气力搅拌式流体播种装置种液箱设计与试验

    Design and experiment of the seed-liquid tank of pneumatic agitation fluid seeder

    • 摘要: 为获得稳定的种液流场,以利于种子在种液中的均匀分布,保证流体播种质量,该研究在所设计的气力搅拌式流体播种机基础上,构建气力搅拌空气用量与种液箱结构参数的关系模型,利用Fluent软件分析方型(SQ型)、三角型(TRA型)、类楔型(QW型)和类楔圆弧型(QWA型)种液箱对种液流场的影响。结果表明,QWA型种液箱在不同进气速度下的种液环流形式、流场稳定性及死角抑制作用均最优,进气速度相同时其种液流速最大值和最小值之比变化幅度为0.04,流速波动小,稳定性最佳。对QWA型种液箱进行台架验证试验,结果表明,进气速度为4 m/s时种液流场稳定性最佳,种液箱内理想出种口的种液流速仿真值与试验结果误差为9.30%,验证了简化气-液两相流模型的可靠性。空气用量测试结果表明,进气流量在1.5和2.0 m3/h时,种子沉降现象减弱,种子分布较均匀,对应的所需空气用量为6.67×10−3和8.89×10−3 m3,与模型预测值相符。研究结果可为流体播种装置种液箱设计提供依据。

       

      Abstract: Drought has seriously threatened the normal sowing and seed germination of dryland crops, such as corn and cotton. The fluid seeding can suspend the seeds in a mixture, named as seed-liquid of water and high absorbent polymer (HSP), which can absorb water when high in moisture and slowly release water when lacking. A favorable condition can then provide for the germination and emergence of the crop. The seed damage rate can be reduced for high yield, due to the drought resistance, water conservation, and high emergence rate. It is often required for the uniform distribution of the seeds in the liquid for the fluid seeding quality. Pneumatic agitation can be utilized to generate the flow field for the suspension of the seed. However, the flow field can be confined to the structure of the seed-liquid tank. In this study, four seed-liquid tanks were designed to develop the pneumatic-agitation fluid seeder, including the shapes-square (SQ), triangular type (TRA), quasi wedge (QW), and quasi wedge-arc (QWA). The air was then supplied through the air inlet at the bottom of the seed-liquid tank during operation. A model was also established to determine the relationship between the air consumption for the pneumatic agitation and the structural parameters of the tank. CFD simulation was finally carried out to explore the effect of the vertical section shape of the seed-liquid tank on the flow field of the seed-liquid under various air inlet speeds. The results show that the SQ seed-liquid tank shared the dead space in the circulation, leading to the seed deposition; In the TRA seed-liquid tank, an overall circulation failed to the uniform distribution of seeds, leading to the unstable seed-liquid flow field in the middle and lower parts of the tank; The QW seed-liquid tank shared the multiple small vortices on the flow field of the seed liquid; And the QWA seed-liquid tank exhibited an optimal performance at all air inlet speeds, in terms of the seed-liquid circulation patterns, flow field stability, and the less circulation dead space; Once the inlet air speed was constant, the maximum and minimum ratio of the seed-liquid flow speed varied in a range of 0.04, indicating the minimal fluctuations and optimal stability in the flow speed. An experiment was conducted on the QWA seed-liquid tank to verify the simulation. The stability of the seed-liquid flow field was optimal at the inlet air speed of 4 m/s. There was a relative error of 9.30% between the simulated and the tested flow speed at the ideal area of the seed outlet in the seed-liquid tank. The gas-liquid flow model was simplified to verify the reliability. The pneumatic agitation test was conducted at varying rates of air flow. The theoretical calculations were verified to observe the distribution of the seeds in the seed-liquid tank. The seed deposition decreased at an inlet air flow rate of 1.5 and 2.0 m3/h, and then the seed was distributed relatively uniformly in the liquid, and the corresponding air consumption was 6.67×10-3 and 8.89×10-3 m3/h, which was consistent with the predicted value. The finding can provide a strong reference for designing the seed-liquid tanks during fluid seeding.

       

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