Affiliations: [a] College of Engineering, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, Hubei, China | [b] College of Mechanical and Electronic Engineering, Tarim University, Alaer, Xinjiang, China | [c] Key Laboratory of Agricultural Equipment in Mid-Lower Yangtze River, Wuhan, Hubei, China | [d] School of Information Science and Engineering, Shenyang University of Technology, Shenyang, Liaoning, China
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Corresponding author: Qiaohua Wang, College of Engineering, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, Hubei 430070, China. E-mail: wqh@mail.hzau.edu.cn.
Abstract: A solid model of electrostatic separation between mechanical cotton harvesting and residual plastic film is established. The mechanized harvesting degree has been improved year by year. 90% of the cotton harvesting has been achieved in the southern Xinjiang reclamation area of Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps. However, there are a lot of impurities in the machine harvesting cotton, and it is difficult to remove them. Machine-picked cotton cleaning is an important part of cotton processing. Its cleaning effect directly affects the processing efficiency and lint quality of cotton. In this paper, a solid model of electrostatic separation between mechanical cotton harvesting and residual plastic film is established. Through CFD method, the particles of mechanical cotton harvesting and residual plastic film fly into the electric field at the speed of 3 m/s, 4 m/s, 5 m/s and 6 m/s respectively, and the movement process of different electric field forces is loaded on the particles, in order to reveal the mechanism of electrostatic separation between mechanical cotton harvesting and residual plastic film. The test results show that with the increase of the speed of cotton picker flying into the electric field area, the shorter the residence time of cotton picker in the electric field area, the electric field force required for the film to be captured by the upper plate will gradually increase; the trajectory of particles in the electric field area has less influence on the airflow, and the inlet airflow velocity is the most important factor affecting the airflow distribution in the box. This study is expected to provide a reference for the application of electrostatic technology in the study of the cleaning process of mechanical cotton picking.
