FERTILIZER METERING MECHANISM WITH HELICAL CONIC CYLINDRICAL THREAD FOR FAMILY AGRICULTURE
2018
Galvão, Cezario B. | Albiero, Daniel | Garcia, Angel P. | Monteiro, Leonardo de A.
ABSTRACT Small rural farms are important for Brazilian agribusiness, but equipment suitable for distributing fertilizers on these properties is scarce. We studied a new fertilizer metering mechanism for use on the family farm. It combines a helical conic thread with a conventional fertilizer meter in a cylindrical section. The experimental plan was created using a 24 factorial design. An analysis of variance (ANOVA) was also conducted. The mechanism showed a positive result with respect to the uniformity of fertilizer flow (with a coefficient of variation of 3.1-5.8%), longitudinal distribution (with a coefficient of variation of 4%), and different types of fertilizers (in which variations between 2.7 and 3.5% were found).
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