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Structural Model of Straw Briquetting Machine with Vertical Ring Die and Optimization of Briquetting Performance

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  • Shuren Chen

    (Key Laboratory of Modern Agricultural Equipment and Technology of Ministry of Education, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang 212013, China)

  • Yunfei Zhao

    (Key Laboratory of Modern Agricultural Equipment and Technology of Ministry of Education, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang 212013, China)

  • Zhong Tang

    (Key Laboratory of Modern Agricultural Equipment and Technology of Ministry of Education, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang 212013, China)

  • Hantao Ding

    (Key Laboratory of Modern Agricultural Equipment and Technology of Ministry of Education, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang 212013, China)

  • Zhan Su

    (Key Laboratory of Crop Harvesting Equipment Technology of Zhejiang Province, Jinhua 321017, China)

  • Zhao Ding

    (Key Laboratory of Crop Harvesting Equipment Technology of Zhejiang Province, Jinhua 321017, China)

Abstract

The solidification and molding of straw has been an effective method for comprehensive utilization of straw resources. However, the existing die-roll extrusion-type straw briquetting machine has challenges, such as the easy blockage of ring die holes and the unstable quality of the briquette. In this paper, the influence of four factors, including moisture content of straw, molding temperature, clearance between die and roller, and spindle speed on the quality of the briquette were studied. The regression model of the relaxed density and impact resistance of the briquette were established to obtain the optimal values of these factors to provide the best parameters for producing straw briquette. The results indicate that under the experimental conditions of moisture content 22.335%, temperature 85.127 °C, clearance between die and roller 3.099 mm, and spindle speed 172.712 r/min, the maximum relaxed density and impact resistance of the briquette were 1.144 g/cm 3 and 74.76%, respectively. The performance of the briquette already meets the requirements for combustion, transportation, and storage.

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  • Shuren Chen & Yunfei Zhao & Zhong Tang & Hantao Ding & Zhan Su & Zhao Ding, 2022. "Structural Model of Straw Briquetting Machine with Vertical Ring Die and Optimization of Briquetting Performance," Agriculture, MDPI, vol. 12(5), pages 1-15, May.
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