Reduction in Energy Consumption Due to Modernized Cultivation Aggregates
Volodymyr Bulgakov,
Volodymyr Nadykto,
Olga Orynycz,
Simone Pascuzzi,
Ivan Beloev,
Vadym Yaremenko,
Karol Tucki
Affiliations
Volodymyr Bulgakov
Department of Mechanics, Faculty of Construction and Design, National University of Life and Environmental Sciences of Ukraine, 15, Heroyiv Oborony Str., UA 03041 Kyiv, Ukraine
Volodymyr Nadykto
Department of Machine-Using in Agriculture, Dmytro Motornyi Tavria State Agrotechnological University, 18B, Khmelnytsky Ave., UA 72310 Melitopol, Ukraine
Olga Orynycz
Department of Production Management, Faculty of Engineering Management, Bialystok University of Technology, Wiejska Street 45A, 15-351 Bialystok, Poland
Simone Pascuzzi
Department of Soil, Plant and Food Science, University of Bari Aldo Moro, Via Amendola 165/A, 70126 Bari, Italy
Ivan Beloev
Department of Transport, Faculty of Transport, Angel Kanchev University of Ruse, 8 Studentska Str., POB 7017 Ruse, Bulgaria
Vadym Yaremenko
Department of Mechanics, Faculty of Construction and Design, National University of Life and Environmental Sciences of Ukraine, 15, Heroyiv Oborony Str., UA 03041 Kyiv, Ukraine
Karol Tucki
Department of Production Engineering, Institute of Mechanical Engineering, Warsaw University of Life Sciences, Nowoursynowska Street 164, 02-787 Warsaw, Poland
The article presents the effect of using a tillage tool with skimmers, second stage skimmers, and bodies (double-deck plow) on the reduction of traction resistance and energy consumption by at least 1.1 kN, i.e., 3.3%. In addition, the statistical characteristics of the plowing depth and the width of the longitudinal profile of the field are stabilized. The use of agricultural machinery with skimmers, secondary skimmers, or bodies ensures even distribution of plowing depth fluctuations. The use of a plow without skimmers mounted on it leads to a regular and significant increase in the spread of fluctuations in the working depth and cross-section of the field. The normalized correlation function of this process is characterized by the presence of a noticeably marked periodic component. When the plow is used without skimmers mounted on it, the working period of the unit practically corresponds to the working width of the tillage tool. The use of skimmers with a grinding angle of 25° causes its deformation in the soil environment, which results in stratification, not shearing. This ensures a statistically significant and regular decrease in the traction resistance of the plow.
