Calibration Strategy to Determine the Interaction Properties of Fertilizer Particles Using Two Laboratory Tests and DEM

Investigating the interactions of granular fertilizers with various types of equipment is an essential part of agricultural research. A numerical technique simulating the mechanical behavior of granular assemblies has the advantage of data trackings, such as the trajectories, velocities, and transie...

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Main Authors: Sugirbay Adilet, Jian Zhao, Nukeshev Sayakhat, Jun Chen, Zagainov Nikolay, Lingxin Bu, Zhanar Sugirbayeva, Guangrui Hu, Muratkhan Marat, Zhiwei Wang
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Published: MDPI AG 2021-06-01
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author Sugirbay Adilet
Jian Zhao
Nukeshev Sayakhat
Jun Chen
Zagainov Nikolay
Lingxin Bu
Zhanar Sugirbayeva
Guangrui Hu
Muratkhan Marat
Zhiwei Wang
author_facet Sugirbay Adilet
Jian Zhao
Nukeshev Sayakhat
Jun Chen
Zagainov Nikolay
Lingxin Bu
Zhanar Sugirbayeva
Guangrui Hu
Muratkhan Marat
Zhiwei Wang
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description Investigating the interactions of granular fertilizers with various types of equipment is an essential part of agricultural research. A numerical technique simulating the mechanical behavior of granular assemblies has the advantage of data trackings, such as the trajectories, velocities, and transient forces of the particles at any stage of the test. The interaction parameters were calibrated to simulate responses of granular fertilizers in EDEM, a discrete element method (DEM) software. Without a proper calibration of the interaction parameters between the granular fertilizers and various materials, the simulations may not represent the real behavior of the granular fertilizers. Therefore, in this study, a strategy is presented to identify and select a set of DEM input parameters of granular fertilizers using the central composite design (CCD) to establish the nonlinear relationship between the dynamic macroscopic granular fertilizer properties and the DEM parameters. The determined interaction properties can be used to simulate granular fertilizers in EDEM.
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spelling doaj.art-e726f65c1fea463c851f1306cd1f212b2023-12-03T13:08:05ZengMDPI AGAgriculture2077-04722021-06-0111759210.3390/agriculture11070592Calibration Strategy to Determine the Interaction Properties of Fertilizer Particles Using Two Laboratory Tests and DEMSugirbay Adilet0Jian Zhao1Nukeshev Sayakhat2Jun Chen3Zagainov Nikolay4Lingxin Bu5Zhanar Sugirbayeva6Guangrui Hu7Muratkhan Marat8Zhiwei Wang9College of Mechanical and Electronic Engineering, Northwest A&F University, Xianyang 712100, ChinaCollege of Mechanical and Electronic Engineering, Northwest A&F University, Xianyang 712100, ChinaTechnical Faculty, S.Seifullin Kazakh Agrotechnical University, Nur-Sultan 010000, KazakhstanCollege of Mechanical and Electronic Engineering, Northwest A&F University, Xianyang 712100, ChinaCollege of Mechanical and Electronic Engineering, Northwest A&F University, Xianyang 712100, ChinaCollege of Mechanical and Electronic Engineering, Northwest A&F University, Xianyang 712100, ChinaDepartment of Higher Mathematics, L.N. Gumilyov Eurasian National University, Nur-Sultan 010000, KazakhstanCollege of Mechanical and Electronic Engineering, Northwest A&F University, Xianyang 712100, ChinaTechnical Faculty, S.Seifullin Kazakh Agrotechnical University, Nur-Sultan 010000, KazakhstanCollege of Mechanical and Electronic Engineering, Northwest A&F University, Xianyang 712100, ChinaInvestigating the interactions of granular fertilizers with various types of equipment is an essential part of agricultural research. A numerical technique simulating the mechanical behavior of granular assemblies has the advantage of data trackings, such as the trajectories, velocities, and transient forces of the particles at any stage of the test. The interaction parameters were calibrated to simulate responses of granular fertilizers in EDEM, a discrete element method (DEM) software. Without a proper calibration of the interaction parameters between the granular fertilizers and various materials, the simulations may not represent the real behavior of the granular fertilizers. Therefore, in this study, a strategy is presented to identify and select a set of DEM input parameters of granular fertilizers using the central composite design (CCD) to establish the nonlinear relationship between the dynamic macroscopic granular fertilizer properties and the DEM parameters. The determined interaction properties can be used to simulate granular fertilizers in EDEM.https://www.mdpi.com/2077-0472/11/7/592DEMcalibrationgranular fertilizerscentral composite designinteraction properties
spellingShingle Sugirbay Adilet
Jian Zhao
Nukeshev Sayakhat
Jun Chen
Zagainov Nikolay
Lingxin Bu
Zhanar Sugirbayeva
Guangrui Hu
Muratkhan Marat
Zhiwei Wang
Calibration Strategy to Determine the Interaction Properties of Fertilizer Particles Using Two Laboratory Tests and DEM
Agriculture
DEM
calibration
granular fertilizers
central composite design
interaction properties
title Calibration Strategy to Determine the Interaction Properties of Fertilizer Particles Using Two Laboratory Tests and DEM
title_full Calibration Strategy to Determine the Interaction Properties of Fertilizer Particles Using Two Laboratory Tests and DEM
title_fullStr Calibration Strategy to Determine the Interaction Properties of Fertilizer Particles Using Two Laboratory Tests and DEM
title_full_unstemmed Calibration Strategy to Determine the Interaction Properties of Fertilizer Particles Using Two Laboratory Tests and DEM
title_short Calibration Strategy to Determine the Interaction Properties of Fertilizer Particles Using Two Laboratory Tests and DEM
title_sort calibration strategy to determine the interaction properties of fertilizer particles using two laboratory tests and dem
topic DEM
calibration
granular fertilizers
central composite design
interaction properties
url https://www.mdpi.com/2077-0472/11/7/592
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