Design and Experiment of Sweet Potato Ridging and Forming Machine

Xinyu Chen, Mingdong Chen, Mengmeng Liu, Yang Li, Deqiu Yang and Haihua Wu ()
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Xinyu Chen: Chinese Academy of Agricultural Mechanization Sciences Group Co., Ltd., Beijing 100083, China
Mingdong Chen: College of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering, Qingdao Agricultural University, Qingdao 266109, China
Mengmeng Liu: Chinese Academy of Agricultural Mechanization Sciences Group Co., Ltd., Beijing 100083, China
Yang Li: Chinese Academy of Agricultural Mechanization Sciences Group Co., Ltd., Beijing 100083, China
Deqiu Yang: Chinese Academy of Agricultural Mechanization Sciences Group Co., Ltd., Beijing 100083, China
Haihua Wu: Chinese Academy of Agricultural Mechanization Sciences Group Co., Ltd., Beijing 100083, China

Agriculture, 2023, vol. 13, issue 8, 1-25

Abstract: To address the problem of poor ridging effect, a sweet potato ridging and shaping machine was designed and its overall structure and working principles were described. The design parameters of rotary tillage device, furrowing and shaping device and pressing and shaping device were determined. The motion model of soil particles on the furrowing and shaping device was analyzed, the force model of the furrowing and shaping device was established. A response surface Box–Behnken Design test was carried out to obtain the better working parameters of the sweet potato ridging and shaping machine as follows: the embedded depth is 196 mm, the forward speed is 0.82 m/s, and the soil moisture is 18%. At this time the stability coefficient of the ridge height was 99.84%. The comparative test showed that the operation performance and fuel consumption of the ridge shaping machine were better than 1GQL-2 sweet potato two rows rotary plowing and ridging machine, which met the agronomic requirements and created a good soil environment for sweet potato. The research can provide a design reference for the development and application of sweet potato transplanting machinery and ridging machinery in hilly areas.

Keywords: sweet potato; ridging and shaping; discrete element simulation; field experiment (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q1 Q10 Q11 Q12 Q13 Q14 Q15 Q16 Q17 Q18 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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