|
|
|
|
|
| International Agrophysics |
| publisher: | Institute of Agrophysics
Polish Academy of Sciences
Lublin, Poland |
| ISSN: |
0236-8722 |
vol. 25, nr. 1 (2011)
|
|
|
previous paper back to paper's list next paper
|
|
|
Moisture-dependent physical properties of rapeseed – experimental and DEM modeling
|
|
| (get PDF )
|
|
|
J. Wiącek, M. Molenda
|
|
|
vol. 25 (2011), nr. 1,
pp. 59-65
|
|
|
abstract
A series of tests were conducted to study the influence of moisture content of rapeseed on the physical properties of grain bedding. The load response of a grain assembly poured into a cubical test chamber and subjected to uniaxial confined compression was studied. Tests were conducted for the rapeseed of moisture contents of 7.5, 9, and 12%. It was determined that the load distribution varied considerably with the moisture content of the seeds. The lowest effective elastic modulus was obtained for a grain assembly composed of rapeseeds at moisture content of 12%. Comparison between experimental data and numerical modeling using the discrete element method (DEM) showed both, quantitative and qualitative agreement.
|
|
keywords
moisture content, grain bedding, uniaxial confined compression, discrete element method
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
