scholarly journals Simulation analysis and experiment of sampling process of wheel brush sampler based on discrete element method

2021 ◽  
Vol 2137 (1) ◽  
pp. 012058
Author(s):  
Qiming Wei ◽  
Ran Liu ◽  
Hua Zhang ◽  
Xingyuan Wu ◽  
Haitao Luo

Abstract In order to study the brush sweep sampling process through simulation analysis, the structure of the asteroid sampler is simplified on the basis of retaining the wheel brush. Soybean particles are selected as the verification sampling particles, and the physical and contact parameters of calibrated soybean particles are applied to the discrete element simulation software EDEM and the relationship between the sampling wheel brush speed and torque is analysed. At the same time, a set of wheel brush asteroid sampler ground torque test system is built to verify the accuracy of the discrete element simulation results. The results show that the driving torque of the sampling wheel brush is mutational in the process of sampling, and the faster the rotation speed of the sampling wheel brush, the more the mass of the collected particles, and the greater the driving torque required for the sampling wheel brush. This research provides a method basis for the structure selection and parameter optimization design of the asteroid sampler.

Agriculture ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (12) ◽  
pp. 1239
Author(s):  
Huiping Guo ◽  
Yazhou Cao ◽  
Wenyuan Song ◽  
Jiao Zhang ◽  
Changlin Wang ◽  
...  

According to the agronomic requirements of garlic sowing, the garlic morphology is studied and a garlic seed metering mechanism with excellent seeding performance is designed. Based on this design, a new garlic seeding machine with an adjustable-size seeding device is developed to realize efficient single-seed metering and seeding of different varieties of garlic. Further, the design scheme of the garlic seeder prototype is established, with the key components of the garlic seeding being designed on the basis of the garlic seeding mechanism. To achieve garlic single-seed metering for different varieties of garlic, the optimal adjustment size of the garlic seed metering device is determined through discrete element simulation analysis. A field experiment confirms the effectiveness of applying the proposed garlic planter to field sowing in terms of the metrics of missing seed and multiple seed rates. The results of the discrete element simulation test reveal that an adjustment size of 40 mm yields the best single-seed metering performance. At an operating speed of 15–35 rpm, the metering device can achieve more than an 80% qualification rate of single-seed metering, with a unit speed of 0.628–1.465 m/s. Thus, the developed garlic seeding device meets the requirements of precision sowing in China and can effectively realize the mechanized planting of garlic.


Author(s):  
Lingran Ma ◽  
Shukun Cao ◽  
Heng Wang ◽  
Yi Cui ◽  
Zijian Cao ◽  
...  

2019 ◽  
Vol 2019 ◽  
pp. 1-13 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yang Tang ◽  
Guobin Xu ◽  
Jijian Lian ◽  
Yue Yan ◽  
Dengfeng Fu ◽  
...  

A simulation method for microbial cemented sand (MCS) based on the Two-Dimensional Particle Flow Code (PFC 2D) has been developed in this study. It consists of an identification of mesoscopic contact model for structural mesoscopic particles, development of morphological algorithm for irregular crystal particles, and classification and setting of mesoscopic parameters for compositional materials and particle size distribution simulation. Additionally, an acoustic emission algorithm based on moment tensor theory was developed for discrete element simulation analysis on fracture characteristic of cemented sand under the action of the force. The simulation method proposed in this article/paper may reflect the physical and mechanical characteristics of real microbial cemented sand based on physical experiments. Quantification of the fracture process of microbial cemented sand is possible by introducing a moment magnitude (MW) in discrete element simulation analysis. The material may have greater probability of fracture between the MW ranges of −6.8 and −6.6. The relationship between probability of fracture at different MWs and the MW follows the Gaussian curve. The research results are a new trial for fracture analysis on microbial cemented sand.


2014 ◽  
Vol 644-650 ◽  
pp. 689-692
Author(s):  
Yan Hua Shi ◽  
Guo Quan Zhang ◽  
Ning Zhang ◽  
Zhi Ping Huang

During the rice mill structural design process, static analysis is an extremely important field, not only decide to what the structure size is, but also for the subsequent fatigue analysis, providing the basis for the overall stability analysis. In this paper, vertical screw conveyor vertical rice mill, rice discrete element analysis simulation under different speed, the internal movement of materials to simulate the process for improving the productivity of the vertical screw conveyor has a certain significance. Providing an important basis for further design optimization of the rice mill structure.


2006 ◽  
Vol 23 (1) ◽  
pp. 4-15 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shu‐chun Zuo ◽  
Yong Xu ◽  
Quan‐wen Yang ◽  
Y.T. Feng

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