Review of Discrete Element Method Simulations of Soil Tillage and Furrow Opening
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Aikins, Kojo Atta, Ucgul, Mustafa, Barr, James B., Awuah, Emmanuel, Antille, Diogenes L., Jensen, Troy A. and Desbiolles, Jacky M. A.. 2023. "Review of Discrete Element Method Simulations of Soil Tillage and Furrow Opening." Agriculture. 13 (3). https://doi.org/10.3390/agriculture13030541
Article Title | Review of Discrete Element Method Simulations of Soil Tillage and Furrow Opening |
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ERA Journal ID | 210069 |
Article Category | Article |
Authors | Aikins, Kojo Atta, Ucgul, Mustafa, Barr, James B., Awuah, Emmanuel, Antille, Diogenes L., Jensen, Troy A. and Desbiolles, Jacky M. A. |
Journal Title | Agriculture |
Journal Citation | 13 (3) |
Article Number | 541 |
Number of Pages | 29 |
Year | 2023 |
Publisher | MDPI AG |
Place of Publication | Switzerland |
ISSN | 2077-0472 |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.3390/agriculture13030541 |
Web Address (URL) | https://www.mdpi.com/2077-0472/13/3/541 |
Abstract | In agricultural machinery design and optimization, the discrete element method (DEM) has played a major role due to its ability to speed up the design and manufacturing process by reducing multiple prototyping, testing, and evaluation under experimental conditions. In the field of soil dynamics, DEM has been mainly applied in the design and optimization of soil-engaging tools, especially tillage tools and furrow openers. This numerical method is able to capture the dynamic and bulk behaviour of soils and soil–tool interactions. This review focused on the various aspects of the application of DEM in the simulation of tillage and furrow opening for tool design optimization. Different contact models, particle sizes and shapes, and calibration techniques for determining input parameters for tillage and furrow opening research have been reviewed. Discrete element method predictions of furrow profiles, disturbed soil surface profiles, soil failure, loosening, disturbance parameters, reaction forces, and the various types of soils modelled with DEM have also been highlighted. This pool of information consolidates existing working approaches used in prior studies and helps to identify knowledge gaps which, if addressed, will advance the current soil dynamics modelling capability. |
Keywords | calibration; DEM contact models; soil dynamics; soil failure; soil forces; cohesive and frictional soils |
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020 | 300202. Agricultural land management |
Byline Affiliations | Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Ghana |
Centre for Agricultural Engineering | |
Southern Cross University | |
University of South Australia | |
Seed Terminator, Australia | |
Nanjing Agricultural University, China | |
Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO), Australia |
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