Experimental Study and Simulation of the Stress Relaxation Characteristics of Machine-Harvested Seed Cotton

Seed cotton compression molding solves the inconvenience of seed cotton transportation and storage after mechanical harvesting. Stress relaxation is closely related to the performance of the compressed seed cotton. In this study, an electronic universal testing machine with a homemade compression de...

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Main Authors: Jun Wang, Hongwen Zhang, Lei Wang, Ximei Wei, Meng Wang, Yanqing Gu, Yunxiao Cai
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author Jun Wang
Hongwen Zhang
Lei Wang
Ximei Wei
Meng Wang
Yanqing Gu
Yunxiao Cai
author_facet Jun Wang
Hongwen Zhang
Lei Wang
Ximei Wei
Meng Wang
Yanqing Gu
Yunxiao Cai
author_sort Jun Wang
collection DOAJ
description Seed cotton compression molding solves the inconvenience of seed cotton transportation and storage after mechanical harvesting. Stress relaxation is closely related to the performance of the compressed seed cotton. In this study, an electronic universal testing machine with a homemade compression device was used to study the stress relaxation characteristics of machine-harvested seed cotton. The stress relaxation model of machine-harvested seed cotton was established, the influence of test factors on the response indexes was analyzed and, finally, stress relaxation characteristics of machine-harvested seed cotton were simulated. Results show that machine-harvested seed cotton stress relaxation characteristics can be described by the five-element Maxwell model. The equilibrium elastic modulus is negatively correlated with moisture content and cross-section dimensions, and the equilibrium elastic modulus is positively correlated with trash content and compression density. The rapid decay time and the residual stress ratio are negatively correlated with moisture content and compression density, but the influence of trash content and cross-section dimensions are limited. The stress relaxation process of machine-harvested seed cotton was simulated using virtual prototype technology, and the maximum error between the experimental and simulated values was obtained as 4.96%. The feasibility of the virtual prototype technique for the viscoelastic simulation of biomaterials was demonstrated.
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spelling doaj.art-ac37283777f84c1ca4df31f286f6456d2023-11-22T20:25:58ZengMDPI AGApplied Sciences2076-34172021-10-011121995910.3390/app11219959Experimental Study and Simulation of the Stress Relaxation Characteristics of Machine-Harvested Seed CottonJun Wang0Hongwen Zhang1Lei Wang2Ximei Wei3Meng Wang4Yanqing Gu5Yunxiao Cai6College of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering, Shihezi University, Shihezi 832003, ChinaCollege of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering, Shihezi University, Shihezi 832003, ChinaCollege of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering, Shihezi University, Shihezi 832003, ChinaCollege of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering, Shihezi University, Shihezi 832003, ChinaCollege of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering, Shihezi University, Shihezi 832003, ChinaCollege of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering, Shihezi University, Shihezi 832003, ChinaCollege of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering, Shihezi University, Shihezi 832003, ChinaSeed cotton compression molding solves the inconvenience of seed cotton transportation and storage after mechanical harvesting. Stress relaxation is closely related to the performance of the compressed seed cotton. In this study, an electronic universal testing machine with a homemade compression device was used to study the stress relaxation characteristics of machine-harvested seed cotton. The stress relaxation model of machine-harvested seed cotton was established, the influence of test factors on the response indexes was analyzed and, finally, stress relaxation characteristics of machine-harvested seed cotton were simulated. Results show that machine-harvested seed cotton stress relaxation characteristics can be described by the five-element Maxwell model. The equilibrium elastic modulus is negatively correlated with moisture content and cross-section dimensions, and the equilibrium elastic modulus is positively correlated with trash content and compression density. The rapid decay time and the residual stress ratio are negatively correlated with moisture content and compression density, but the influence of trash content and cross-section dimensions are limited. The stress relaxation process of machine-harvested seed cotton was simulated using virtual prototype technology, and the maximum error between the experimental and simulated values was obtained as 4.96%. The feasibility of the virtual prototype technique for the viscoelastic simulation of biomaterials was demonstrated.https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/11/21/9959stress relaxationmachine-harvested seed cottonrheological propertiesexperimentmathematical modelssimulation of virtual prototype
spellingShingle Jun Wang
Hongwen Zhang
Lei Wang
Ximei Wei
Meng Wang
Yanqing Gu
Yunxiao Cai
Experimental Study and Simulation of the Stress Relaxation Characteristics of Machine-Harvested Seed Cotton
Applied Sciences
stress relaxation
machine-harvested seed cotton
rheological properties
experiment
mathematical models
simulation of virtual prototype
title Experimental Study and Simulation of the Stress Relaxation Characteristics of Machine-Harvested Seed Cotton
title_full Experimental Study and Simulation of the Stress Relaxation Characteristics of Machine-Harvested Seed Cotton
title_fullStr Experimental Study and Simulation of the Stress Relaxation Characteristics of Machine-Harvested Seed Cotton
title_full_unstemmed Experimental Study and Simulation of the Stress Relaxation Characteristics of Machine-Harvested Seed Cotton
title_short Experimental Study and Simulation of the Stress Relaxation Characteristics of Machine-Harvested Seed Cotton
title_sort experimental study and simulation of the stress relaxation characteristics of machine harvested seed cotton
topic stress relaxation
machine-harvested seed cotton
rheological properties
experiment
mathematical models
simulation of virtual prototype
url https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/11/21/9959
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