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A computational model of soil adhesion and resistance for a non-smooth bulldozing plate

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Adhesive forces exist between soil and the surfaces of soil-engaging components; they increase working resistance and energy consumption. This paper tries to find an approach to reduce the adhesion and resistance of bulldozing plate. A simplified mechanical model of adhesion and resistance between soil and a non-smooth bulldozing plate is proposed. The interaction force between moist soil and a non-smooth bulldozing plate is analyzed. The pressure and friction distribution on the bulldozing plate are computed, and the anti-adhesive effect of a corrugated bulldozing plate is simulated numerically. Numerical results show that the wavy bulldozing plate achieves an effective drag reduction in moist soil. The optimal wavy shape of the corrugated bulldozing plate with the minimal resistance is designed. The basic principle of reducing soil adhesion of the non-smooth surface is discovered.

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  1. The Key Lab of Terrain-Machinery Bionic Engineering (Ministry of Education, China), Jilin University, 130022, Changchun, P. R. China

    Wei-ping Shi, Lu-quan Ren & Li-mei Tian

  2. Department of Mathematics, Jilin University, 130012, Changchun, P. R. China

    Wei-ping Shi

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Shi, Wp., Ren, Lq. & Tian, Lm. A computational model of soil adhesion and resistance for a non-smooth bulldozing plate. J Bionic Eng 2, 145–150 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03399490

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