This paper primarily presents statistics on the variation of physical characteristics (dimensions and mass) for the coulter discs of double-disc seeders. This statistic was calculated based on actual measurements of the probability density and cumulative probability for the mass of the discs, their average thickness, and outer diameter. These parameters (m = 4000 g, g = 4 mm, D = 380 mm) are tracked from the design phase to the actual realization phase, being the parameters specified in the purchase phase by users from agricultural machinery distributors. The standard deviation and deviation from the mean for a cumulative normal (Gaussian) distribution were calculated, and an analysis was made for the decrease of the mentioned parameters in discs already used for sowing cereals on an area of 80 hectares, due to the wear that appeared as a trace of the contact with the soil and the abrasive wear caused by it. Testing of disk parameters using both logarithmic and Gaussian distributions was performed, and test results are presented through appropriate graphs. With small deviations (which appeared for known or unknown reasons), it can be stated that the distribution of the mentioned parameters is generally a normal-type distribution. If the new discs are 15″ in diameter, experts recommend that they be replaced when they reach a diameter of less than 14.5 inches. This study can provide a reference for improving the physical characteristics of opener discs of seed drills in no-till conditions and beyond.
This paper presents the dedusting systems of a wheat mill in SC Agro Chirnogi, located in the southeastern area of Romania, and the physical characteristics of the material at the inlet, specifically at the base of the bagfilter systems. Samples were taken from both the dust removal system of the wheat cleaning technological phase (before milling) and from the dust removal system of the mill itself. It was found that the average particle size of the material at the cleaning section filter is between 1.191 and 0.563 mm, and the particle size of the material at the grinding section filter is between 0.278 and 0.186 mm, with their particle size distribution mainly following an exponential Rosin–Rammler distribution. Also, the bulk density of the material in the two bag filters ranges between 401 and 667 kg/m3 at the inlet and between 452 and 632 kg/m3 at the outlet of the cleaning technological phase filter. At the mill grinding section filter, the bulk density was between 426 and 506 kg/m3 at the inlet and between 422 and 580 kg/m3 at the outlet. The density of the material was between 854 and 1282 kg/m3 for the last fractions at the exit of the cleaning section filter and between 1309 and 1323 kg/m3 at the grinding section filter. Determinations were also made for other characteristics.