摘要
In South China,the tropical weather and climate result in severe sugarcane lodging problems which greatly hinders sugarcane mechanical harvesting.The main function of the crop divider is to lift lodged canes and facilitate base-cut cane feeding.In this study,a series of field tests were conducted on crop dividers of Liugong 4GQ-180 sugarcane chopper harvester.The tests were designed to identify the relationships of the performance index(maximum lifting height of sugarcane)and the main influencing factors(machine forward speed,rotational speed of inside scrolls,and ground clearance of crop divider toes).The single factor test was conducted to determine optimum range of these test factors:the forward speed(FS)was 2.0-4.0 km/h,the rotational speed of inside scrolls(RS)was 100-140 r/min,and the toe ground clearance(GC)was 0-5 cm.The orthogonal test(three factors and three levels)was carried out to determine the optimal combination of operating parameters:FS was 2.0 km/h,RS was 115 r/min,and GC was 0 cm.In addition,the range analysis of orthogonal test results revealed that the order of each test factor affecting crop divider performance was RS,FS,GC.This study was expected to provide valuable references for the optimal operation of sugarcane harvester crop dividers.
基金
The research presented in this work was partially supported by the Major Program of the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant No.32071916)
the Major State Research Development Program of China(Grant No.2016YFD0701200)
and China Agricultural University,Institute for New Rural Development Guangxi Fusui Professor Workstation Grant(No.201805510710115)
Any opinions,findings,and conclusions expressed in this work are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of China Agricultural University.The authors acknowledge Mr.Xiangwei Li,Mr.Xiaobin Huang,Mr.Yuanmin Gan and Mr.Pingang Wu for their help in the harvesting test.
