{"title":"Reconstruction of geometrical structure of claw of Marmota and research of soil-claw interaction","authors":"","doi":"10.1016/j.powtec.2024.120345","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The Himalayan marmot can excavate soil efficiently, and the geometric structure of its claw and its movement during excavation can provide a reference for the design of soil tillage components. In this paper, the geometric model of the claw is reconstructed using reverse engineering methods, and its contour curves are fitted and curvature analyzed. It is found that the marmot's claw can break the soil with high efficiency and excellent sliding-cutting action. The interaction relationship between the soil and claw was simulated using the discrete element method, and the effects of working depth and rake angle on the horizontal force, soil disturbance area, and soil particle velocity were analyzed. The results showed that the horizontal force increased with the increase of working depth, and first increased and then decreased with the increase of rake angle. The optimal working effect was achieved when the rake angle was 75°.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":407,"journal":{"name":"Powder Technology","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":4.5000,"publicationDate":"2024-10-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Powder Technology","FirstCategoryId":"5","ListUrlMain":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0032591024009896","RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q2","JCRName":"ENGINEERING, CHEMICAL","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract
The Himalayan marmot can excavate soil efficiently, and the geometric structure of its claw and its movement during excavation can provide a reference for the design of soil tillage components. In this paper, the geometric model of the claw is reconstructed using reverse engineering methods, and its contour curves are fitted and curvature analyzed. It is found that the marmot's claw can break the soil with high efficiency and excellent sliding-cutting action. The interaction relationship between the soil and claw was simulated using the discrete element method, and the effects of working depth and rake angle on the horizontal force, soil disturbance area, and soil particle velocity were analyzed. The results showed that the horizontal force increased with the increase of working depth, and first increased and then decreased with the increase of rake angle. The optimal working effect was achieved when the rake angle was 75°.
期刊介绍:
Powder Technology is an International Journal on the Science and Technology of Wet and Dry Particulate Systems. Powder Technology publishes papers on all aspects of the formation of particles and their characterisation and on the study of systems containing particulate solids. No limitation is imposed on the size of the particles, which may range from nanometre scale, as in pigments or aerosols, to that of mined or quarried materials. The following list of topics is not intended to be comprehensive, but rather to indicate typical subjects which fall within the scope of the journal's interests:
Formation and synthesis of particles by precipitation and other methods.
Modification of particles by agglomeration, coating, comminution and attrition.
Characterisation of the size, shape, surface area, pore structure and strength of particles and agglomerates (including the origins and effects of inter particle forces).
Packing, failure, flow and permeability of assemblies of particles.
Particle-particle interactions and suspension rheology.
Handling and processing operations such as slurry flow, fluidization, pneumatic conveying.
Interactions between particles and their environment, including delivery of particulate products to the body.
Applications of particle technology in production of pharmaceuticals, chemicals, foods, pigments, structural, and functional materials and in environmental and energy related matters.
For materials-oriented contributions we are looking for articles revealing the effect of particle/powder characteristics (size, morphology and composition, in that order) on material performance or functionality and, ideally, comparison to any industrial standard.