Deep tillage tool optimization by means of finite element method: Case study for a subsoiler tine

Journal of Food, Agriculture and Environment

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 531-536

  Topakci, Mehmet ^a   Celik, H Kursat ^a,b   Canakci, Murad ^a   Rennie, Allan E W ^b   Akinci, Ibrahim ^a   Karayel, Davut ^a  

^a AKDENIZ UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b LANCASTER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Agricultural machinery design; Finite element method; Optimization; Subsoiler

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; MACHINE; SUBSOILER; TILLAGE;

EID: 77952836548     PISSN: 14590255     EISSN: 14590263     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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