Theoretical Study of the Process of Separating the Tobacco Leaf from the Stem

Abstract

The article is devoted to the cleaning of tobacco leaves by the leaf-by-leaf method, using a roller-type separating device acting on the object of cleaning with a drum knife having cutting edges, forming leaf-separating cells in the working area. The subject of these studies is highly specialized and relates to the field of agricultural engineering. Tobacco plants were selected as the object of processing. The purpose of the research was the theoretical substantiation of the interaction of tobacco stalks with the leaf-separating apparatus in the harvesting process. The article is of a research type, which is expressed in the fact that a theoretical analysis of the interaction of a tobacco plant with a leaf-separating device of a knife-drum type in the cleaning process is carried out. As a result of the research, dependencies were obtained that allow determining the design and technological parameters of the separating apparatus for separating a tobacco leaf. The conclusions present the main results achieved so far.