scholarly journals IMPACT OF SOIL MOISTURE AND COMPOSITION ON ITS PROPERTIES AND ENERGY CONSUMPTION OF TILLAGE

2006 ◽  
Vol 1 ◽  
pp. 288
Author(s):  
A. Vilde
Keyword(s):  
Soil Moisture ◽  
Energy Consumption ◽  
Physical And Mechanical Properties ◽  
Soil Tillage ◽  
Design Parameters ◽  
Soil Composition ◽  
Optimum Range ◽  
Draft Resistance ◽  
The Many ◽  
Properties Of Soil

Two of the many factors that influence soil properties and energy consumption are soil moisture and soil composition. The correlations derived from our theoretical and experimental research allow to evaluate physical and mechanical properties of soil such as density, hardness, friction, adhesion, and to assess the draft resistance of soil tillage machines (ploughs, cultivators) depending on the value of the moisture of soil and its composition, as well as on the design parameters and operating speed of the machines, and to determine the optimum range of soil moisture when the energy capacity of tillage is the lowest.

Water saving technology of cotton sowing

2019 ◽  
Vol 1 (4) ◽  
pp. 16-22
Author(s):  
Ongarbay P. Auezov ◽  
Bazarbay K. Utepbergenov ◽  
Bakhitbay N. Ramazanov
Keyword(s):  
Mechanical Properties ◽  
Water Scarcity ◽  
Physical And Mechanical Properties ◽  
Water Saving ◽  
Plastic Film ◽  
Properties Of Soil

This article presents the results of a technology of placing a plastic film in the space between cotton rows. We have studied physical and mechanical properties of soil before placing the film. We have proved that the plastic film in the spaces between the cotton rows retains moisture in the soil much longer and it is possible to obtain up to 22 kg/ha of raw cotton in the condition of water scarcity in the Karakalpakstan.

scholarly journals Mortars with Recycled Aggregates from Building-Related Processes: A ‘Four-Step’ Methodological Proposal for a Review

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (5) ◽  
pp. 2756
Author(s):  
Federica Vitale ◽  
Maurizio Nicolella
Keyword(s):  
Building Materials ◽  
Thermal Analyses ◽  
Construction Materials ◽  
Physical And Mechanical Properties ◽  
Research Trends ◽  
Mix Design ◽  
Recycled Aggregates ◽  
Design Parameters ◽  
Natural Aggregates ◽  
By Products

Because the production of aggregates for mortar and concrete is no longer sustainable, many attempts have been made to replace natural aggregates (NA) with recycled aggregates (RA) sourced from factories, recycling centers, and human activities such as construction and demolition works (C&D). This article reviews papers concerning mortars with fine RA from C&D debris, and from the by-products of the manufacturing and recycling processes of building materials. A four-step methodology based on searching, screening, clustering, and summarizing was proposed. The clustering variables were the type of aggregate, mix design parameters, tested properties, patents, and availability on the market. The number and the type of the clustering variables of each paper were analysed and compared. The results showed that the mortars were mainly characterized through their physical and mechanical properties, whereas few durability and thermal analyses were carried out. Moreover, few fine RA were sourced from the production waste of construction materials. Finally, there were no patents or products available on the market. The outcomes presented in this paper underlined the research trends that are useful to improve the knowledge on the suitability of fine RA from building-related processes in mortars.

scholarly journals Soil Bio-Impact Effectiveness for the Optimal Multicriterial Environmental Sustainability in Crop Production

Agronomy ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 72
Author(s):  
Vilma Naujokienė ◽  
Daiva Rimkuvienė ◽  
Egidijus Šarauskis
Keyword(s):  
Soil Moisture ◽  
Energy Consumption ◽  
Environmental Pollution ◽  
Fuel Consumption ◽  
Experimental Research ◽  
Total Porosity ◽  
Optimal Decision ◽  
Soil Stability ◽  
Plant Residues ◽  
Multicriteria Assessment

Different bio-impacts affect the various properties and composition of soil, plant residues, harvests, and technological processes, as well as the interactions between different parts of the soil, working machine tools, energy consumption and environmental pollution with harmful gases. To summarize the wide-coverage investigations of various aspects of different bio-impact parameters, a multicriteria evaluation was conducted. Experimental research shows that different bioeffects such as those of agricultural practices can be oriented towards a reduction in fuel consumption, followed by reductions in CO2 emissions from machinery and changes in soil properties, dynamics of composition, yield and other parameters. A multicriteria assessment of the essential parameters would give farmers new opportunities to choose one optimal decision for reducing fuel consumption and increasing agricultural production, thereby reducing the negative environmental impact of soil cultivation processes, increasing yields and improving soil. Of all the properties investigated, from a practical point of view, the selection of the most important of all the essential links, such as reducing energy and expenditure, reducing environmental pollution, improving soil, and increasing yields and productivity, is reasonable. The evaluation of the bio-impact effects in agriculture by accounting for many criteria from several aspects was the main objective of the multicriteria assessment using the analytic hierarchy process. Based on the results of a multivariable research of fuel consumption—C1, C2, yield—C3, CO2 from soil—C4, density—C5, total porosity—C6, humus—C7, soil stability—C8, and soil moisture content—C9, the evaluation used experimental research data and the Simple Additive Weighting (SAW) mathematical method to find the best-case scenario. Multicriteria effectiveness was most pronounced after the first and third soil bio-impacts by using a solution of essential oils of plants, 40 species of various herbs extracts, marine algae extracts, mineral oils, Azospirillum sp. (N), Frateuria aurentia (K), Bacillus megaterium (P), seaweed extract. The most important goal was to achieve the best soil bio-impact effectiveness—minimized energy consumption from ploughing and disc harrowing operations, parallelly minimized harmful emissions from agricultural machinery, minimized CO2 from soil, soil density, maximized soil total porosity, soil humus, soil stability, yield and optimized soil moisture.

A laboratory study of the effect of soil-water dynamics on the migration of gases from subsurface sources

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ana M. C. Ilie ◽  
Tissa H. Illangasekare ◽  
Kenichi Soga ◽  
William R. Whalley
Keyword(s):  
Soil Moisture ◽  
Soil Water ◽  
Sandy Soil ◽  
Land Surface ◽  
Soil Gas ◽  
Water Dynamics ◽  
Gas Migration ◽  
Soil Water Dynamics ◽  
Scale Test ◽  
Properties Of Soil

<p>Understanding the soil-gas migration in unsaturated soil is important in a number of problems that include carbon loading to the atmosphere from the bio-geochemical activity and leakage of gases from subsurface sources from carbon storage unconventional energy development. The soil water dynamics in the vadose zone control the soil-gas pathway development and, hence, the gas flux's spatial and temporal distribution at the soil surface. The spatial distribution of soil-water content depends on soil water characteristics. The dynamics are controlled by the water flux at the land surface and water table fluctuations. Physical properties of soil give a better understanding of the soil gas dynamics and migration from greater soil depths. The fundamental process of soil gas migration under dynamic water content was investigated in the laboratory using an intermediate-scale test system under controlled conditions that is not possible in the field. The experiments focus on observing the methane gas migration in relation to the physical properties of soil and the soil moisture patterns. A 2D soil tank with dimensions of 60 cm × 90 cm × 5.6 cm (height × length × width) was used.  The tank was heterogeneously packed with sandy soil along with a distributed network of soil moisture, temperature, and electrical conductivity sensors. The heterogeneous soil configuration was designed using nine uniform silica sands with the effective sieve numbers #16, #70, #8, #40/50, #110, #30/40, #50, and #20/30 (Accusands, Unimin Corp., Ottawa, MN), and a porosity ranging in values from 0.31 to 0.42. Four methane infrared gas sensors and a Flame Ionization detector (HFR400 Fast FID) were used for the soil gas sampling at different depths within the soil profiles and at the land surface.  A complex transient soil moisture distribution and soil gas migration patterns were observed in the 2D tank. These processes were successfully captured by the sensors. These preliminary experiments helped us to understand the mechanism of soil moisture sensor response and methane gas migration into a heterogeneous sandy soil with a view to developing a large-scale test in a 3D tank (4.87 m × 2.44 m × 0.40 m) and finally transition to field deployment.</p>

THE INFLUENCE OF METHODS AND TECHNIQUES OF THE MAIN PROCESSING OF ORDINARY CHERNOZEM ON THE HUMIDITY, DENSITY OF SOIL COMPOSITION AND YIELD OF OILSEED FLAX IN THE CENTRAL ZONE OF THE KRASNODAR TERRITORY

2021 ◽  
Vol 2 (21) ◽  
pp. 67-73
Author(s):  
S.N. Osaulenko ◽  
◽  
V.S. Polous ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Soil Moisture ◽  
Central Zone ◽  
Ordinary Chernozem ◽  
Net Income ◽  
Zero Tillage ◽  
Soil Composition ◽  
Average Yield ◽  
Methods And Techniques ◽  
Optimal Values ◽  
Complex Influence

The aim of the research was to study the complex influence of methods and techniques of the main processing of ordinary chernozem, its agrophysical indicators on the yield of oilseed flax. It was found that surface (6-8 cm) and zero tillage did not significantly affect the dynamics of soil moisture in comparison with plowing at 22-24 cm (control). In the spring of productive moisture in the layer of 0-100 cm accumulated 151,5-150-152, mm, respectively. During the growing sea-son of the crop, its number decreased to 60 mm. The density of soil addition on plots without me-chanical treatment before sowing oilseed flax in a layer of 0-10 cm was 1.03 g / cm3, which was 0.01 g/cm3 higher than the variant with surface treatment and 0.04 g/cm3 higher than the control. In the horizon of 20-30 cm, the indicators increased to 1.15 g / cm3 for plowing and 1.23 g/cm3 for zero processing. Before harvesting flax in this horizon, the density of the soil composition cor-responded to the values of 1.27-1.30 g / cm3 and did not significantly exceed the optimal values. Optimal agrophysical values of the soil, as well as the use of fertilizers, pesticides and growth stimulators, provided an average yield of oilseed flax in 2014-2016: 1.75 t/ha at surface and 1.70 t/ha at zero tillage. In relation to the control, this was less by 3% and 6%, respectively. For ener-gy-saving treatments, the conditional net income was 18.3 thousand rubles/ha, and the profitabil-ity was 70%.

The Simulation Experiments Research of Plow Bit Cutting Coal Rock Basing on Ls-Dyna

2011 ◽  
Vol 228-229 ◽  
pp. 1035-1038
Author(s):  
Zhi Yong Hao ◽  
Jun Mao
Keyword(s):  
Energy Consumption ◽  
Coal Seam ◽  
Separation Distance ◽  
Design Parameters ◽  
Cutting Depth ◽  
Element Analysis ◽  
Cutting Resistance ◽  
Cutting Energy ◽  
3D Simulation Model ◽  
Depth Separation

Using finite element analysis software ANSYS/ LS-DYNA, establishing the plow cutting coal seam 3D simulation model, simulating plow bit cutting coal seam dynamic process. under study, obtaining plow bit the cutting resistance, plow speed of time process curve, analyzing the influence on cutting energy consumption of the different cutting depth, separation distance and width, reaching the rule of cutting energy consumption changing with plow bits’ structure parameter and design parameters, in order to reduce the energy consumption and resistance, cutting depth and plow bits spacing ought to be selected by the real coal seam face conditions.

Improved Design Parameters for a Liquid Desiccant Dehumidifier in Confined Spaces

Solar Energy ◽  
2005 ◽  
Author(s):  
D. Dong ◽  
M. Liu
Keyword(s):  
Energy Consumption ◽  
Ventilation System ◽  
Exhaust System ◽  
Design Parameters ◽  
Confined Space ◽  
Confined Spaces ◽  
Exhaust Ventilation ◽  
Moisture Condensation ◽  
Improved Design ◽  
Control Application

Investigations of a desiccant dehumidifier system have been performed for humidity control application in confined spaces. A previous study revealed that the base dehumidifier system can reduce moisture condensation by 22% over a conventional exhaust ventilation system. The current study aims to develop improved design requirements for a desiccant dehumidifier. The energy consumption of an exhaust ventilation system and an improved dehumidifier system was compared. To investigate the improved desiccant dehumidification system, numerical simulations were conducted and an objective function was established. This paper presents simulated results for an existing desiccant dehumidification system and an improved system, in which improved parameters are used. Use of the improved design parameters can reduce moisture condensation by 26.6% over a base dehumidifier system and shorten the dehumidifier performance period by 14%. Energy consumption with the sole use of an exhaust system is compared with that of the improved dehumidifier system under the same conditions. The results show that energy consumption can be substantially reduced, by 63%, in the improved dehumidifier system with the same amount of moisture condensation on surfaces of the confined space.

scholarly journals Pressure in the hydraulic system of three point hitch of tractor equiped with electrical and mechanical control

2012 ◽  
Vol 49 (No. 2) ◽  
pp. 37-43 ◽  
Author(s):  
I. Petranský ◽  
Š. Drabant ◽  
J. Ďuďák ◽  
A. Žikla ◽  
I. Grman ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mechanical Properties ◽  
Hydraulic System ◽  
Safety Valve ◽  
Physical And Mechanical Properties ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Hydraulic Circuit ◽  
Testing Conditions ◽  
Operation Parameters ◽  
Properties Of Soil ◽  
Ploughing Depth

The goal of the measurement of the tractor ZTS 164 45 equipped with digital electrohydraulical control EHR-D BOSCH during ploughing with ploughs KUHN (4 bottoms) and 5 PHX 35 (5 bottoms) was to obtain time dependent states of pressure in the hydraulic system of the three point hitch of tractor. From the point of view of comparison of obtained results testing conditions were determinated with respect to physical and mechanical properties of soil such as soil volume mass, soil humidity, penetration resistance and shear resistance of soil. Beyond these measurements also measurements of operation parameters as a&nbsp;ploughing depth, ploughing width, working speed and fuel consumption were accomplished. The measured results of physical and mechanical properties of soil show big content of loam elements and stones in the soil. Simultaneously the measured results of the operation parameters of the ploughing sets confirmed that the ploughs KUHN and 5 PHX 35 are suitable for tractor ZTS 164 45. Based on the measured results there is a possibility to infer following conclusions: Control system of the three point hitch offers a reliable function. Hydraulic circuit is equipped by an improper distributor which causes pressure peaks which are corres-<br />ponding with safety valve adjustment. Hydraulic circuit has a&nbsp;low conductive resistance. Loading of tractor body is higher when using mounted plough than with semi mounted plough.

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