Optimization of the hopper design parameters with a controlled technological process of loading, storage and unloading of bulk materials

• Published in: BIO web of conferences Vol. 27; p. 131
• Main Authors: Prusov, Maxim, Kurdyumov, Vladimir, Pavlushin, Andrey
• Format: Journal Article Conference Proceeding
• Language: English
• Published: Les Ulis EDP Sciences 01.01.2020
• Subjects: Agricultural management; Animal feed; Design optimization; Design parameters; Feeds; geometry; Gravity; Loading operations; Mechanization; static load; Static loads; transportation; Unloading
• ISSN: 2117-4458; 2273-1709; 2117-4458
• DOI: 10.1051/bioconf/20202700131

The subject of the study is the process of loading capacities and bodies of vehicles to increase the usable volume and static load for further storage or transportation. Based on an analysis of the mechanization of loading operations at agricultural facilities related to the production, distribution and use of animal feed, the authors identified the most promising loading scheme based on the principle of intensive dispersed flow, outlined ways to improve the loading of grain materials and animal feed, proposed a new structural and technological scheme of a loading device with a drive using the gravitational flow of bulk material to evenly distribute the flow of bulk material over a significant cross-sectional area of the tank. The article presents theoretical studies of the loading process using the proposed device and substantiates its geometric parameters. There are results of experimental studies that confirm theoretical conclusions and allow comparing the proposed device with existing analogues.