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Optimisation of a multi-duct cleaning device for rice combine harvesters utilising CFD and experiments

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As the grain-cleaning process in a combine harvester relies on pneumatic separation of the grain and chaff, the aerodynamic forces created by the airflow have a large impact on the cleaning performance. Therefore, to optimise a multi-duct cleaning device in a rice combine harvester, First, the equivalent resistances for the different fan ducts were quantified with a resistance model of fluidised grain and an airflow resistance model for the cleaning sieve. Perforated plates with different opening ratios were designed to simulate working loads. A computational fluid dynamics (CFD) model was validated by comparing simulation results with hot-wire anemometer measurements. The effects of working loads on airflow velocity and volume distribution at the ducts, and total pressure distribution inside the fan were studied in simulation and experiments. After integration of the designed multi-duct fan into the cleaning system, airflow measurements inside the cleaning shoe were made and cleaning performance tests were carried out on a test bench. The ideal airflow velocity within the cleaning shoe was investigated by correlating airflow velocities at different measuring points and analysing the cleaning performance. An evaluation of this multi-duct cleaning system in the field showed large improvements in terms of the grain sieve losses ratio and grain impurity ratio compared to a combine harvester with the single-duct cleaning system. The corresponding grain sieve loss decreased from 2.46% to 0.08%, while the grain impurity ratio decreased from 4.78% to 0.511%.
Tijdschrift: Biosystems Engineering
ISSN: 1537-5110
Volume: 190
Pagina's: 25 - 40
Jaar van publicatie:2020
BOF-keylabel:ja
IOF-keylabel:ja
BOF-publication weight:3
CSS-citation score:2
Auteurs:International
Authors from:Higher Education
Toegankelijkheid:Open