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Development and Evaluation of Mechanical Harvesting of Root Crops and Its Performance Optimization

Version 1 : Received: 17 May 2023 / Approved: 17 May 2023 / Online: 17 May 2023 (10:41:36 CEST)

How to cite: Gong, Z.; Yang, Y. Development and Evaluation of Mechanical Harvesting of Root Crops and Its Performance Optimization. Preprints 2023, 2023051235. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202305.1235.v1 Gong, Z.; Yang, Y. Development and Evaluation of Mechanical Harvesting of Root Crops and Its Performance Optimization. Preprints 2023, 2023051235. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202305.1235.v1

Abstract

Root crops grow in the soil deeply and bond with soil closely, which results in that the process of the separation between soil and root becomes the most difficult during the harvesting processes. In order to harvest root crops efficiently, the mechanical harvesting has become the main developing trend. However, high power and high damage rate are still occurred when mechanical harvester gets in touch with the roots. In this paper, we review the research of the development and evaluation of the mechanical harvesting of root crops and its performance optimization on the past years. The process of soil separation mainly consists in the initial separation between root and the ground and further separation between root and adhered soil. In general, the soil-cutting operation in the initial separation and the sieving mechanism in the further separation require high draught and power. And the dramatic friction, impact, pressure and so on, which happen in the components and soil-roots, are the key reasons to lead to root damage. The optimization of harvesting methods and parameters, including the digging shovel shape, working conditions, vibration, and screening way, is more significant in improving the harvesting performance. But there are still some limitations in the research and application of the mechanical harvester for root crops. Future research is suggested to focus on the development of the soil break-up when the digging shovel cutting soil, the insight into the interaction between soil and roots by different external compression loads, and the long-term studies to verify the high-efficiency and low-damage performances of mechanical harvester in practical application.

Keywords

Root crops; Evaluation; Mechanical harvesting; Optimization

Subject

Engineering, Mechanical Engineering

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