Using Service Simulating Test in Designing of Tillage Combine

• Main Authors: Oskin Sergey Vladimirovich, Tarasenko Boris Fedorovich
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Sciendo 2017-12-01
• Series: Acta Technologica Agriculturae
• Subjects: monte carlo simulation; tillage combine; productivity; specific fuel consumption
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1515/ata-2017-0021

Determining the optimal structure of the tillage combine for working in a particular company is a very difficult task due to many factors. While searching for the optimal choice, it is necessary to strive for having fewer combines in operation, reduce the fuel costs and compensate damages due to changes in agrotechnical terms and soil compaction during the combines’ operation. In this article it is proposed to apply the Monte Carlo simulation for solving this issue. As a result of the analysis of models, it was observed that all combines can be divided into separate efficiency groups and form certain tillage complexes. After the analysis of these complexes, it was proposed to replace the tillage tools, which led to further reduction in total costs. So the transition to non-mouldboard technology in both high-efficiency and low-efficiency combines will lead to cost savings by 45%, and the introduction of new tools will reduce the fuel consumption by 61-64%. For high-efficiency machine complexes, non-mouldboard technology allows the reduction of the optimal number of aggregates by 25-32%. At the same time, the introduction of new tillage combines will reduce the number of operating combines by 50-58% due to reduced resistance and the combination of technological operations.