EFFECT OF KINEMATIC PARAMETER ON SOME PERFORMANCE INDICES FOR THE SELF-PROPELLED COMPOST TURNING MACHINE

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Assoc. Prof. of Agric. Eng., Fac. of Agric. Tanta Unvi., Egypt.

Abstract

Self-propelled compost turning machine performance in terms of machine capacity, compost density, fuel consumption, energy requirements and turning cost was investigated as a function of change in the kinematic parameter (ratio of drum peripheral velocity to machine forward speed) during the compost turning operation.
From the obtained data it can be concluded that:
- Machine capacity increased by decreasing the kinematic parameter.
- Compost density decreased by increasing the kinematic parameter .
-Energy requirements as well as turning cost were minimum at a kinematic parameter value of 35 .

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Misr Journal of Agricultural Engineering
Volume 26, Issue 1
January 2009
Pages 56-68

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