Open AccessMODELING THE PROCESS OF REDUCING TREE STUMPS USING SELF-PROPELLED MACHINE BASED ON THE PARTICLE DYNAMICS METHOD
Author(s) -
Vladimir Pryadkin,
Иван Бартенев,
Valeriy Posmetev
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
lesotehničeskij žurnal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2222-7962
DOI - 10.34220/issn.2222-7962/2019.4/17
Subject(s) - tree (set theory) , process (computing) , root (linguistics) , mathematics , agricultural engineering , computer science , engineering , mathematical analysis , linguistics , philosophy , operating system
The article presents an analysis of the tree dozer technologies. It is established that a separate method of grubbing out is most widespread due to the possibility of aggregation of various mounted and trailed tree dozer with wheeled and tracked tractors. Abroad, the most widespread method is simultaneous removal of the aboveground and underground parts of trees in the course of one technological operation. The main technical means of implementing direct stumping technology are self-propelled high-performance tree dozers of various capacities, and the process of tree stumping is carried out mainly with a vertically applied force. The purpose of the study was to develop a mathematical model of the process of tree stumping at a vertically applied effort based on the particle dynamics. The developed mathematical model enables to simulate soil and tree root system located in it, as well as the process of removing the tree root system, determine the vertical force applied to the tree trunk, at which feeding roots break and the main roots leave the soil. In the course of a numerical experiment, it has been found that when stumping garden trees with a diameter of 300 mm, the maximum vertical force reaches 74 kN. Due to the high physical adequacy and spatial resolution, the model enables to study the influence of the uprooting mechanism and the root system on the efficiency of stumping process.