Simulation of seed motion in seed feeding device with DEM-CFD coupling approach for rapeseed and wheat

X Lei, Y Liao, Q Liao - Computers and Electronics in Agriculture, 2016 - Elsevier
A numerical study of gas-solid flow in seed feeding device of air-assisted centralized
metering system was carried out by means of Discrete Element Method (DEM) and …

Numerical simulation of particle motion characteristics in quantitative seed feeding system

X Gao, Z Zhou, Y Xu, Y Yu, Y Su, T Cui - Powder technology, 2020 - Elsevier
High-speed precision seed metering device is the key to achieve efficient and precise seed
planting in agricultural industry. In this work, a novel quantitative seed feeding system …

Numerical simulation of seed-movement characteristics in new maize delivery device

R Liu, L Liu, Y Li, Z Liu, J Zhao, Y Liu, X Zhang - Agriculture, 2022 - mdpi.com
The delivery device is one of the key components in ensuring uniform grain spacing and
achieving high-speed precision seeding. In this paper, a new type of high-speed airflow …

Design and optimization of the seed feeding device with DEM-CFD coupling approach for rice and wheat

S He, C Qian, Y Jiang, W Qin, Z Huang… - … and Electronics in …, 2024 - Elsevier
In order to achieve uniform and stable seed supply over a large sowing volume range of
seed supplies in an air-assisted centralized metering system for rice and wheat, the study …

Measurement of velocity and concentration profiles of pneumatically conveyed particles in a square-shaped pipe using electrostatic sensor arrays

X Qian, Y Yan, S Wu, S Zhang - Powder Technology, 2021 - Elsevier
Cross-sectional measurement of particle velocity and concentration in a pneumatic
conveying pipe is desirable for the characterisation of particle flow dynamics and …

Experimental estimation of turbulence modulation in droplet-laden two-phase jet

H Wu, Z Zhang, F Zhang, K Wu, WL Roberts - Physical Review Fluids, 2023 - APS
The effect of liquid droplets generated from air-assisted atomization on gas flow
characteristics was studied experimentally. A phase/Doppler particle analyzer was used to …

Experimental investigation on interactions among fluid and rod-like particles in a turbulent pipe jet by means of particle image velocimetry

A Capone, GP Romano, A Soldati - Experiments in Fluids, 2015 - Springer
The near field of a turbulent circular pipe jet laden with rigid rod-like particles is investigated
experimentally by means of particle image velocimetry. Two mass fraction loadings are …

Numerical and experimental analysis of poly-dispersion effects on particle-laden jets

JCW Njue, F Salehi, TCW Lau, MJ Cleary… - International Journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
This study presents experimental measurements and computational modelling of particle-
laden jets for a wide range of Stokes numbers to analyse the effect of polydispersity on …

Experimental investigation on particle entrainment behaviors near a nozzle in gas–particle coaxial jets

C Fang, J Xu, H Zhao, W Li, H Liu - Powder Technology, 2015 - Elsevier
The particle entrainment behaviors at the outlet of a nozzle in the gas–particle coaxial jets
are experimentally investigated by morphology. The particles in the surface of the granular …

Comparison of various particle-size distribution-measurement methods

M Roostaei, SA Hosseini, M Soroush… - … Reservoir Evaluation & …, 2020 - onepetro.org
Sieve analysis, sedimentation, and laser diffraction (LD) have been the methods of choice in
determining particle‐size distribution (PSD) for sand control design. However, these …