• Journal of Biosystems Engineering
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• 제25권5호
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• pp.369-378
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• 2000

The purpose of this study is to developed high-efficient rotary tillage system for a power tiller by improving the rotary blade. A kind of the rotary blade with single-edged blade(DS) was developed that requires lower tillage energy than conventional double-edged blade(CD) on the design theory for Japanese rotary blade. In order to find out the tillage characteristics between the single-edged blade and the double-edged blade for power tiller, experiments were performed in soil-bins which were filled up clay loam, loam and sandy loam, and then analyzed the effects of the factors such as soil texture, travelling speed, rotational speed, and tillage depth to each of the blades. And field tests were carried out to compare tillage performances of the two blades using rotary cultivator driven by conventional power tiller. The results of this study were summarized as follows; 1) On the soil bin experiment, it was found that tillage torque of the single-edged blade was less than the ones of the double-edged blade. The decreasing ratios of maximum tillage torque of the single-edged blade to the ones of the double-edged blade were 1 to 8% at clay loam, 5 to 20% at loam and 9 to 31% at sandy loam, respectively. 2) By the field tests, that the tillage performances with the single-edged blade compared with the double-edged blade was improved about 19% in field capacity, about 34% in fuel consumption, and 12.5% in soil breaking ratio. Furthermore, the fluctuation of engine speed, the variation of exhaust gas temperature, and the amount of soil clogging on the blade and straw wound on the rotary shaft showed lower values with the developed blade than the conventional blade. So, it may be concluded that tillage performance by the developed single-edged blade was improved compared with the one by the conventional double-edged blade.

• Journal of Biosystems Engineering
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• 제26권5호
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• pp.423-430
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• 2001

The purpose of this study is to develop high-speed rotary tillage system for a power tiller by improving the rotary blade and the power train of transmission. Mechanical structure of gear train of rotary drive of conventional power tiller was simplified so that power can be transmitted directly from second shaft to tilling speed change shaft by rotating freely the transfer gear which changes the direction of rotation of shafts using needle bearing installed into middle shaft. A new gear train suitable for the single-edged rotary blade and high-speed rotary drive was developed with the rotational speed of rotary shaft faster than 7.5% at 1st-speed and 1.4% at 2nd-speed the one of conventional system by changing the numbers of teeth of gears of middle shaft, tilling speed change shaft and PTO shaft. Using the developed gear train for high-speed rotary drive, field tests were performed to compare tillage performances by the developed single-edged blade and by the conventional double-edged blade. The results showed that the performances by the single-edged blade compared with the one by the double-edged blade was improved about 18% in field capacity, about 34% in fuel consumption, and 9.4% in soil crushing ratio. Therefore, it may be concluded that tillage performance by the single-edged blade was improved compared to the one by the conventional blade. Evaluation of the developed system consisting of single-edged blade and gear train for high-speed rotary drive in field revealed that tillage performance of the developed system was similar to the one of field test conducted using the system consisting of single-edged blade and gear train for rotary drive of conventional power tiller However, considering the higher cone index of the upland field where evaluation was carried out compare to the one of the ordinary paddy field, it may be concluded that tillage performance of the developed rotary tilling system better than the one of conventional system.

• Journal of Biosystems Engineering
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• 제9권2호
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• pp.37-47
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• 1984

Using the soil bin systems, this study was carried out to analyze the effects of the angular and tilling speed of the rotary shaft with the edge curves which were $30^{\circ}$ and $40^{\circ}$, and the edged blade which were single and double, on the torque requirement of rotary tillage. In the analyses, we developed the mathematical models for the torque requirments of rotary tillage, and analyzed the optimum conditions of each variable for the minimum tillage torque requriements. The results of the study were summarized as follows. 1. The required tilling torque by one rotary blade has the minimum value when the tilling speed of the rotary blade was low, and the revolution of the rotary blade was fast, in general. 2. The torque requirements of single edged blade was decreased to about 81% in comparing with that of double edged blade of which the edge curved angle was $40^{\circ}$ and the tilling speed was 29.40 cm/sec. But, for the mean values, the maximum torque requirements were decreased to 45%, and the mean torque requirements were decreased to 35%. 3. For the edge curved angle, the torque requirements of ${\theta}=40^{\circ}$ were 48% more than that of ${\theta}=30^{\circ}$ in the maximum tilling torque in case that the rotary blade were double edged blade. but, there was not a difference when the rotary blades were single edged blade. The mean tilling torques of ${\theta}=40^{\circ}$ were 6% more when the rotary blade was double edged blade, and were 11% less at single edged blade, than that of ${\theta}=30^{\circ}$. 4. In order to reduce the torque requirements for tilling, the optimum revolutions of the rotary shaft were analyzed as that 204-240 rpm for the double edged blade and 280-320 rpm for the single edged blade.

• 농업과학연구
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• 제11권2호
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• pp.264-269
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• 1984

단면(單面)의 로우터리 경운(耕耘)날이 양면(兩面)보다 경운소요(耕耘所要)토오크를 절감(節減)시키는 데 효과적(效果的)이란 결과(結果)에 대(對)하여는 앞서의 연구(硏究)에서 보고(報告)한 바 있으며, 본(本) 연구(硏究)는 경운작업(耕耘作業)에 의(依)한 날의 마모과정중(磨耗過程中) 양(兩), 단면(單面) 형상(形狀)의 경운(耕耘)날이 경운소요(耕耘所要)토오크의 절감효과(節減效果)가 지속(持續)되는가를 구명(究明)하기 위(爲)하여 포장실험(圃場實驗)을 실시(實施)하였다. 양(兩), 단면(單面)의 공시(供試)날은 동일(同一) 로우터리 축(軸)에 부착(附着)시켜 미경운토양(未耕耘土壤)에서 포장작업(圃場作業)을 실시(實施)하여 매(每) 3시간(時間)마다 마모량(磨耗量)을 측정(測定)하였으며, 계량(計量)한 날의 경운소요(耕耘所要)토오크는 실험실(實驗室)에서 Soil bin system 을 이용(利用)하여 측정(測定)하였으며, 분석(分析) 결과(結果)를 요약(要約)하면 다음과 같다. 1. 로우터리 경운작업(耕耘作業)을 실시(實施)하는 동안 날의 단면형상(斷面形狀)의 원형(原形)은 변화(變化)하지 않았으며, 단면(單面)인 날이 양면(兩面)보다 전(全) 내용시간(耐用時間) 동안 최대경운소요(最大耕耘所要)토오크는 5~10%, 평균경운소요(平均耕耘所要)토오크는 3~15% 절감(節減)하는 것으로 분석(分析)되었다. 2. 일반적(一般的)으로, 경운소요(耕耘所要)토오크는 경운(耕耘)날의 형상(形狀)이 유지(維持)되는 12시간(時間)까지는 감소(減少)하였으나, 그 후(後)에는 날의 tip형상(形狀)의 변형(變形)에 의(依)하여 증가(增加)하는 것으로 나타났다. 이것은 날의 tip형상(形狀)이 경운소요(耕耘所要)토오크에 영향(影響)을 미치는 요인(要因)이라고 분석(分析)할 수 있으며, 이에 대(對)한 연구(硏究)는 계속(繼續)되어져야 할 것으로 사료(思料)된다.