Abstract:Aiming to achieve high-precision monitoring of cleaning loss during grain harvesting, it is essential not only to develop cleaning loss monitoring sensors with low error and high stability but also to establish an accurate mathematical mapping between the sensor readings and the actual cleaning loss. Focusing on a cleaning loss monitoring sensor previously developed and systematically investigated methods to improve monitoring accuracy, three-dimensional particle models representing components of the threshing mixture, such as grains, short straw, and impurities, were constructed for typical crops, including rice, wheat, and rapeseed, based on their physical and compositional characteristics. Multiple three-dimensional flow channel models of cleaning devices were then established according to actual operating conditions. Using a coupled CFD-DEM simulation approach, numerical simulations of gas- solid two-phase flow were conducted under both single-factor and multi-factor conditions, including crop type, feeding rate, sieve opening, and fan inlet area. The relationship and variation patterns between sensor readings and actual cleaning loss were analyzed in detail under different operating scenarios. Field catching tests were subsequently performed to validate the simulation results. The findings indicated that crop type, sieve opening, and fan inlet area were the primary factors influencing the proportion of cleaning loss detected by the sensor. In contrast, feeding rate had an insignificant effect within a certain range. The monitoring proportion values of cleaning loss obtained from the simulation were larger than that of the actual field test values, with a standard deviation of 0. 97% in the extent of overestimation, which verified the effectiveness of the simulation analysis. Subsequently, several representative nonlinear fitting models were established based on the simulated sample data. Through comparative analysis of the fitting results and considering practical engineering applicability, a quadratic polynomial regression model was selected as the compensation model for cleaning loss monitoring ratio, achieving an adjusted R2 greater than 0. 991 and a root mean square error lower than 0. 216% . Finally, the model was integrated with an embedded system to realize online compensation of the cleaning loss monitoring ratio, with the deviation between the compensated values and the measured values not exceeding 1. 08% . This research significantly improved the accuracy and adaptability of cleaning loss monitoring, reduced reliance on manual catching box tests, and provided robust technical support for intelligent operational parameter control and comprehensive performance evaluation of combine harvesters.