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Performance evaluation of a portable machine for Egyptian clover mowing

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Last updated: 05 Jan 2025

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Agricultural Machinery and power Engineering.

Abstract

This study investigates the performance evaluation of a portable mower for harvesting Egyptian clover. The main objective of this study is to evaluate and develop a cutter blade for the portable machine for harvesting Egyptian clover to increase its mowing efficiency. Field experiments were conducted to investigate some parameters affecting the performance of a portable mower. The tested parameters were: three cutting-blade speeds of 2500, 3000, and 3500 rpm (10.58, 12.70 and 14.82 m/s), three types of cutting blades: 2-edge, 3-tooth, and 40-tooth, plant-three intensities of ≤ 800, 800-1200 and ≤ 1200 1200 plant/m2, and plant three inclined-angles of ≤ 45°, ≤ 60° and ≤ 90° with a land plane. The obtained results can be summarized in the following points: The maximum cutting efficiency of 99.33% was obtained using a 2-edge cutting blade with a speed of 3500 rpm, plant intensity of ≤ 800 plant/m2 and plant inclined angle of 90°. Meanwhile, the minimum cutting efficiency of 88.67% was obtained using a 3-tooth cutting blade with a speed of 2500 rpm, plant intensity of ≤ 1200 plant/m2, and plant inclined angle of ≤ 45°.

DOI

10.21608/azeng.2023.248205.1006

Keywords

Egyptian clover, Mowing, cutting efficiency, Cutting Speed

Authors

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A.

Last Name

Zaalouk

MiddleName

K.

Affiliation

Department of Agricultural Machinery and Power Engineering, Faculty of Agricultural Engineering, Al-Azhar University, Cairo, Egypt.

Email

ashraf2005x@gmail.com

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First Name

S.

Last Name

Hafez

MiddleName

M.

Affiliation

Department of Agricultural Machinery and Power Engineering, Faculty of Agricultural Engineering, Al-Azhar University, Cairo, Egypt.

Email

sales.namaa@yahoo.com

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First Name

R.

Last Name

Werby

MiddleName

A.

Affiliation

Department of Agricultural Machinery and Power Engineering, Faculty of Agricultural Engineering, Al-Azhar University, Cairo, Egypt.

Email

engmahmoudelkot@gmail.com

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First Name

M.

Last Name

Elkot

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Master's degree researcher.

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mahmoudelkot87@gmail.com

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Volume

6

Article Issue

1

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45071

Issue Date

2024-01-01

Receive Date

2023-11-12

Publish Date

2024-01-01

Print ISSN

2805-2765

Online ISSN

2805-2803

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AZENG3328561704060000.pdf

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https://azeng.journals.ekb.eg/article_332856.html

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2,115

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Publication Title

Al-Azhar Journal of Agricultural Engineering

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https://azeng.journals.ekb.eg/

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Performance evaluation of a portable machine for Egyptian clover mowing

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Created At

28 Dec 2024