Comparison of Boom Design Parameters of Three Different Tractor Mounted Domestically Manufactured Field Crop Sprayer Booms

Authors : Medet İTMEÇ, Ali BAYAT

Pages : 99-105

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Publication Date : 2017-12-26

Article Type : Research Paper

Abstract :In spraying operations, design of boom and material used on the boom are very important for spray distributions and boom life. Especially during the spraying operation, vibrations of the spray-boom movement of field crop sprayers affect liquid distribution in a negative way. Rigidity of the sprayer boom construction is a must, to restrain the vibrations. Beside the rigidity, construction materials are desired to be ductile and not to permit sudden failure. In this study, three domestically manufactured tractor mounted sprayer booms which have same boom widths but different weights and designs, were evaluated in view of Design for Manufacturing and Assembly insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(DFMA); which are used to minimize product cost through design and process improvements. Welded parts insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(weld beads);, machined parts, were counted. According to labor cost and raw material data, steel construction expenditure of all these sprayers were compared with each other. To do these, all of these tractor mounted sprayers were drawn and assembled in Autodesk Inventor Professional 2017 Educational. According to these booms weight and construction design, strength of these tractor mounted sprayers were also compared by the aid of Autodesk Inventor Static Analysis Module under 900N load. At the end of the study static analysis results of this tractor mounted-sprayers were monitored. Based on the results of static stresses, design evaluation and suggestions are also made at the end of results for decreasing labor cost, used raw materials etc.
Keywords : Sprayer boom design, static analysis module of Autodesk Inventor