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Scientia Silvae Sinicae ›› 2025, Vol. 61 ›› Issue (8): 1-10.doi: 10.11707/j.1001-7488.LYKX20240499

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Analysis of Opening Conditions and Mechanical Tests for Non-Woven Seedling Containers of Camellia oleifera Grafted Seedlings

Ran Liu1,2,Jianbo Zhou1,2,Zhenkun Miao1,2,*(),Yu Zhang1,2,Tengfei Li3,Zhiru Li1,2,Shi Wang1,2   

  1. 1. Harbin Institute of Forestry Machinery, National Forestry and Grassland Administration Harbin 150086
    2. Key Laboratory of Forestry Mechanical Engineering, National Forestry and Grassland Administration Harbin 150086
    3. School of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering, Northeast Forestry University Harbin 150040
  • Received:2024-08-22 Online:2025-08-25 Published:2025-09-02
  • Contact: Zhenkun Miao E-mail:mzk871026@126.com

Abstract:

Objective: In response to the lack of automatic picking, bagging, and substrate filling functions for non-woven fabric seedling containers in current Camellia oleifera seedling equipment, this study analyzes the bagging conditions and mechanical tests of non-woven fabric seedling containers suitable for C. oleifera grafting seedlings, and provides theoretical basis for the development of related containerization equipment. Method: A literature review was conducted on the non-woven fabric seedling cultivation technology of C. oleifera grafted seedlings. Based on the requirements of automatic bag filling, an M bag non-woven fabric seedling bag with a size and bag type of 100 mm×120 mm was selected. The grabbing experiment of the non-woven fabric seedling bag was carried out, and the needle suction cup was determined as the key component for opening the bag according to the grabbing effect. Based on the integrity of the opening contour of non-woven seedling bags, the opening mechanism analysis is carried out, and the reasonable range of the distance between the suction cup and the bag top and the opening distance is obtained through experiments. Based on the analysis of the force on the suction cup after filling the non-woven seedling bag substrate, a non-woven seedling bag detachment force test platform was built. The bag opening distance, suction cup to bag top distance, and seedling bag specifications were used as experimental factors, and the non-woven seedling bag detachment force was used as the experimental indicator. A multi factor orthogonal experiment was designed, and variance analysis and response surface analysis were conducted using Design-Expert 13 software to explore the optimal combination parameters of factors. Result: During the process of reducing the bag opening distance from 100 mm to 80 mm, the smaller the distance between the suction cup and the bag top, the greater the detachment force of the seedling bag. During the process of increasing the spacing between bag openings from 80 mm to 100 mm, the larger the distance between the suction cup and the top of the bag, the greater the detachment force of the seedling bag. During the process of reducing the spacing between bag openings from 100 mm to 80 mm, the greater the weight of the seedling bag, the greater the detachment force of the seedling bag. During the process of increasing the spacing between opening bags from 80 mm to 100 mm, the smaller the weight of the seedling bag, the smaller the detachment force of the seedling bag. The distance between the suction cup and the top of the bag within the range of 10?20 mm does not significantly affect the detachment force of the seedling bag, while the greater the weight of the seedling bag, the greater the detachment force of the seedling bag. The optimal parameter combination was obtained through optimization using Design-Expert 13 software: bag opening spacing of 80 mm, suction cup to bag top spacing of 15 mm, and seedling bag specification thickness of 35 g·m?2 (M bag type 100 mm×120 mm non-woven seedling container). Under this combination, the non-woven seedling bag has a maximum detachment force of 97.7 N on the needle suction cup. Conclusion: The greater the detachment force between the non-woven seedling bag and the needle suction cup, the more stable the bag opening effect. According to the experimental results, the maximum detachment force of the seedling bag is obtained when the opening distance is 80 mm, the distance between the suction cup and the bag top is 15 mm, and the size of the seedling bag is 35 g·m?2 (M bag type 100 mm×120 mm non-woven seedling container). At the same time, the opening contour of the bag is the most complete under this combination. The maximum detachment force of the non-woven seedling bag on the needle suction cup is 97.7 N, which is slightly different from the maximum detachment force of 97.4 N obtained from the verification experiment.

Key words: grafted seedings of Camellia oleifera, non-woven seedling container, bag opening mechanism, mechanical test

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