Advances in Methods of Cleaning Root Crops

Abstract

The paper presents new developments of the method and the design of an operating element of a conveyor of a root crop harvester, which is highly functional since except for transportation, it provides careful cleaning of root crops from soil impurities and crop residues. The results of theoretical calculations aimed at the determination of effective design parameters and power characteristics of such an operating element are covered. The pattern of root crop motion along the technological channel of a conveyor-cleaner has been defined and the amount of root crop damage when contacting bars on the conveyor belt has been determined.