Mathematical Model of Forest Fire Soil-thrower Movement

The design of a forest fire soil-thrower made to prevent and eliminate ground forest fires is presented. A mathematical model of machine movement has been developed, which enables to study the laws of the interaction process of the design with the soil. It is accepted that the machine has two degrees of freedom. The mathematical model has been obtained using the Lagrange equations of the second kind. The design and technological parameters of the forest fire soil-throwing machine, affecting the efficiency of its work, including mass and width of the grip of the ripper casing, mass, radius and frequency of rotation of the milling tool, the number and geometric parameters of the blades are taken into account. Mathematical model enables to determine the effect of these parameters on the characteristics of the movement of ripper casing and milling working body. A mathematical model is needed to synchronize the translational motion of the unit and the rotational motion of the rotor. Formulas have been obtained for the steady motion of the forest fire soil-thrower, that determine the hauling power of tractor and torque that ensures the operation of milling tools

ANALYSIS OF STRUCTURES AND WORK PROCESSES OF TECHNICAL FACILITIES FOR PREVENTION AND SUPPRESSION OF FOREST FIRES BY SOIL

The analysis of designs of domestic and foreign ground-throwing machines and conducted research on extinguishing a forest grass-roots fire by throwing soil. It is established that for carrying out high-quality preventive and forest fire works, it is advisable to use technical means that combine active and passive working bodies in their design. This will allow combining the process of pre-treatment of soil and further release of loosened soil in a given direction, as well as significantly increase the efficiency of the technological process of creating mineralized strips. Based on the mathematical model, the working surfaces of the soil-laying machine are represented as a set of elementary triangles with vertex coordinates and the nature of soil movement is studied. The main part of the flying soil (about 70 %) settles in the band from 1.5 to 3.0 m from the border of the machine. However, part of the ground gets a high initial velocity and such an angle of release that it reaches a distance of 20 to 40 m. To study the movement of the elements of the ground-thrower, equations of motion of the mechanical system in the form of Lagrange equations of the second kind are compiled. It was found that when the values of the depth of the casing-Ripper are from 0.25 to 0.3 m, the best indicators of the range of soil discharge and productivity are observed (20 m and 0.07 m3 / s, respectively), and the power consumption is in the permissible range (17 kW). It is concluded that the ground-throwing equipment should be considered only as part of a combined machine that will allow you to remove the forest floor from the path of the unit, preventing its release into the fire zone, and protecting the working bodies of the unit from the root system of trees. The highly efficient design of the unit with technical solutions is proposed, which allows performing work on stopping and localizing fire.</jats:p

ANALYSIS OF WORKING BODIES OF EQUIPMENT EXTINGUISHING FOREST FIRES

Currently, the machines are energy-intensive and inefficient, since the tools are mounted on tractors with a creeper reducer, and the cutters have to work in the conditions of the sodden upper soil layers, which significantly reduces the quality and productivity of the process. This served as an impetus for the creation of new technical tools that would combine the best qualities of plows and milling tools, expand the range of possible applications, but at the same time were devoid of their shortcomings. So there appeared tools with combined working bodies, for example, a strip thrower, developed on the basis of the G.F. Morozova. However, these developments also do not completely solve the problems of the efficiency and quality of preventive and forest fire operations, since the working bodies of milling, although working on a loose soil-soil shaft, are still not protected from roots and stumps, they have a large mass and dimensions due to a combination of two types working bodies in one design. A comparative analysis of technical means and experimental studies of a prototype forest fire soil-throwing machine with a combined working body was carried out.</jats:p

MATHEMATICAL MODEL OF THE OPERATING PROCESS OF THE ROTOR-THROWING MACHINE

The work describes theoretical studies of mathematical, physical and simulation models for studying ground-throwing equipment, in particular, the interaction of the rotor of the thrower with the soil. Changes and innovations carried out by the world community are developing in many directions related to the protection of forests from uncontrolled forest fires. The spread of an uncontrolled forest ground fire over a combustible biofuel occurs by running raids along the litter and along the bases of tree trunks at different speeds, and the height of the flame without taking measures will reach the top of the tree. We have proposed a version of a forest fire ground gun that performs a technological process with the rise of a soil layer above the soil surface, and then a three-stage rotor-thrower ejects the soil in a given direction. The process of throwing soil in an amount sufficient to extinguish the forest ground edge of the fire is a complex system of interaction of the working body with the medium of bulk elements. The main problem, in our opinion, is associated with the insufficient volume supplied by the existing units. On the issue of formalized modeling of soil movement during the operation of the rotor of a forest fire ground gun. With the modern development of digital technologies, the decision-making process on how to modernize technical equipment is unthinkable without designing a workflow. For the constant development of the model, formal relations should contain parameters characterizing the influence of the equipment operating conditions. Thus, the continuous computational experiment will allow not only to estimate the parameters of the working process, but also to manage the optimization of the model itself to determine the most effective values of its parameters. At the first stage of modeling, it was decided that the main parameter of the modernization efficiency would be the value of the average range of the ground flight. Formula relations for the model were obtained within the framework of the physics of the flight of a material point at an angle to the horizon with a minimum influence of the external environment (negligible air viscosity). At the first stage of modeling using spreadsheets, the dependence p (t) was estimated using spreadsheets, which showed that the pressure in the system stabilizes in fractions of a second. So, using the model relations, it is possible to determine in the result of a computational experiment the value of the average range of the ground flight</jats:p

ANALYSIS OF WORKING PROCESSES OF ROTORS-THROWERS OF FOREST-FIRE SOIL METERS-STRIP-LAYING MACHINES

The main requirements for carrying out preventive and forest fire works are revealed. It is established that the main drawback of the used soil-sweeping machines is the small amount of soil supplied, its distribution over a large area by a small layer. This is ineffective when extinguishing a fire. Also a disadvantage is the low performance due to the low speed of the machine (up to 2 km / h). The main ways to improve the efficiency of working processes of forest fire engines and tools are considered. The working processes of new designs of soil-sweeping machines with preliminary preparation of the soil shaft before the thrower cutters are considered. Milling of the fed soil is excluded from the working process of the blade of the thrower cutter. This function is performed by spherical disks mounted on the front. In addition, the disks form a soil shaft for subsequent throwing by the rotor. But this innovation did not improve performance. Fire extinguishing is ineffective due to the strong dispersion of the soil in a thin layer, as well as the loss of volume of the ejected soil when dust is formed. The proposed method of extinguishing a low-level fire involves the formation of a shaft of loosened soil above the ground and throwing it into the fire zone. In the process, a layer of soil is cut off, then raised and divided into separate layers. At the same time, moving soil layers have different trajectories and different speeds when entering the zone of fire movement. At the same time, it is covered with a certain layer of soil, which is necessary for extinguishing a ground forest fire at a high speed.(patent no. 2706040).</jats:p

EVALUATION OF SUSTAINABILITY AND ECOLOGICAL PROPERTIES OF A ROBOTIZED STUMP REMOVER EQUIPPED WITH WIDE-SECTION TYRES

The article analyzes the technical means for uprooting trees. Tools aggregated with wheel and caterpillar tractors of various traction classes are the most popular ones in Russia. Abroad, self-propelled stump removers with high engine power and high performance are used, which are in demand in various industries (forestry, agricultural and oil and gas complexes, road construction), when laying high-voltage power lines and their maintenance, as well as in other areas of the national economy. The analysis of technical means for uprooting trees has shown that the dominant trend is creation of stump removers that ensure safety of the process, its high productivity and decrease in the number of personnel on felling. Self-propelled robotic stump remover equipped with wide-profile low-pressure tires has been developed to implement innovative technologies in the forest complex. Ensuring the technological process is carried out by robot-eradicator in unmanned mode. It is achieved by using a technical vision system, navigation equipment, automated control of technological equipment, transmission and steering. The aim of the study was to evaluate the longitudinal stability of a robotic self-propelled stump remover during vertical transportation of a tree and environmental compatibility of its wheeled mover with soil and vegetation cover. Conducted theoretical studies have found that the proposed layout scheme of a self-propelled stump remover provides longitudinal stability when moving with a tree in an upright position without the use of ballast counterweights behind the rear axle. It was also found that the wheel mover of the stump remover equipped with wide-profile low-pressure tires is environmentally friendly when performing technological operations in the summer-autumn period</jats:p

COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF VARIOUS PLOWS CONSTRUCTIONS BY THE METHOD OF COMPARING ALTERNAIVES

In the work, a comparative analysis of several alternatives has carried out for justification the decision to improving the design of existing plows in order of optimization the mechanized planting of forest cultures. It is shown that a sys-tematic approach helps to substantiate the feasibility of introducing a new design development taking into account several criteria: expanding the functionality, reducing the cost of planting material and using in certain natural and geographical conditions.</jats:p