Parameter Optimization and DEM Simulation of Bionic Sweep with Lower Abrasive Wear Characteristics

Parameter Optimization and DEM Simulation of Bionic Sweep with Lower Abrasive Wear Characteristics

High wear rates during the tillage process often result in significant financial losses and wasted farming seasons. In this paper, a bionic design was used to reduce tillage wear. Inspired by wear-resistant animals with ribbed structures, the bionic ribbed sweep (BRS) was designed by combining a rib...

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Published in:Biomimetics (Basel, Switzerland) Switzerland), 2023-05, Vol.8 (2), p.201
Main Authors: Wang, Shuo, Liu, Xuanting, Tong, Tianjian, Xu, Zihe, Ma, Yunhai
Format: Article
Language:eng
Subjects:
abrasive wear
Archard wear
biomimetic design
Biomimetics
DEM
Investigations
Methods
Simulation
Soil erosion
sweep
Tillage
Variance analysis
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Summary:High wear rates during the tillage process often result in significant financial losses and wasted farming seasons. In this paper, a bionic design was used to reduce tillage wear. Inspired by wear-resistant animals with ribbed structures, the bionic ribbed sweep (BRS) was designed by combining a ribbed unit with a conventional sweep (CS). BRSs with different parameters (width φ, height h, angle θ, and interval λ) were simulated and optimized using the DEM and RSM methods at a working depth of 60 mm to evaluate the magnitude and trends of three responses: tillage resistance (TR), number of contacts between the sweep and soil particles (CNSP), and Archard wear value (AW). The results showed that a protective layer could be created on the surface of the sweep with a ribbed structure to reduce abrasive wear. Analysis of variance proved that factors φ, θ, and λ had significant effects on AW, CNSP, and TR, while factor h was insignificant. An optimal solution was obtained using the desirability method, including 8.88 mm φ, 1.05 mm h, 3.01 mm λ, and 34.46° θ. Wear tests and simulations showed that wear loss could be effectively reduced at different speeds by the optimized BRS. It was found to be feasible to create a protective layer to reduce partial wear by optimizing the parameters of the ribbed unit.
ISSN:2313-7673
2313-7673