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Improvement of tractor performance in respect of increasing threshing efficiency of flax crop
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Abstract: Up till now in Egypt the tractor treading (trampling by tractor wheel ) is still the common practice for threshing flax crop. Improving the efficiency of the pneumatic tractor tire can help to obtain a good yield and quality for flax fiber .
This research investigated the effect of some factors including working speed , moisture content and inflation pressure on tactor performance during threshing flax crop . A Nasr tractor 60 Hp(44.77 kW) was used at three forward speeds (2.85, 4.17, and 6.07 km/h ),four wheel inflation pressure (80, 100, 120, and
140 kpa )and three levels of capsules moisture content (17.35, 14.62 and 11.25% ).
The results revealed that, optimum values for the operation conditions were obtained at 4.17 km/h forward speed, 120 kpa wheel inflation pressure and 11.25%(d.b) capsules moisture content . At these levels, maximum tractor productivity of (7.22ton/h), minimum slip of (4.24%), minimum energy consumption (2.08kW.h/ton), minimum seed losses (4.35%),minimum stalk losses (13.95%)and
maximum fiber percentage (17.04%) .
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2006
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532- 548
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| Availability location |
معهد بحوث الهندسة الزراعية - شارع نادى الصيد - الدقى - جيزة
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| serial title |
المجلة المصرية للهندسة الزراعية
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| Agris Categories |
Agricultural engineeringAgricultural machinery and equipment
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AGROVOC
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Flax.
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| Proposed Agrovoc |
Improvement of tractor;
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Journal
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