Abstract:Aiming to address the difficulty of soil-straw separation during the pickup and conveying process of maize straw, a vibration screening-auger conveying coordinated soil removal method was proposed. A coupled vibration screen-auger conveying device for maize straw transportation and soil removal was designed to achieve effective soil removal while simplifying subsequent cleaning processes. By establishing kinematic and dynamic models of soil and straw in a coupled field, the key operating parameters affecting conveying and soil removal performance were identified. Based on this, single-factor experiments and response surface methodology were conducted to investigate the effects of vibration amplitude, vibration frequency, auger rotational speed, and their interaction effects on straw loss rate and soil impurity rate. The results showed that both individual factors and their interactions had significant effects on loss rate and soil impurity rate. The optimal parameter combination was determined as a vibration amplitude of 19.55 mm, a vibration frequency of 3.75 Hz, and an auger rotational speed of 991.23 r/min. Under these conditions, comparative bench tests indicated that the soil impurity rate was reduced from 11.19% for a conventional fixed screening device to 4.65%, representing a reduction of approximately 58.45%. Field validation results showed that the average loss rate was 2.87% and the average impurity rate was 4.75%, meeting the operational requirements of low loss and high cleanliness. The results demonstrated that the vibration-conveying coupling mechanism can effectively achieve synchronous soil removal during maize straw conveying, providing a reference for the development of integrated equipment for low-loss and high-cleanliness pickup and conveying of maize straw.