Influences of the tank liquid lateral sloshing and mass time-varying on high clearance self-propelled sprayer ride comfort

Liquan Lu, Junchang Zhang, Cui Cui, Jun Chen, Yu Chen, Hongling Jing, Shuo Zhang, Sugirbay Adilet, Chenwei Hu, Jiayu Cao

Abstract


To explore the influence of the lateral sloshing and the time-varying mass of the liquid in the tank on the ride comfort of the high-clearance sprayer, a spring-mass-damping equivalent mechanics that can describe the lateral sloshing of the liquid under different filling ratios was constructed based on the equivalent criterion. The Fluent was used to simulate the moment acting on the wall of the tank by the lateral sloshing of the liquid, and then the parameters of the equivalent mechanical model are obtained by fitting and solving. Comparative analysis of Fluent simulation and bench test on lateral sloshing of tank liquid under different filling ratios. The results show that the lateral sloshing trend of the tank liquid level obtained from the Fluent simulation and the bench test was consistent, which proved the accuracy of the Fluent fluid simulation process and the correctness of the required equivalent mechanical model parameters. Incorporating a liquid sloshing equivalent model, a four-degree-of-freedom vertical dynamic model of the sprayer half-car was established. Subsequently, the performance of the sprayer was systematically analyzed and compared under the excitation of a bump road and a random E-level road. This investigation took into account varying liquid filling ratios of 10%, 50%, and 90%. The focus lay on evaluating the vertical acceleration of the sprayer body, dynamic deflection of the suspension, and dynamic load on the tires in response to these road conditions. This analysis is conducted independently of the liquid sloshing factor. The results show that the lateral sloshing of the liquid medicine significantly reduces the ride smoothness of the machine, and makes the vibration response of the machine produce a certain hysteresis effect. With the reduction of the quality of the liquid medicine in the spray tank, the vibration amplitude of the sprayer body gradually decreases, the hysteresis effect is also gradually weakened. The results presented in this study offer a theoretical foundation for the analysis of ride comfort and the optimization of chassis structure in high-clearance sprayers.
Keywords: high clearance self-propelled sprayer, liquid lateral sloshing, ride comfort, system dynamics, simulation
DOI: 10.25165/j.ijabe.20241701.7798

Citation: Lu L Q, Zhang J C, Cui C, Chen J, Chen Y, Jing H L, et al. Influences of the tank liquid lateral sloshing and mass time-varying on high clearance self-propelled sprayer ride comfort. Int J Agric & Biol Eng, 2024; 17(1): 12-22.

Keywords


high clearance self-propelled sprayer, liquid lateral sloshing, ride comfort, system dynamics, simulation

Full Text:

PDF

References


Cui L F, Xue X Y, Le F X, Ding S M. Adaptive robust control of active and passive pendulum suspension for large boom sprayer. Transactions of the CSAM, 2020; 51（12）: 130–141. （in Chinese）

Chen H B, Lan Y B, K Fritz B, Clint Hoffmann W, Liu S B. Review of agricultural spraying technologies for plant protection using unmanned aerial vehicle （UAV）. Int J Agric & Biol Eng, 2021; 14（1）: 38–49.

Chen Y, Mao E R, Li W, Zhang S, Song Z H, Yang S J, et al. Design and experiment of a high-clearance self-propelled sprayer chassis. Int J Agric & Biol Eng, 2020; 13（2）: 71–80.

Qiao C, Wen H, Liu X, Wang G. Damping control and experiment on active hydro-pneumatic suspension of sprayer based on genetic algorithm optimization. Frontiers in Neurorobotics, 2021; 15: 1–17.

Wang Q G, Feng J A, Yu X S, Song B. Optimization of operation ride comfort for locomotive-liquid-roadcoupling of high-clearance sprayer. Journal of Vibration and Shock, 2021; 40（16）: 140–150. （in Chinese）

Cui L F, Mao H P, Xue X Y, Ding S M, Qiao B Y. Design optimization and test for a pendulum suspension of the crop sprayer boom in dynamic conditions based on a six DOF motion simulator. Int J Agric & Biol Eng, 2018; 11（3）: 76–85.

Wang Z Z, Yang J, Liu P Y, Long X J N, Li H T, Wei W J. Development of an agricultural vehicle levelling system based on rapid active levelling. Biosystems Engineering, 2019; 186: 337–348.

Rahmati-Alaei A, Sharavi M, Samadian Zakaria M. Development of a coupled numerical model for the interaction between transient fluid slosh and tank wagon vibration. Multibody System Dynamics, 2019; 233（3）: 568–582.

Hasheminejad S M, Aghabeigi M. Liquid sloshing in half-full horizontal elliptical tanks. Journal of Sound and Vibration, 2009; 324（1-2）: 332–349.

Hu X M, Li W L, Zhao Z G, Sun L. Research on the lateral sloshing of liquid in the tank of a tanker. Chinese Journal of Applied Mechanics, 2013; 30（5）: 641–647. （in Chinese）

Saeedi M A, Kazemi R, Azadi S. A new robust controller to improve the lateral dynamic of an articulated vehicle carrying liquid. Multibody System Dynamics, 2017; 231（2）: 295–315.

Xing M M, Li X G, Xue K F, Zhang C M, Hou Z X. Three-dimensional dynamics simulation analysis of high clearance sprayer with road excitation. Journal of Mechanical Science and Technology, 2020; 34（4）: 1485–1493.

Mohamed I S. Rollover stability of partially filled heavy-duty elliptical tankers using trammel pendulums to simulate fluid sloshing. Morgantown, West Virginia University, 2000.

Kolaei A, Rakhejaa S, Richardc M J. Coupled multimodal fluid-vehicle model for analysis of anti-slosh effectiveness of longitudinal baffles in a partially-filled tank vehicle. Journal of Fluids and Structures, 2017; 70: 519–536.

Nokhbatolfoghahai A, Noorian M A, Haddadpour H. Dynamic response of tank trains to random track irregularities. Meccanica, 2018; 53（10）: 2687–2703.

Li J H, Lu J W, Jiang J Z, Zhang L. Effects of liquid sloshing on dynamic responses of a tank truck shimmy system. Journal of Vibration and Shock, 2018; 37（2）: 135–141. （in Chinese）

Nicolsen B, Wang L, Shabana A. Nonlinear finite element analysis of liquid sloshing in complex vehicle motion scenarios. Journal of Sound and Vibration, 2017; 405: 208–233.

Grossi E, Shabana A A. ANCF analysis of the crude oil sloshing in railroad vehicle systems. Journal of Sound and Vibration, 2018; 433: 493–516.

Zheng X L, Li X S, Ren Y Y, Wang Y N, Yang M. Equivalent mechanical model for liquid sloshing in partially-filled tank vehicle. Journal of Jilin University （Engineering and Technology Edition）, 2013; 43（6）: 1488–1493. （in Chinese）

Sun W C, Li W J, Zhang J H, Wang H L, Yang W, Wen X. Dynamic coupling simulation on roll stability of tank semi-trailer. Journal of Jilin University （Engineering and Technology Edition）, 2020; 50（3）: 980–986. （in Chinese）

Zhao W Q, Feng R, Zong C F. Anti-rollover control strategy of tank trucks based on equivalent sloshing model. Journal of Jilin University （Engineering and Technology Edition）, 2018; 48（1）: 30–35. （in Chinese）

Rahmati-Alaei A, Sharavi M, Samadian Zakaria M. Hunting stability analysis of partially filled tank wagon on curved track using coupled CFD-MBD method. Multibody System Dynamics, 2019; 50（1）: 45–69.

Ding K, Feng J A, Wang Q G, Wang W B, Yu J Z. Rolling instability analysis of variable-load spray machine in slope road conditions. IAEJ, 2019; 28（1）: 179–188.

Chen Y X, Chen L, Wang R C, Xu X, Shen Y J, Liu Y L. Modeling and test on height adjustment system of electrically-controlled air suspension for agricultural vehicles. Int J Agric & Biol Eng, 2016; 9（2）: 40–47.

Wang W W, Chen L Q, Yang Y, Liu L C. Development and Prospect of Agricultural Machinery Chassis Technology. Transactions of the CSAM, 2021; 52（8）: 1–15. （in Chinese）

Chen Q P, Xu Z H, Wu M M, Xiao Y, Shao H. Study on dynamic characteristic analysis of vehicle shock absorbers based on bidirectional fluid–solid coupling. Engineering Applications of Computational Fluid Mechanics, 2021; 15（1）: 426–436.

Biglarbegian M, Zu J W. Tractor–semitrailer model for vehicles carrying liquids. Vehicle System Dynamics, 2006; 44（11）: 871–885.

Xing Y X. Research on equivalent mechanical liquid sloshing model of tank truck. Kunming University of Science and Technology, 2019. （in Chinese）

Sartori Junior S, Balthazar J M, Pontes Junior B R. Non-linear dynamics of a tower orchard sprayer based on an inverted pendulum model. Biosystems Engineering, 2009; 103（4）: 417–426.

Jiang S. Research on lateral liquid sloshing in tank vehicles. Jilin University, 2017. （in Chinese）

Calderon-Sanchez J, Martinez-Carrascal J, Gonzalez-Gutierrez L M, Colagrossi A. A global analysis of a coupled violent vertical sloshing problem using an SPH methodology. Engineering Applications of Computational Fluid Mechanics, 2021; 15（1）: 865–888.

Burstein L. Curve fitting commands and the basic fitting tool. Woodhead Publishing, 2020; pp.169–204.

Ji Y M, Shin Y S, Park J S, Hyun J M J O E. Experiments on non-resonant sloshing in a rectangular tank with large amplitude lateral oscillation. Ocean Engineering, 2012; 50: 10–22.

Chen Y. Research on design methods and characteristics of independent strut type air suspension system for high clearance sprayer. China Agricultural University, 2017. （in Chinese）

Chen L Q, Wang P P, Zhang P, Zheng Q, He J, Wang Q J. Performance analysis and test of a maize inter-row self-propelled thermal fogger chassis. Int J Agric & Biol Eng, 2018; 11（5）: 100–107.

Zang Y, Zang Y, Zhou Z, Gu X, Jiang R, Kong L, et al. Design and anti-sway performance testing of pesticide tanks in spraying UAVs. Int J Agric & Biol Eng, 2019; 12（1）: 10–16.




Copyright (c) 2024 International Journal of Agricultural and Biological Engineering

Creative Commons License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

2023-2026 Copyright IJABE Editing and Publishing Office