Design method: Hopper position & architecture
Transcript of Design method: Hopper position & architecture
Andrii YATSKULInstitut Polytechnique UniLaSalle, Chair in Agricultural Machinery and New Technologies,
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Hopper position & architecture
Rational storage hopper position: Towed behind
Maneuverabilitypredictive model
Instructionfor maneuvers optimization and
automation
Pneumatic conveying
Design method:
Distribution accuracy
Choice of architecture of air-seeders
Optimization of the air-stream loading
Establishment of conveyingconditions
Improvement of divider head geometry
Air velocity and flow concentration per type of seeds;
Method to measure the velocity of the loaded airflow
Design methodology for air-seeder conveying systems;
Method for calculating the energy consumption;
Optimum outlet pipe diameterPressurized hopper and Venturi
injector comparing
Distribution accuracy is defined by the distribution of concentration of seeding material through a tower
cross-section before dividing.
Elbow provokes a saltatory movement of the particles’ flow core.
Practical explanations of the observed effects and
recommendations for futuredivider heads design.
2 Patents, 4 Journal Publications, 4 Conferences