Investigate the movement of cotton in the supplier
Аннотация
In the primary processing technology, the cotton is dried and cleaned before separating the fiber from the seed. The low content of impurities in the cotton serves for the optimal course of subsequent processes. It also reduces the content of impurities and defects in the produced fiber which improves its quality. Many factors affect the cleaning efficiency of the cotton ginning process. Based on the analysis of the literature, it was determined that there are opportunities to improve cotton ginning equipment. There are a number of shortcomings in the supply of cotton to cleaning equipment, prompting research to address it. This article presents the results of theoretical and practical research conducted to determine the effect of the width of the supplier on the clogging of the cotton in it, the density and speed of the cotton, and the cleaning efficiency of the equipment. Theoretical studies have shown that when the width of the supplier is greater than 201.4 mm, it does not become clogged with moving cotton. According to the results of a practical study, it was found that the speed of cotton in the feeder varies from 0.100 m / s to 0.037 m / s when the width of the feeder is changed from 150 mm to 400 mm. However, when it was less than 250 mm, it was found that there were cases of cotton blockage in the supplier. When the width of the supplier was 250 mm, the cleaning efficiency of the cleaning equipment was optimized and congestion was eliminated. Based on theoretical and practical research, it is recommended that the width of the supplier is 250 mm as the optimal value.