Research on the Population Flow and Mixing Characteristics of Pelleted Vegetable Seeds Based on the Bonded-Particle Model

Jian Xu, Shunli Sun, Xiaoting Li, Zhiheng Zeng, Chongyang Han, Ting Tang and Weibin Wu ()
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Jian Xu: National Navel Orange Engineering Research Centre, College of Life Sciences, Gannan Normal University, Ganzhou 341000, China
Shunli Sun: College of Engineering, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, China
Xiaoting Li: National Navel Orange Engineering Research Centre, College of Life Sciences, Gannan Normal University, Ganzhou 341000, China
Zhiheng Zeng: College of Engineering, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, China
Chongyang Han: College of Engineering, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, China
Ting Tang: College of Engineering, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, China
Weibin Wu: College of Engineering, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, China

Agriculture, 2024, vol. 14, issue 5, 1-24

Abstract: In order to precisely reproduce the precise seeding process of the population in the air-suction seed-metering device, it is necessary to execute accurate modeling of seed particles using the bonded-particle model, in combination with the discrete element method (DEM) and computational fluid dynamics (CFD). Through the repose angle, slope screening, rotating container, and particle sedimentation experiments, in this paper, the influence of the filling accuracy of the bonded-particle model on the flow behavior and mixing characteristics of the seed population was first explored based on EDEM software. The viability of the suggested modeling approach for pelleted vegetable seeds, as described in this study, was confirmed by comparing experimental and simulation outcomes. The surface roughness values obtained from the studies above were utilized to assess the accuracy of the bonded-particle model in filling. Additionally, a mathematical technique for determining the surface roughness was provided. Furthermore, an analysis of the multiple contacts in the bonded-particle model was also performed. The results indicated that the simulation results closely matched the experimental data when the number of sub-spheres in the bonded-particle model was equal to or more than 70, as measured by the standard deviation. In addition, the most optimal modeling scheme for the pelletized vegetable seed bonded-particles, based on the cost of coupling simulation, was found to be the bonded-particle surface roughness (BS) with a value of 0.1. Ultimately, a practical example was utilized to demonstrate the utilization of the pelleted vegetable seed bonded-particle model and the DEM-CFD coupling approach in analyzing the accuracy of the seeding process in the air-suction seed-metering device. This example will serve as a valuable reference point for future field studies.

Keywords: computational fluid dynamics; bonded-particle model; discrete element method; pelleted vegetable seeds (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: 2024
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