Evaluation of general purpose ploughs by energy intensity used in corn cultivation

Abstract

Relevance and methods. Each means of mechanization has a certain potential of energy sources and energy resources, and therefore part of this energy is given to the products produced annually. Thus, the energy capacity of all means of mechanization used in the cultivation of this plant should be defined as a measure of energy consumption for an individual product or unit of growing area. CO Results. The total energy intensity of the technology is mainly characterized by its mass. However, from the cost of individual units, technological operations, any technology as a whole, the cost of production, etc. it is more desirable to calculate the energy used for hourly operation of the unit - the specific energy intensity. From the obtained results it is clear that with increasing productivity of tillage machines their specific energy intensity increases depending on their metal processing. The results of the study show that the best option for general purpose plows in terms of energy consumption should be B = 1.40 m. During the research, the influence of energy consumption in soil cultivation was studied.