Numerical Simulation and Analysis of Vibrating Rice Filling Based on EDEM Software

Hao Yuan (), Shifei Liang, Jing Wang and Yikang Lu
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Hao Yuan: School of Mechanical Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang 212000, China
Shifei Liang: School of Mechanical Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang 212000, China
Jing Wang: School of Mechanical Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang 212000, China
Yikang Lu: School of Mechanical Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang 212000, China

Agriculture, 2022, vol. 12, issue 12, 1-18

Abstract: An automatic rice-filling device for lotus root with glutinous rice was developed based on the process of artificial filling. In order to find the best parameters for the vibrating rice-filling device—feeding speed, filling height, funnel diameter, amplitude, and frequency—so as to reduce the time and improve the mass of rice filling, EDEM software (EDEM 2022) was used to conduct numerical simulation of the process and analyze the influence of various factors on the rice-filling time. The optimal combination of parameters for the highest quality of rice filling was determined as follows: rice feeding speed, 1.4 kg/s; height of rice filling, 30 mm; funnel diameter, 55 mm; amplitude, 0.6 mm; frequency, 50 Hz; and filling time, 3.4 s. The simulation experiment results are in good agreement with the prototype experiment, achieving the purpose of improving the efficiency of rice filling. This study provides theoretical guidance for research on an automatic rice-filling device for lotus root with glutinous rice.

Keywords: lotus root with glutinous rice; prototype experiment; theoretical analysis; optimal parameters; highest rice quality and production efficiency (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: 2022
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