Abstract:In view of the lack of discrete element contact parameters of straw-soil-residual film mixture on the surface and shallow layer of cotton field in Xinjiang, the simulation analysis and parameter optimization of key components of residual film recovery equipment are restricted. Xinjiang sandy soil, cotton straw and residual film were taken as the research objects, and a discrete element simulation model suitable for the mixture was constructed. According to the physical properties of materials, Hertz-Mindlin (no slip) and Hertz-Mindlin with Bonding models were selected to characterize the contact behavior of soil, straw and residual film and the mechanical properties of flexible deformation of residual film. The repose angle of the cotton stalk-soil-film mixture was measured to be 33.97° by the split cylinder method. Based on the Plackett-Burman experimental design, five significant influencing factors were selected from 21 contact parameters, which were soil-soil static friction coefficient, soil-soil dynamic friction coefficient, residual film-steel static friction coefficient, residual film-steel dynamic friction coefficient and straw-steel static friction coefficient. After determining the parameter optimization interval by the steepest ascent method, the quadratic regression model between the angle of repose and the key parameters was constructed by the response surface method and the parameters were optimized. The results showed that the optimal parameter combination was soil-soil static friction coefficient 0.329, dynamic friction coefficient 0.114; the static friction coefficient of residual film-steel was 0.418, and the dynamic friction coefficient was 0.150, straw-steel static friction coefficient was 0.293. Using this parameter combination for simulation verification, the average angle of repose was 35.11°, and the relative error with the measured value was 3.36%. The results showed that the calibrated parameters can better characterize the macroscopic accumulation characteristics of the stalk-soil-residual film mixture in Xinjiang cotton field, and can provide basic parameters for discrete element simulation and parameter optimization of key components such as film lifting, conveying, cleaning and baling of residual film recovery machine.