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Title:

Investigation Of Soil-Sweep Interaction In Laboratory Soil Bin And Modelling With Discrete Element Method

Authors:

Kornel Tamas, Zsofia Olah, Lilla Racz-Szabo, Zoltan Hudoba

Published in:

 

 

 

(2018). ECMS 2018 Proceedings Edited by: Lars Nolle, Alexandra Burger, Christoph Tholen, Jens Werner, Jens Wellhausen European Council for Modeling and Simulation. doi: 10.7148/2018-0005

 

ISSN: 2522-2422 (ONLINE)

ISSN: 2522-2414 (PRINT)

ISSN: 2522-2430 (CD-ROM)

 

32nd European Conference on Modelling and Simulation,

Wilhelmshaven, Germany, May 22nd – May 265h, 2018

 

 

Citation format:

Interaction In Laboratory Soil Bin And Modelling With Discrete Element Method, ECMS 2018 Proceedings Edited by: Lars Nolle, Alexandra Burger, Christoph Tholen, Jens Werner, Jens Wellhausen European Council for Modeling and Simulation. doi: 10.7148/2018-0421

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.7148/2018-0421

Abstract:

Nowadays, it is important to preserve the moisture content of the soil which can be executed with cultivator tools. The objective of this study was the investigation of the energetic and working quality characteristics of sweep tools by soil bin experiments conducted in laboratory conditions and the simultaneous development of a discrete element model (DEM) validated by comparing the measured and the simulated values of draught forces. Three sweeps were analyzed differing in aspects of shape and size; the tool widths were 100, 230 and 300 mm, respectively. Experiments were conducted in the NARIC Institute of Agricultural Engineering soil bin facility filled with sandy soil with volumetric moisture content of 2% and 15%, at three different working speeds (0.5, 1, 2 m/s) at the working depth of 0.15 m. The improved DEM model contain a soil model consisting of discrete particles created within the Yade software and 3D laser scanned model of the sweep tools. Inserting the analyzed tool geometry into the simulation made it possible to investigate the characteristics of the tillage tools and also the effect of the different geometries appearing in the soil cutting forces. The investigation of the effect of the shape of the particles on the energy dissipation and studying the differences between the validated frictional and the cohesive soil models based on the soil bin test were the aim within this study.

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