Simulation on the flow field of the air-and-sieve cleaning device of a peanut harvester

Shuqi Shang, Caiqi Hu, Shuai Liu, Jude Liu

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Abstract

Cleaning is one important function of a peanut harvester. In order to study the effect of variations in main design parameters of the cleaning chamber of a peanut harvester, flow simulation function built in SolidWorks was applied to simulate the air flow field based on the different angles of fan (15°, 30°, 45°), air speed at the outlet of the fan (10 m/s, 15 m/s), and the distance from the top of the chamber to the top surface of the sieve (400mm, 500mm). Simulation results indicated that the fan angle of 30°resulted in the best cleaning effectiveness. Increasing and/or decreasing this angle would reduce the air speed right above the top surface of the sieve. This speed reduction will then reduce the cleaning rate. Further experimental verifications are needed.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publicationAmerican Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers Annual International Meeting 2011, ASABE 2011
PublisherAmerican Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers
Pages2457-2465
Number of pages9
ISBN (Print)9781618391568
StatePublished - 2011
EventAmerican Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers Annual International Meeting 2011 - Louisville, KY, United States
Duration: Aug 7 2011Aug 10 2011

Publication series

NameAmerican Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers Annual International Meeting 2011, ASABE 2011
Volume3

Other

OtherAmerican Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers Annual International Meeting 2011
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityLouisville, KY
Period8/7/118/10/11

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Agronomy and Crop Science

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