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浙江大学学报（农业与生命科学版）
Journal of Zhejiang University (Agriculture and Life Sciences)  2016, Vol. 42 Issue (04): 509-516    DOI: 10.3785/j.issn.1008-9209.2015.09.011
Agricultural engineering     
Simulation analysis and experiment of roller-round brush precise seed-metering device for Panax notoginseng
ZHOU Jinhua, LAI Qinghui*, GAO Xiaojun
(College of Modern Agricultural Engineering, Kunming University of Science and Technology, Kunming 650500, China)
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Abstract  Panax notoginseng is a well-known Chinese herbal medicine and is manually sown because of no supporting device for precise seed metering. Seed-metering device was an essential part for the sower of P. notoginseng, and its efficiency has significant impact on the quality of sowing. The direction of design on mechanical precise seed-metering device is toward high efficiency and automation. The purpose of this study was to solve the problem of poor fluidity for P. notoginseng seed caused by irregular shape and high water content and to achieve precise seeding for P. notoginseng. A novel type of roller-round brush precise seed-metering device was designed for P. notoginseng, and the optimal metering parameters on the performance of the machine were explored.  In this study, basic structure and working principle of the model were described, and the effect of shape and size of the type hole on seed-filling was analyzed. The angle for shield plate installation was analyzed to achieve zero-speed dropping. Simulation was utilized to analyze the motion of P. notoginseng seeds in the seed-filling zone, and a motion equation was established in the roller-round brush contact zone. The speed, diameter and depth of the type hole were selected as the three test factors for the precise seed-metering device.  The simulation model of the seed-metering device for P. notoginseng seeds was established by the UGNX software, and was conducted on the basis of the EDEM dynamic simulation software. Through theoretical calculation, it was determined that the diameter of the type hole was in the range of 8-9 mm, and the depth of the type hole was in the range of 6-7 mm. For the zero speed seeding, the installation angle of the shield plate was related to the speed of the metering device and the wheel speed of the type hole. The change of the movement for P. notoginseng seeds was consistent with the direction of the motion analysis. The movement of the seeds in the contact zone of the roller-round brush was verified. Further experiments were conducted to increase the qualified index of seed space, and reduce the multi-seeding and miss-seeding indexes, lower the intensity of field test. The results showed that the optimal condition was the speed of the type hole wheel of 20 r/min, with the type hole diameter of 8.5 mm and the type hole depth of 7 mm. Under the optimal condition, the qualified index of the seed space was 93.17%, the multi-seeding and the miss-seeding indexes were 3.40% and 3.43%, respectively. In conclusion, the seed-metering device is a key component of seeding machine, and the simulation analysis for the roller-round brush seed-metering device can meet the requirement of precise seeding for P. notoginseng, providing a methodological reference for optimizing precision metering for other types of seeds.

Published: 20 July 2016
CLC:  S 232.3  
Corresponding Authors: 赖庆辉（http://orcid.org/0000-0002-3004-7809），E-mail:laiqinghui007@163.com   
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ZHOU Jinhua, LAI Qinghui, GAO Xiaojun. Simulation analysis and experiment of roller-round brush precise seed-metering device for Panax notoginseng. Journal of Zhejiang University (Agriculture and Life Sciences), 2016, 42(04): 509-516.

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http://www.zjujournals.com/agr/10.3785/j.issn.1008-9209.2015.09.011     OR     http://www.zjujournals.com/agr/Y2016/V42/I04/509


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