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26 February 2021
Vol. 52 No. 2 (2021)
https://doi.org/10.4081/jae.2021.1132

Analysis of the energy consumption of a rotary harrow

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Harrow tines and soil interaction, harrow tines during the soil operation analysis, harrow tines and soil models, energy consumption in a rotary harrow, harrow tines functioning simulation.
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Terenziano Raparelli
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0063-7733
Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Politecnico di Torino, Torino, Italy.
Alexandre Ivanov
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9632-9032
Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Politecnico di Torino, Torino, Italy.
Giuseppe Pepe
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9644-6899
Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Politecnico di Torino, Torino, Italy.
Gabriella Eula
gabriella.eula@polito.it
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4969-9425
Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Politecnico di Torino, Torino, Italy.

This paper describes the development and study of a finite element numerical model (FEM) of a rotary harrow. A proper use of a rotary harrow depends on its geometry and its operating parameters, such as drag speed and angular speed. The aim of this work is to develop a rotary harrow model in the ANSYS environment in order to analyse and optimize its geometric parameters. After validating the model through a comparison with some experimental data, it was used to analyse the forces exchanged between the tines and the soil as a function of drag speed, angular speed and working depth. Different tine orientations and three different types of terrain were considered.

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“Analysis of the energy consumption of a rotary harrow” (2021) Journal of Agricultural Engineering, 52(2). doi:10.4081/jae.2021.1132.
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