IMPLEMENTATION OF V.P. GORYACHKIN'S IDEAS IN INCREASING
 THE WORKING SPEEDS OF MACHINE-TRACTOR UNITS

Abstract

The works of academician V.P. Goryachkin, including the "Agricultural Mechanics" created by him, served as the foundation and basis for the broad development of research to solve the problem of increasing the working speeds of machine-tractor units, their scientific and methodological core. One of his most important scientific developments was the theory of masses and velocities, which made it possible to radically change the direction of development of energy and technological means for tillage. (Research purpose) The research purpose is analyzing the implementation of Goryachkin’s ideas in solving one of the largest scientific and technical problems, the problem of increasing the working speeds of machine-tractor units. (Materials and methods) Conducted an analysis of literary sources by applying the historical-analytical method. Original works of Russian authors were used as objects of research: monographs, reports of research institutions, scientific journals, conference materials. (Results and discussion) It was revealed that the successful introduction of two generations of high-speed equipment gave reason to raise the question of further increasing the speed of machine-tractor units. We determined the optimal parameters of promising high-speed agricultural machinery, its operating modes, rational ranges of increasing operating speeds, outlined the ways of its design and use, convincingly proved the effectiveness and technical feasibility of creating, implementing and rational use of high-speed machinery. It was noted that in the technical policy in the field of tractor and agricultural engineering, a decisive turn was made towards the creation of high-speed equipment that provides a significant increase in the productivity of machine-tractor units. (Conclusions) The success of major scientific and technical projects is based on the continuity of scientific developments and technical achievements of their predecessors, their implementation and development taking into account the latest modern achievements.