The mechanism of resistance-reducing/anti-adhesion and its application on biomimetic disc furrow opener

Jiyu Sun; Yueming Wang; Shujun Zhang; Yunhai Ma; Jin Tong; Zhijun Zhang; Jiyu Sun; Yueming Wang; Shujun Zhang; Yunhai Ma; Jin Tong; Zhijun Zhang

doi:10.3934/mbe.2020256

Mathematical Biosciences and Engineering

2020, Volume 17, Issue 5: 4657-4677. doi: 10.3934/mbe.2020256

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The mechanism of resistance-reducing/anti-adhesion and its application on biomimetic disc furrow opener

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Key Laboratory of Bionic Engineering (Ministry of Education), Jilin University, Changchun, 130022, P. R. China
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School of Computing and Technology, Gloucestershire University, Cheltenham GL50 2HR, UK
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Key Laboratory of CNC Equipment Reliability (Ministry of Education) and School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Jilin University, Changchun, 130022, P. R. China

Received: 26 May 2020 Accepted: 01 July 2020 Published: 07 July 2020

The black soil of Northeast China is sticky and agglomerates easily, which often adheres to the surface of a traditional furrow opener during the furrowing process. In this paper, biomimetic design principles in resistance-reducing, anti-adhesion and resistance-reducing mechanism of biomimetic disc furrow opener were studied. Nine kinds of singular convex hull, nine kinds of singular wedge and nine kinds of mixed convex hull and wedge structural biomimetic disc furrow opener were designed, and the furrowing process with the soil simulated by finite element method (FEM).Three types of biomimetic disc furrow opener with less resistance were manufactured by laser processing for comparative test in soil bin based on the simulation results. The test results showed that the resistance of the biomimetic disc furrow opener was less than that of the ordinary disc. The soil-disc stress, influence of biomimetic structures, moisture content and furrow speeds on resistance were discussed. The resistance-reducing rate of D-BC-3 reached the maximum value 15.36% at the furrow speed of 0.6 m/s and the soil moisture content of 20%. It is believed that the biomimetic design principles can provide the significant inspirations for the future design of disc furrow opener with drag reduction.
- biomimetic,
- disc furrow opener,
- resistance-reducing,
- optimal design
Citation: Jiyu Sun, Yueming Wang, Shujun Zhang, Yunhai Ma, Jin Tong, Zhijun Zhang. The mechanism of resistance-reducing/anti-adhesion and its application on biomimetic disc furrow opener[J]. Mathematical Biosciences and Engineering, 2020, 17(5): 4657-4677. doi: 10.3934/mbe.2020256

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Abstract

The black soil of Northeast China is sticky and agglomerates easily, which often adheres to the surface of a traditional furrow opener during the furrowing process. In this paper, biomimetic design principles in resistance-reducing, anti-adhesion and resistance-reducing mechanism of biomimetic disc furrow opener were studied. Nine kinds of singular convex hull, nine kinds of singular wedge and nine kinds of mixed convex hull and wedge structural biomimetic disc furrow opener were designed, and the furrowing process with the soil simulated by finite element method (FEM).Three types of biomimetic disc furrow opener with less resistance were manufactured by laser processing for comparative test in soil bin based on the simulation results. The test results showed that the resistance of the biomimetic disc furrow opener was less than that of the ordinary disc. The soil-disc stress, influence of biomimetic structures, moisture content and furrow speeds on resistance were discussed. The resistance-reducing rate of D-BC-3 reached the maximum value 15.36% at the furrow speed of 0.6 m/s and the soil moisture content of 20%. It is believed that the biomimetic design principles can provide the significant inspirations for the future design of disc furrow opener with drag reduction.

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