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Evaluating the performance characteristics of mouldboard plough using computer simulation
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Evaluating the performance characteristics of mouldboard plough using computer simulation

Mustafa Ucgul and Chris Saunders
Mallee Sustainable Farming
2017
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Abstract

mouldboard plough performance depth speed DEM simulation Agricultural engineering
Key Messages • Increasing operating speed from 5-15km/h decreases the depth of top soil burial significantly • Increasing ploughing depth beyond 250mm does not have a significant effect on the depth of top soil burial • The use of skimmers improves the amount of top burial below 100 mm depth • Discrete element method (DEM) is a useful tool to evaluate the mechanics of topsoil burial by mouldboard ploughing

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