Issue №: 2(121)
The journal deals with the problems of vibration technologies and machines, mathematical methods of vibration process studies, information on design and technological development, presents teaching and methodological aspects of teaching in the Higher School of Applied Sciences, where vibration machines and technologies are studied.
STUDY OF THE MECHANICAL AND TECHNOLOGICAL PROPERTIES OF SUGAR BEET TOPPINGS AND ROOTS
Borys Mykola – Ph.D., Associate Professor, Associate Professor at the Department of Specialized Mechanical Engineering and Agricultural Engineering, Khmelnytskyi National University (11 Institutskaya St., Khmelnytskyi, Ukraine, 29016; e-mail: myk0borys@gmail.com)
Martynyuk Andriy – Ph.D., Associate Professor, Head of the Department of Industrial Engineering and Agricultural Engineering at Khmelnytskyi National University (11 Institutskaya St., Khmelnytskyi, Ukraine, 29016; e-mail: avmart@khmnu.edu.ua)
Trokhaniak Oleksandra – Ph.D., Associate Professor, Associate Professor of the Department of Mechanics of the National University of Bioresources and Nature Management of Ukraine (15 Heroiv Oborony St., Kyiv, Ukraine, 03041; e-mail: klendii_o@ukr.net)
Solona Olena – Ph.D., Associate Professor, Dean of the Faculty of Production Technology, Processing and Robotics in Livestock Breeding of the Vinnytsia National Agrarian University (3, Sonyachna St., Vinnytsia, Ukraine, 21008, e-mail: solona_o_v@ukr. net)
The article presents the results of a study on the morphological and mechanical characteristics of sugar beet leaf petioles as an object of mechanized removal during root crop harvesting. The relevance of the research is determined by the need to improve the quality of cleaning beet root crowns from haulm residues and to reduce crop losses during the operation of sugar beet harvesting machines.
The shape and structure of the leaf petiole were investigated from the standpoint of assessing the possibilities of its mechanical destruction. It was established that the petiole is characterized by a variable cross-sectional geometry that significantly depends on the distance from the apex of the root crown. Analysis of cross-sections revealed a regular change in their shape and dimensions in the direction from the crown toward the leaf blade, which should be taken into account when substantiating the design parameters of the working bodies of machines intended for cleaning beet root crowns.
The study determined functional relationships between the root diameter, the height of the crown protrusion above the soil surface, and the height of the green leaf zone. The obtained relationships make it possible to predict the position of haulm residues relative to the crown surface and to justify rational operating modes of cleaning devices. It was found that the geometric parameters of the crown and petioles significantly affect the quality of root crop cleaning.
Experimental studies showed that the hardness of the surface layer of haulm at a distance of 0-5 mm from the root crown differs from the hardness of the crown surface in the zone of green leaves and dormant buds by only 20-30% and is practically equal to the hardness of its upper part. This indicates the possibility of efficient mechanical removal of haulm residues without significant damage to the root crop, provided that the design and operating parameters of the cleaning working bodies are properly selected.
The obtained results can be used for improving sugar beet harvesting machines and for developing new designs of beet root crown cleaning devices.
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2. Adamchuk, V., Bulgakov, V., Holovach, I., & Ignatiev, Y. (2018). Experimental research on vibrational digging-up of sugar beet. Agricultural Science and Practice, 5(1), 30-41. https://doi.org/10.15407/agrisp5.01.030 [in English]
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4. Volokha M. Increasing sugar beet feedstock quality through intensification of root cleaning at harvesting. Scientific Horizons. 2020. № 07(92). P. 120–125. DOI: 10.33249/2663-2144-2020-92-7-120-125. [in Ukrainian].
5. Pascuzzi S., Bulgakov V., Holovach I., Ivanovs S., Aboltins A., Ihnatiev Y., Rucins A., Trokhaniak O., Paciolla F. Theoretical Study of the Motion of a Cut Sugar Beet Tops Particle along the Inner Surface of the Conveying and Unloading System of a Topping Machine. AgriEngineering. 2024. Vol. 6, No. 1. P. 409–422. DOI: 10.3390/agriengineering6010025. .[in English]
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About the journal
The journal "Vibrations in Engineering and Technologies" is included in the list of technical scientific publications of Ukraine
(Category "B", Order of the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine dated July 2, 2020 No. 886)
Old version of the site: http://vibrojournal.vsau.edu.ua/
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The certificateof massmedia State registration:kv no 16643-5115 from 30.04.2010 .
Founder of the journal: Vinnytsia National Agrarian University
The journal is devoted to highlighting current issues in engineering, mechanical engineering, and technological processes, including the study of dynamic and oscillatory phenomena in technical systems, the application of mathematical methods for process modeling and analysis, as well as the presentation of results of design-engineering and technological developments. Particular attention is given to the study of vibration processes and their application in modern technologies.
The purpose of the scientific journal “Vibrations in Engineering and Technologies” is to disseminate the results of fundamental and applied research in the field of engineering sciences aimed at developing theoretical foundations and practical approaches to the design, analysis, and improvement of machines, materials, and technological processes, including the use of vibration and oscillatory effects in various sectors of production.
The publication is focused on the formation of a modern scientific and informational environment for the effective exchange of research results, support of innovative development, and implementation of advanced technical solutions in industry, agro-industrial production, and related fields.
The journal promotes the development of interdisciplinary research, the integration of modern engineering approaches, and the enhancement of the efficiency of technological processes and technical systems, including through the rational use of vibration phenomena.
Objectives of the Scientific Journal
To achieve its stated purpose, the journal addresses the following key objectives:
dissemination of results of fundamental and applied scientific research in the fields of mechanics, mechanical engineering, technological processes, machine dynamics, and equipment, as well as in areas related to the application of vibration phenomena in engineering and technologies;
promotion of research aimed at the creation and improvement of machines, mechanisms, and technological equipment based on oscillatory and vibration processes;
support for the implementation of modern technological solutions focused on improving productivity, energy efficiency, and reliability of technical systems;
обеспечение scientific exchange of research results among research institutions, higher education establishments, and industrial enterprises;
development of interdisciplinary cooperation among researchers in the fields of mechanics, materials science, material processing technologies, and automation of technological processes;
dissemination of modern scientific achievements and advanced technologies related to the application of vibration processes in production and technical systems.
Publisher Vinnytsia National Agrarian University
In June 1994 the 2nd International Scientific and Technical Conference "Application of vibrations for technological purposes" was organized on the basis of Vinnytsia State Agricultural Institute. Leading experts in this field, noting the significant contribution to the school of Vibration Engineering under the leadership of P. S. Bernyk, proposed to create a professional all-Ukrainian scientific and technical journal "Vibration in engineering and technology..The journal was foundedat Vinnytsia State Agricultural Institute and P.S. Bernyk was elected to be the chief editor .
For all these years (since 1994) theJournal "vibration in engineering and technology" published 119 issues wherestudy of vibration effects, the creation of progressive energy saving technologies and equipment for their implementation were highlighted.
Currently Ihor Kupchuk, Candidate of Technical Sciences, Associate professor, Associate Professor of the Department of Engineering Mechanics and Technological Processes in the Agricultural Industry Faculty of Engineering and Technology Vinnytsia National Agrarian University is the chief editor of the "Vibrations in engineering and Technology"
The journal "Vibration in Engineering and technology", which has no analogues on the territory of Ukraine, is well known abroad.
