Journal of Applied Mechanical Engineering

Bhattacharyya B

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• Research Article
  Design of Rotary Tiller's Blade Using Specific Work Method (SWM)
  Author(s): Mandal S, Bhattacharyya B and Mukherjee S Mandal S, Bhattacharyya B and Mukherjee S
  
  Tillage is an operation performed to obtain a desirable soil structure for a seedbed. A granular structure is desirable to allow rapid infiltration and good retention of rainfall, to provide adequate air capacity and exchange within the soil and to minimize resistance to root penetration. Rotary tiller or rotavator (derived from rotary cultivator) is a tillage machine designed for preparing land by breaking the soil with the help of rotating blades suitable for sowing seeds (without overturning of the soil). Nowadays, utilization of rotary tillers has been increased in agricultural applications because of simple structure and high efficiency. However in a rotary tiller, blades are the main critical parts which engaged with soil to prepare the land. These blades interact with soil in a different way than normal plows that are subjected to impact load and high friction which ultimately .. View More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2168-9873.1000164

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