Journal article
A study to improve the surface material incorporation ability of the cultivators using computer simulation
Journal of Agriculture and Nature, Vol.22(1), pp.97-105
28/02/2019
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Abstract
Due to their lower operating costs, incorporation of organic matter to the soil can be performed using cultivators in countries where labor is expensive and organic matter of the soil is low. However, in order to investigate the organic matter incorporation ability of the cultivator in terms of different operating conditions (i.e. different operating depths and speeds), use of field tests can be costly and time consuming. Therefore, in this study, organic matter incorporation ability of a cultivator was investigated in a computer environment using discrete element method (DEM). In addition, the effect of using additional plates on the organic matter incorporation was also investigated. The draught and vertical forces acting on the cultivator during soil to tillage tool interaction were also predicted. Results of the study have shown that the amount of organic matter buried into the deeper layers of the soil can be improved using additional plates with a penalty in draught force. Results of the study proved that the discrete element method can effectively be used as a modelling tool to design agricultural machineries.
Details
- Title
- A study to improve the surface material incorporation ability of the cultivators using computer simulation
- Creators
- Mustafa Üçgül - University of South Australia
- Publication Details
- Journal of Agriculture and Nature, Vol.22(1), pp.97-105
- Publisher
- Kahramanmaraş Sütçü İmam University
- Identifiers
- 991013000595102368
- Copyright
- KSU J. Agricultural and Nature is a fully open access journal without any page charge, published only in electronic form. KSU J. Agric Nat provides immediate open access to its content on the principle that making research free available to the public supports a greater global exchange of knowledge. In this context, KSU J. Agric Nat. supports and agree on the Budapest Open Access Initiative (BOAI)
- Academic Unit
- Science; Faculty of Science and Engineering
- Language
- English; Turkish
- Resource Type
- Journal article