Computer Aided Modeling of Wood Chips Transport by Means of a Belt Conveyor with Use of Discrete Element Method
The effectiveness and precision of transporting wood chips on the transport trailer or hopper depends on an inclination angle, a conveyor belt speed, and length. In order to devise a methodology aiding designing and the selection of technical and performance parameters (aiding the settings of convey...
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doaj-80204f2d2a144aecbf8112809f1d5d472020-12-19T00:06:05ZengMDPI AGApplied Sciences2076-34172020-12-01109091909110.3390/app10249091Computer Aided Modeling of Wood Chips Transport by Means of a Belt Conveyor with Use of Discrete Element MethodŁukasz Gierz0Łukasz Warguła1Mateusz Kukla2Krzysztof Koszela3Tomasz Szymon Zwiachel4Institute of Machine Design, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Poznan University of Technology, Piotrowo 3, PL-60965 Poznan, PolandInstitute of Machine Design, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Poznan University of Technology, Piotrowo 3, PL-60965 Poznan, PolandInstitute of Machine Design, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Poznan University of Technology, Piotrowo 3, PL-60965 Poznan, PolandDepartment of Biosystems Engineering, Poznan University of Life Sciences, ul. Wojska Polskiego 50, 60-625 Poznan, PolandFaculty of Civil and Transport Engineering, Poznan University of Technology, Piotrowo 3, PL-60965 Poznan, PolandThe effectiveness and precision of transporting wood chips on the transport trailer or hopper depends on an inclination angle, a conveyor belt speed, and length. In order to devise a methodology aiding designing and the selection of technical and performance parameters (aiding the settings of conveyor belt sub-assemblies), the authors carried out the simulation tests concerning wood chips transport on the belt conveyor and their outlet. For the purposes of these tests, a simulation model was performed in the Rocky DEM (discrete element method) software in the numerical analysis environment and compared to analytical tests. The tested wood chips were taken from cherry plum branches chipping processes (<i>Prunus cerasifera</i> Ehrh. Beitr. Naturk. 4:17. 1789 (Gartenkalender 4:189-204. 1784)), out of which seven basic fractions were separated, which differed mainly in terms of their diameter from 5 mm to 50 mm and the length of 150 mm. The article presents the results of wood chips ejection distance in the form of the 3D functions of wood chips ejection distance depending on the conveyor belt inclination angle and belt speed. The results are presented for five conveyor belt lengths (1 m, 2 m, 3 m, 4 m, 5 m). The tests also involved the conveyor belt inclination angle in the range from 10° to 50° and the belt velocity in the range from 1 m/s<sup>2</sup> to 5 m/s<sup>2</sup>. The numerical test results demonstrate higher average values of wood chips ejection distance than designated in the analytical model. The average arithmetical difference in the results between the numerical and analytical model is at the level of 13%.https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/10/24/9091chip wooddiscrete element methodbelt conveyorwood chips transportwood chipper |
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Łukasz Gierz Łukasz Warguła Mateusz Kukla Krzysztof Koszela Tomasz Szymon Zwiachel Computer Aided Modeling of Wood Chips Transport by Means of a Belt Conveyor with Use of Discrete Element Method Applied Sciences chip wood discrete element method belt conveyor wood chips transport wood chipper |
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Łukasz Gierz Łukasz Warguła Mateusz Kukla Krzysztof Koszela Tomasz Szymon Zwiachel |
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Computer Aided Modeling of Wood Chips Transport by Means of a Belt Conveyor with Use of Discrete Element Method |
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Computer Aided Modeling of Wood Chips Transport by Means of a Belt Conveyor with Use of Discrete Element Method |
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Computer Aided Modeling of Wood Chips Transport by Means of a Belt Conveyor with Use of Discrete Element Method |
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Computer Aided Modeling of Wood Chips Transport by Means of a Belt Conveyor with Use of Discrete Element Method |
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Computer Aided Modeling of Wood Chips Transport by Means of a Belt Conveyor with Use of Discrete Element Method |
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computer aided modeling of wood chips transport by means of a belt conveyor with use of discrete element method |
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The effectiveness and precision of transporting wood chips on the transport trailer or hopper depends on an inclination angle, a conveyor belt speed, and length. In order to devise a methodology aiding designing and the selection of technical and performance parameters (aiding the settings of conveyor belt sub-assemblies), the authors carried out the simulation tests concerning wood chips transport on the belt conveyor and their outlet. For the purposes of these tests, a simulation model was performed in the Rocky DEM (discrete element method) software in the numerical analysis environment and compared to analytical tests. The tested wood chips were taken from cherry plum branches chipping processes (<i>Prunus cerasifera</i> Ehrh. Beitr. Naturk. 4:17. 1789 (Gartenkalender 4:189-204. 1784)), out of which seven basic fractions were separated, which differed mainly in terms of their diameter from 5 mm to 50 mm and the length of 150 mm. The article presents the results of wood chips ejection distance in the form of the 3D functions of wood chips ejection distance depending on the conveyor belt inclination angle and belt speed. The results are presented for five conveyor belt lengths (1 m, 2 m, 3 m, 4 m, 5 m). The tests also involved the conveyor belt inclination angle in the range from 10° to 50° and the belt velocity in the range from 1 m/s<sup>2</sup> to 5 m/s<sup>2</sup>. The numerical test results demonstrate higher average values of wood chips ejection distance than designated in the analytical model. The average arithmetical difference in the results between the numerical and analytical model is at the level of 13%. |
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