DETERMINATION OF THE MODE OF FUNCTIONING OF THE CENTRIFUGAL-GRAVITATIONAL SEPARATOR OF THE GRINDING DEVICE

Abstract

The peculiarity of harvesting legumes is the need to process their heap on grater devices with subsequent separation. To improve the technical and economic performance of seed heap processing equipment, it is advisable to combine wiping and separation operations by combining a grater working body and a separating rotating sieve of cylindrical or conical shape. The analysis of influence of geometry of rotary sieve drums allows to define the rational form and parameters of work of the separating device which will provide the necessary quality of seed material. Analysis of the literature on the processes of sieve separation of grain and seed mixtures showed the advantages of centrifugal separators with a rotating sieve surface. Improving the efficiency of separation of mixtures by rotary sieves is achieved by the simultaneous use of centrifugal, Coriolis and gravitational forces. The aim of the study is to increase the efficiency of separation of seed heaps of legumes after treatment with a grater device by determining the trajectory of the seeds along the rotational surfaces. Earlier, the authors developed a grater-separating unit in which a cylindrical perforated drum is used to remove unworn seeds. This design does not use the surface of the sieve effectively enough. To increase the uniformity of the load on the steaming surface of the rotary drum, it is advisable to reduce its area in the direction of seed movement. To do this, use a conical separating surface to reduce the radius of the cone in the direction of movement of the material. When considering the movement of a particle, it is represented as a material point with mass m moving along a conical surface that rotates around a vertical axis. As a result of theoretical researches the dependence which defines time of stay of a particle on a sieve depending on a coordinate (length of a generating cone) is received. A graphical interpretation of this dependence for certain values of design parameters is also presented. As a result of research, it was found that increasing the residence time of the material on the sieve due to the use of a conical surface increases the yield of pure seeds, and also contributes to the uniform loading of the sieve surface, which improves the quality of the source material.