Development and Evaluation of a Tractor-Operated Sugarcane Cleaner

摘要

A tractor operated sugarcane cleaner was developed. The machine consisted of an inclined chute, a series of rollers and a blower fitted on a rigid frame. The upper roller, which has 12 M.S. flats around the periphery of the rings, was covered with spongy rubber and synthetic material. The lower and side rollers were made of M.S. pipe of 270 mm diameter. The blower consisted of four blades and was made with an upper casing 360 mm diameter. The flap roller had six rows of flaps and was made of M.S. sheet with angle iron support from the inside. There were 19-20 flaps per row (alternate rows). The length of each roller and blower was 600 mm. Combinations of independent variables that resulted in mill trash up to 3 % and a cane loss of less than 2 % were (1) a flap roller speed of 16.46 m/s and a cane feed rate of 4 for COJ-64 variety and (2) a flap roller speed of 16.46 m/s and a cane feed rate of for CO-1148 sugarcane variety.