Comparison of Fiber Reinforced Polymer (FRP) Composite Blade with Steel Blade Performance Used in Chisel Plow

Document Type : Research Article-en

Authors

• M. Rahmatian ¹
• S. H. Karparvarfard ¹
• M. A. Nematollahi ¹
• A. Sharifi Malvajerdi ²

¹ Department of Biosystems Engineering, College of Agriculture, Shiraz University, Shiraz, Iran

² Agricultural Engineering Research Institute, Agricultural Research, Education and Extension Organization (AREEO), Karaj, Iran

https://doi.org/10.22067/jam.v12i1.81980

Abstract

All over the world, farmers choose different implements for tillage, which depend on crop type, soil type, the amount of plant residue from the previous crop, etc. Tillage implement selection is also affected by the availability of implements, power consumption, labor costs, and fund. In this research, the draft force, soil disturbance area, soil cone index, and fuel consumption were considered. The effects of rake angle, forward speed, and soil moisture content on the above-mentioned parameters were investigated. In this research, a comparison between the performance of a Fiber Reinforced Polymer (FRP) composite blade and a conventional steel blade was carried out. Tests were based on the split-split plot in a completely randomized design. The factors of soil moisture content, rake angle, and forward speed were included in three levels. Three levels for the soil moisture content (9.3, 13, 16.7 %), rake angle (20°, 30°, 40°), and forward speed (3, 5, 7 km.h^-1), were considered. The FRP composite blade (on average in the desired range for variables) has reduced the draft force, fuel consumption, and soil cone index, 14.97%, 16.63%, and 35.08%, respectively, than the steel blade. Also, the soil disturbance area created by the FRP composite blade was 4.93% higher than the steel blade. Based on the results of this study, it is clear that the FRP composite blade has better performance rather than the conventional steel blade for the aforementioned test variables. The FRP composite is inexpensive than the steel, this leads to remarkable save money in the production of the FRP composite blade used in the chisel and combined tillage tools that is economical for the farmer and manufacturer.

Keywords

• Forward speed
• FRP composite blade
• Rake angle
• Soil moisture content
• Steel blade

20.1001.1.22286829.1401.12.1.1.1

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