Basic Studies on the Power Driven Disk Plow (Part III)

Center of Gravity and Moment of Inertia of Furrow Slices

Abstract

In order to perform the optimum functional design of power driven disk plows, it is indispensable to study the behavior of the overturning of furrow slices in the tillage operation.
In this study, theoretical equations were derived in order to explain the relations between optimum gang angle, the radius of the disk, apparent height of tillage residual, actual height of tillage residual, tillage depth, tillage width, center of gravity and moment of inertia of furrow slices.
Basing on these equations, the analysis for the overturning characteristics of the furrow slices will be reported in the following report.