Analysis and Experiment on the Seed Metering Mechanism of Multi-Grain Cluster Air Suction Type Rice ( Oryza sativa L.) Hill Direct Seed Metering Device

Han Tang, Changsu Xu, Fangyu Guo, Zhigang Yao, Yeming Jiang, Rui Guan, Xiaobo Sun and Jinwu Wang
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Han Tang: College of Engineering, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin 150030, China
Changsu Xu: College of Engineering, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin 150030, China
Fangyu Guo: College of Engineering, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin 150030, China
Zhigang Yao: College of Engineering, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin 150030, China
Yeming Jiang: College of Engineering, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin 150030, China
Rui Guan: School of Water Conservancy & Civil Engineering, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin 150030, China
Xiaobo Sun: College of Engineering, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin 150030, China
Jinwu Wang: College of Engineering, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin 150030, China

Agriculture, 2022, vol. 12, issue 8, 1-18

Abstract: This paper aims to solve the problem of high reseeding rates and mis-seeding rates in the rice multi-grain hole direct seeding process. A multi grain cluster air suction type rice hill direct seed metering device was developed, and its seeding mechanism was analyzed. Based on CFD-DEM coupling simulation and bench tests, this study explored and optimized the performance of the seed metering device, and carried out the seeding adaptability test. The simulation results were as follows: when the negative pressure was −5 kPa, the static pressure, dynamic pressure and velocity of the flow field reached the maximum. When the negative pressure was −4 kPa, the qualification index was 89.62%, the reseeding index was 4.36%, and the mis-seeding index was 6.02%. The results of the orthogonal rotation combination test of three factors and five levels showed that when the rotation speed, negative pressure and the length of stirring brush were 20.70 rpm, −4.0 kPa and 10.50 mm respectively, the seed metering performance was the best, the qualification index was 90.85%, the reseeding index was 4.41% and the mis-seeding index was 4.74%. The seed metering device had strong adaptability to the sowing of different rice varieties, and met the agronomic requirements of direct seeding and seeding in rice holes.

Keywords: hill direct seeding; design; flow field; simulation; seeding adaptability (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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