Dynamic Balancing of the Threshing Drum in Combine Harvesters – The Process, Sources of Imbalance and Negative Impact of Mechanical Vibrations

Abstract:

The purpose of this article is to present the description of the process of the dynamic balancing of threshing drum in combine harvesters as well as the sources of imbalance. The dynamic balancing analysis was carried out in production facility on dynamic balancing machine. Dynamic balancing of slats of the combine harvester threshing drum was determined by reference to the specified mass dynamic unbalance. The article also presents the influence of unbalanced machine elements on the human body.

• Periodical: Applied Mechanics and Materials (Volume 693)
• Pages: 424-429
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMM.693.424
• Online since: December 2014
• Authors: Jolanta B. Krolczyk*, Stanisław Legutko, Grzegorz M. Krolczyk
• Keywords: Calibrating Mass, Combine Harvester, Dynamic Imbalance, Mechanical Vibrations, Threshing Drum

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