Tangent Resistance of Soil on Moldboard and the Mechanism of Resistance Reduction of Bionic Moldboard

The tangent resistance on the interface of the soil-moldboard is an important component of the resistance to moving soil . We developed simplified mechanical models to analyze this resistance. We found that it is composed of two components, the frictional and adhesive resistances. These two components originate from the soil pore, which induced a capillary suction effect, and the soil-moldboard contact area produced tangent adhesive resistance. These two components varied differently with soil moisture. Thus we predicted that resistance reduction against soil exerted on the non-smooth bionic moldboard is mainly due to the elimination of capillary suction and the reduction of physical-chemical adsorption of soil.

Design and experiment of anti-adhesion rototiller based on staggered double-roller scraping

In order to solve the serious problem of soil adhering blade roller in the middle and lower reaches of Yangtze River,the anti-adhesion rototiller based on staggered double-roller scraping(ARSDS)was designed by mechanical scraping methods.The volume equation for scraping the soil adhesion part with staggered rotary blades was constructed.The mechanical conditions for separation of soil adhesion part from blade roller were clarified,and the contact time between rotary blade and soil during rotary tillage was analyzed.By this way,the key parameters affecting soil adhering on and separating from the blade roller were determined,which were rotational speed,cutting pitch and tillage depth.The spatial and temporal trajectory changes for the sidelong section edge of staggered rotary blades were analyzed,so that the rotary blade arrangement was obtained.Combining the discrete element method,selecting the soil adhesion mass on the staggered blade rollers as the response value established prediction model by Box-Behnken design test.For example,taking the tillage depth of 14 cm for wheat cultivation in the middle and lower reaches of Yangtze River,the optimal combination of parameters was determined to be 230 r/min and 10 cm for rotational speed and cutting pitch,respectively.At this time,the soil adhesion mass was 4566.67 g.In the meantime,the process of soil particles adhering staggered blade rollers and rotary blades scraping off the adhering soil were clarified.Field experiments have shown that the operation quality of ARSDS met the requirements of rototiller performance indexes.In the rice stubble field of high water moisture,the soil adhesion mass was 13.455 kg and 38.215 kg for ARSDS and conventional rototiller,respectively,which indicated that ARSDS effectively reducing soil adhesion mass.The research results can provide technical support for the design of rototiller reducing soil adhesion in the agricultural areas of the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River.

Restudies on Body Surface of Dung Beetle and Application of Its Bionics Flexible Technique

A scanning electron microscope was used to observe the structures of the setae on the surface of a dung beetle Copris ochus, Motschulsky. There are lots of setae on the body surface, especially on the ventral part surface and lateral to the legs which are different in size, arrangement and shape. These setae have different lengths and many thorns on the whole seta. The top ends of these setae stand up without furcations which direct uprightly towards the surface of the touched soil. By the method of removing these setae, getting the insect weight before and after digging into the dung we affirm farther that the setae on the beetle body surface form the anti-stick and non-adherent gentle interface. The soil machines and components made by imitating the gentle body surface of beetles have favorable non-adherent results.

Preliminary bench experiment study on working parameters of pneumatic seeding mechanism for wheat in rice-wheat rotation areas

In order to solve the serious problems of soil adhesion and blockage as well as high operating resistance for wheat seeders under the condition of sticky heavy loam clay in rice-wheat rotation area,a new concept of non-contact pneumatic seeding technology that could rip wheat seed into the soil by high pressure accelerating airflow was proposed in this paper.A preliminary bench experiment was conducted and high-speed photography technology was used to study the parameters of wheat pneumatic seeding under five levels(30%,35%,40%,45%and 50%)of soil moisture content for loam clay.Experimental results showed that:wheat seeds could be ripped into soil without damage and acquired varying degrees of germination by way of pneumatic seeding;shooting depth shown a deepening tendency with the increase in shooting velocity,and the value of seeding depth and seeding velocity are closely related to the soil moisture level,which wheat seeds can achieve higher shooting depth with relative lower shooting velocity when the soil moisture content increases continuously;none of wheat seeds could be ripped into the soil with about 2.93 m/s shooting velocity that accelerated in the form of free fall,while the shooting velocity that wheat seeds needed in order to be completely ripped into soil with 3 mm shooting depth were 40-50 m/s(30%soil moisture content),30-40 m/s(35%soil moisture content),20-30 m/s(40%soil moisture content),10-20 m/s(45%soil moisture content)and 2.93-10 m/s(20%soil moisture content),respectively.The experimental results can provide basic data and technical support for the development of non-contact wheat seeding equipment in rice-wheat rotation area.