Abstract:Aiming to improve the simulation accuracy of the discrete element model for tea garden soil-organic fertilizer mixture, focusing on the combination of physical experiments and simulation to calibrate the parameters of tea garden soil and organic fertilizer, by using the slope method, rolling friction test, and coefficient of restitution measurement, the physical and contact parameters of soil and organic fertilizer were obtained, and the mixing angle was measured based on the cylindrical lifting method. The Plackett-Burman experiment was used to screen for significant influencing parameters, and the optimization interval was determined by combining the steepest slope test. A quadratic regression model was established by using the Box-Behnken response surface method to obtain the optimal parameter combination: soil-organic fertilizer recovery coefficient of 0.35, organic fertilizer rolling friction factor of 0.115, and organic fertilizer steel recovery coefficient of 0.606. At the same time, the applicable range of moisture content for the model (5%~10%) was clarified through experimental analysis.The verification test showed that the simulated stacking angle was 24.49°, with a relative error of 1.65% compared with the actual value. A prototype of a tea garden tillage and fertilization machine was built, field rotary tillage and fertilization experiments were conducted, and rotary tillage and fertilization experiments were simulated. The relative errors of soil coverage rate in field experiments and simulation experiments at different rotary tillage speeds (150r/min, 200r/min, 250r/min, and 300r/min) were 6.21%, 4.52%, 7.13%, and 7.72%, respectively. The soil-organic fertilizer distribution in simulation experiments was consistent with that in field experiments, verifying the accuracy of the soil-organic fertilizer mixture discrete element model and contact parameters.