DESIGN AND TEST OF AIR-SUCTION PEPPER SEED METERING DEVICE BASED ON AIR SUPPLY AND QUANTITATIVE SEED SUPPLY
Kaixing Zhang, Lan Zhang, Yang Ding, Xianxi Liu, Xiuyan Zhao
Abstract
In order to solve the problem that the current precision seeder has difficulty in precision sowing pepper seeds, an air-suction pepper seed metering device based on air supply and quantitative seed supply was developed. Combined with its basic structure and working principle, the CFD-DEM coupling method was used for analysis, and the best combined hole parameters were obtained. A single factor experiment with the pass rate, replay rate, and missed rate as experimental indicators was designed. Regression model was established to obtain a reasonable range of each parameter. The results showed that when the speed of the drum barrel was 28.65r/min and the working negative pressure was 4.40kPa, the seeding pass rate of the seed meter was 91.32%, the replay rate was 4.51%, and the missed rate was 4.17%. The comprehensive performance index was better.