College of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering, Qingdao Agricultural University, Qingdao 266109, China)

  • Xiaoning He

    (College of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering, Qingdao Agricultural University, Qingdao 266109, China)

  • Shuqi Shang

    (College of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering, Qingdao Agricultural University, Qingdao 266109, China)

  • Zhuang Zhao

    (College of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering, Qingdao Agricultural University, Qingdao 266109, China)

  • Haiqing Wang

    (College of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering, Qingdao Agricultural University, Qingdao 266109, China)

  • Ying Tan

    (College of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering, Qingdao Agricultural University, Qingdao 266109, China)

  • Chengpeng Li

    (College of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering, Qingdao Agricultural University, Qingdao 266109, China)

  • Dongwei Wang

    (College of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering, Qingdao Agricultural University, Qingdao 266109, China)

Abstract

Severe plant entanglement and high power consumption are the main problems of the up-cut rotary blade during Cyperus esculentus harvesting. Optimization of the rotary blade edge can enhance the soil-cutting and plant-crushing performance. In this study, the double-eccentric circle method was used to design the edge curve of the IT245 rotary blade. The edge curve’s dynamic sliding-cutting angle of equidistant points was analyzed to verify that the optimized rotary blade (IT245P) met the requirements of Cyperus esculentus harvesting. In order to accurately simulate the fragmentation of Cyperus esculentus plants after interaction with the rotary blade, the Hertz–Mindlin with Bonding contact model was selected to establish the flexible model of Cyperus esculentus plants. The plant–soil–rotary blade discrete element model was constructed to conduct simulation tests with power consumption and the plant-crushing ratio as evaluation indexes. The field experiment was carried out with tillage depth stability and power consumption as the experimental indexes. The results of the simulation test and field experiment showed that the power consumption of the IT245P rotary blade was reduced by 13.10%, and the plant-crushing rate was increased by 11.75% compared with the IT245 rotary blade. The optimal operating parameters were 1.08 m/s for forward speed, 107.11 mm for tillage depth, and 258.05 r/min for shaft speed. Under such a combination, the tillage depth stability and the power consumption were 94.63% and 42.35 kW. This study showed that a rotary blade with a double-eccentric circular curve could better realize plant-crushing and consumption reduction and meet the operation requirements of Cyperus esculentus and other Chinese medicinal materials’ harvesting.

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  • Hao Zhu & Xiaoning He & Shuqi Shang & Zhuang Zhao & Haiqing Wang & Ying Tan & Chengpeng Li & Dongwei Wang, 2022. "Evaluation of Soil-Cutting and Plant-Crushing Performance of Rotary Blades with Double-Eccentric Circular-Edge Curve for Harvesting Cyperus esculentus," Agriculture, MDPI, vol. 12(6), pages 1-21, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jagris:v:12:y:2022:i:6:p:862-:d:839192
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