Effect of applied loads on passive rolling coulters for cutting crop residues

No-till system technology has created challenges for grain production in tropical regions, requiring alternative techniques for managing crops' residues during sowing. In context, this research aimed to relate the four straw-cutting discs effect under three vertical loads, analyzing the energy...

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Main Authors: Arthur Gabriel Caldas Lopes, Aldir Carpes Marques Filho, Lucas Santos Santana, Murilo Battistuzzi Martins, Paulo Roberto Arbex Silva, José Rafael Franco, Tiago Pereira da Silva Correia, João Flávio Floriano Borges Gomides
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author Arthur Gabriel Caldas Lopes
Aldir Carpes Marques Filho
Lucas Santos Santana
Murilo Battistuzzi Martins
Paulo Roberto Arbex Silva
José Rafael Franco
Tiago Pereira da Silva Correia
João Flávio Floriano Borges Gomides
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Aldir Carpes Marques Filho
Lucas Santos Santana
Murilo Battistuzzi Martins
Paulo Roberto Arbex Silva
José Rafael Franco
Tiago Pereira da Silva Correia
João Flávio Floriano Borges Gomides
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description No-till system technology has created challenges for grain production in tropical regions, requiring alternative techniques for managing crops' residues during sowing. In context, this research aimed to relate the four straw-cutting discs effect under three vertical loads, analyzing the energy performance in corn brachiária consortium residues. A Soil Tillage Test Unit (STTU) was developed for controlled in-field tests. Three vertical load effects (2880, 3370, and 3860 N) applied to four models of cutting discs were evaluated: plain, turbo, notched, and bubble. The experimental design adopted was a Completely Randomized Design (CRD) 4 × 3 double factorial, with four cutting mechanisms and three vertical loads. ​​The evaluations included mobilized soil, working depth, average drawbar force, horizontal force per area of mobilized soil, specific force, power demanded, hourly fuel consumption, and specific fuel consumption. Positive angular coefficients were obtained for all disc models, with linear adjustment between the increase in vertical loads and force demand. Determination coefficients of 0.99 and 0.97 for Plain and Turbo discs, respectively, in addition to 0.88 for Bubble and 0.90 for Notched discs. Turbo-type discs reached the soil depths lowest. The disc model determines soil effects by depth and soil mobilized. The Turbo disc reached the soil's lowest depths. Increasing the vertical load applied to the cutting discs results in greater disturbance to the ground.
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spelling doaj-art-624c5ae4c27a4cd2bc39ff33d90d89082025-08-20T02:06:36ZengElsevierSmart Agricultural Technology2772-37552025-03-011010070210.1016/j.atech.2024.100702Effect of applied loads on passive rolling coulters for cutting crop residuesArthur Gabriel Caldas Lopes0Aldir Carpes Marques Filho1Lucas Santos Santana2Murilo Battistuzzi Martins3Paulo Roberto Arbex Silva4José Rafael Franco5Tiago Pereira da Silva Correia6João Flávio Floriano Borges Gomides7School of Agronomy, Federal University of Goiás (UFG), Goiânia, BrazilAgricultural Engineering Department, Federal University of Lavras (UFLA), Lavras, Brazil; Correspondence author at. Agricultural Engineering Department, Federal University of Lavras (UFLA), Lavras MG. Brazil.Agricultural Sciences Inst., Federal University of Jequitinhonha and Mucuri Valley (UFVJM), Unaí, BrazilCassilândia University Unit, Mato Grosso do Sul State University (UEMS), Cassilândia, BrazilRural Engineering Department, University of São Paulo State (UNESP), Botucatu, BrazilRural Engineering Department, University of São Paulo State (UNESP), Botucatu, BrazilFaculty of Agronomy and Veterinary Medicine, University of Brasília (UnB), Brasília, BrazilCassilândia University Unit, Mato Grosso do Sul State University (UEMS), Cassilândia, BrazilNo-till system technology has created challenges for grain production in tropical regions, requiring alternative techniques for managing crops' residues during sowing. In context, this research aimed to relate the four straw-cutting discs effect under three vertical loads, analyzing the energy performance in corn brachiária consortium residues. A Soil Tillage Test Unit (STTU) was developed for controlled in-field tests. Three vertical load effects (2880, 3370, and 3860 N) applied to four models of cutting discs were evaluated: plain, turbo, notched, and bubble. The experimental design adopted was a Completely Randomized Design (CRD) 4 × 3 double factorial, with four cutting mechanisms and three vertical loads. ​​The evaluations included mobilized soil, working depth, average drawbar force, horizontal force per area of mobilized soil, specific force, power demanded, hourly fuel consumption, and specific fuel consumption. Positive angular coefficients were obtained for all disc models, with linear adjustment between the increase in vertical loads and force demand. Determination coefficients of 0.99 and 0.97 for Plain and Turbo discs, respectively, in addition to 0.88 for Bubble and 0.90 for Notched discs. Turbo-type discs reached the soil depths lowest. The disc model determines soil effects by depth and soil mobilized. The Turbo disc reached the soil's lowest depths. Increasing the vertical load applied to the cutting discs results in greater disturbance to the ground.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S277237552400306XNo-till systemPrecision agricultureAgricultural mechanizationConservation agriculture
spellingShingle Arthur Gabriel Caldas Lopes
Aldir Carpes Marques Filho
Lucas Santos Santana
Murilo Battistuzzi Martins
Paulo Roberto Arbex Silva
José Rafael Franco
Tiago Pereira da Silva Correia
João Flávio Floriano Borges Gomides
Effect of applied loads on passive rolling coulters for cutting crop residues
Smart Agricultural Technology
No-till system
Precision agriculture
Agricultural mechanization
Conservation agriculture
title Effect of applied loads on passive rolling coulters for cutting crop residues
title_full Effect of applied loads on passive rolling coulters for cutting crop residues
title_fullStr Effect of applied loads on passive rolling coulters for cutting crop residues
title_full_unstemmed Effect of applied loads on passive rolling coulters for cutting crop residues
title_short Effect of applied loads on passive rolling coulters for cutting crop residues
title_sort effect of applied loads on passive rolling coulters for cutting crop residues
topic No-till system
Precision agriculture
Agricultural mechanization
Conservation agriculture
url http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S277237552400306X
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