A NEW BLADE DESIGN OF ROTARY TILLER AND STATIC ANALYSIS USING COMPUTER-AIDED TOOL

Selvi K. C.

INMATEH-AGRICULTURAL ENGINEERING, vol.53, no.3, pp.29-34, 2017 (ESCI) identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 53 Issue: 3
  • Publication Date: 2017
  • Journal Name: INMATEH-AGRICULTURAL ENGINEERING
  • Journal Indexes: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.29-34
  • Keywords: rotary tiller, blade, static analysis, Von Mises stress
  • Ondokuz Mayıs University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Soil tillage is one of the main points in agricultural application in plant production. It is defined as mechanical actions applied to the soil to change soil conditions in order to grow plants. Rotary tillers are a kind of soil-working machines that are used to mix soil and work by rotating their active parts. Nowadays, due to its simple structure and high efficiency, the potential for use is increasing day by day. In this study, a static analysis of a new type of blade, designed with 3 different material selections, was carried out using a solid modeling design program. As a result, it has been observed that the rotary tiller blade, which performs static analysis using different materials, can work well under the boundary conditions determined during the design stage.