Computer Modeling for Prediction of Implement Field Performance Variables

Moayad B. Zaied¹, Ahmed M. El Naim^2, and Tarig E. Mahmoud³

¹Department of Agric. Eng., Faculty of Natural Resources and Environmental Studies, University of Kordofan, Elobied, Sudan

²Department of Crop Sciences, Faculty of Natural Resources and Environmental Studies, University of Kordofan, Elobied, Sudan

³Department of Agricultural Economics and Rural Development, Faculty of Natural Resources and Environmental Studies, University of Kordofan, Elobied, Sudan

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Moayad B. Zaied, Ahmed M. El Naim and Tarig E. Mahmoud. Computer Modeling for Prediction of Implement Field Performance Variables. World Journal of Agricultural Research. 2014; 2(2):37-41. doi: 10.12691/WJAR-2-2-1

Abstract

Size selection of agricultural machinery must necessarily base on anticipated performance and anticipated cost. In field machinery selection, the most pertinent variable is size or capacity of the machine. A computer program was developed in C⁺⁺ programming language, to predicted implement performance parameters are total field time, theoretical field capacity, effective field capacity and field efficiency for 1.0, 1.5 and 2 m width implement at operation speed of 4, 4.5, 5, 5.5 and 6 km/hr. Program was built, compiled and was then debugged. It was found that as speed and implement width increased, the total field time decreased while theoretical field capacity and effective field capacity increased and field efficiency decreased. The highest field efficiency was 85.5% and it was recorded by implement width of 2 m at 4.5 km/hr speed while the lowest field efficiency was 80.7% and it was recorded by implement width of 1 m 6 km/hr. It was concluded that width of plow found to has higher effect than plow operating speed on increasing the effective field capacity, consequently, the field efficiency.

Keywords

C++ programming language, field efficiency, field capacity

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