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Effect of ripper and additional plates on soil movement using field experiment and computer simulation
2nd International Cukurova Agriculture and veterinary Congress: Conference Proceedings Book, pp.200-210
2nd International Cukurova Agriculture and Veterinary Congress (Turkey (Online), 04/01/2021 - 05/01/2021)
05/01/2021
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Abstract
Soil compaction is an important problem which can prevents plant growth and reduces yield.
Failure to intervene with soil compaction can cause plant roots to access deep soil layers, in
where abundant nutrition and water are available, and thus significantly reduces the yield.
Subsoilers are used to reduce soil compaction. Subsoilers fractures the compacted soil without
overturning it. No or minimum mixing occurs between soil layers during the subsoil
application. In order to use the subsoilers more effectively, additional plates fitted to the rear of
the subsoiler are used to allow topsoil layers (or surface applied amendments) to be incorporated
to the deeper soil layers. Additional plates also allow (a) mixing of deeper soil layers and (b)
increasing loosened soil area. Design and performance evaluation of the subsoiler and
additional plates are generally carried out using resource intensive and time-consuming field
works which can only be undertaken at certain times of the year. If the soil-subsoiler interaction
can be modelled using computer simulations field works can be avoided. With the rapid
development of computer and software technology, the use of computer simulations in the
design and analysis of agricultural machinery has increased. Recent studies have shown that
the discrete element method can be effectively used for modeling of the soil and tool interaction.
In this study, the interaction between soil and subsoiler has been modeled using discrete element
method. Simulation results were also compared to the experimental results. Results showed that
soil movement results observed in the tests agrees well with the simulation results. The results
of the study show that the discrete element method can be used in modelling soil movement.
Details
- Title
- Effect of ripper and additional plates on soil movement using field experiment and computer simulation
- Creators
- Mustafa Ucgul - University of South Australia
- Publication Details
- 2nd International Cukurova Agriculture and veterinary Congress: Conference Proceedings Book, pp.200-210
- Conference
- 2nd International Cukurova Agriculture and Veterinary Congress (Turkey (Online), 04/01/2021 - 05/01/2021)
- Publisher
- Farabi Publishing House
- Identifiers
- 991013043913502368
- Copyright
- All rights of this book belongs to Farabi Publishing House. Without permission can’t be duplicate or copied. Authors of chapters are responsible both ethically and juridically.
- Academic Unit
- Faculty of Science and Engineering
- Language
- English; Turkish
- Resource Type
- Conference proceeding