Abstract:Considering the problem that the inconsistent furrow depths generated by soil contact parts plugging and double disc openers of existing precision planter for rapeseed in the furrows, resulting in uneven emergence, a pneumatic shooting seeder for rapeseed with seed extraction with negative pressure suction and positive pressure high-speed seeding was designed. The key parameter ranges of nozzle radius, accelerating pipe radius, accelerating pipe length and distance between accelerating pipe and nozzle were determined. The effects of seeder structure and seed velocity on the total pressure loss of flow field were also analyzed. The dynamic model and the corresponding collision equations for the second collision between seeds and seeder was established. The influence of the vortex area in the mixing chamber of the seeder on the trajectory of seeds after their second collision was analyzed. A three-factor and three-level orthogonal experimental study was conducted using CFD-DEM coupled simulation. Regression models were established for the ejection coefficient, seed average shooting velocity, and vortex area ratio in the mixing chamber. It was determined that when the nozzle radius was 6.9 mm, distance between accelerating pipe and nozzle was 13.8 mm, and accelerating pipe radius of 10.36 mm were the optimal structural parameters, The injection coefficient was 0.314, the seed average shooting velocity was 20.92 m/s, and the vortex area ratio in the mixing chamber was 21.15%. It was verified by bench test that there was no seed retention phenomenon under the optimal structural parameters of the seeder. And it also determined the following optimal operating conditions: with soil moisture contents of 30% and 45%, the fan speed was set to be 35 m/s and the height of the seeder above the soil surface was 150 mm;with soil moisture contents of 35% and 40%, the fan speed was set to be 40 m/s and the seeder height was maintained at 150 mm. Field experiment results showed that when the soil water content was 38.5%, the average probability of each line of rapeseed distributed within 120 mm seed row width was 80.12%, and the plant density was 66 plants/m2, which met the requirements of precision sowing of rapeseed.