Mustaqimah Mustaqimah, Muhammad Anas Mufti, Ramayanty Bulan, Oscar Haris
This study aims to determine the performance of a plastic mulch hole making machine and its electrical power requirements. The study begins by providing speed variations on the engine sprocket, calculating the working capacity of the machine, and analysing the power requirements of the electric motor. The results showed that the engine sprocket could perform an optimal rotation speed for punching holes in plastic mulch. Most holes were created in the treatment with a rotational speed of 70 rpm, 16 holes per 5 m of plastic mulch. Overall, the performance of the plastic mulch punching machine has been able to provide fixes in making holes in mulch plastic. Of the three treatments, the speed variations of the plastic mulch punching machine provided perforations with the criteria of perfect and partial perforation. The highest percentage of ideal perforation was found in the treatment with a rotational speed of 29 rpm, 86%, and the lowest was found in the treatment with a rotational speed of 25 rpm, 9.3%. The coefficient of determination between the rotational speed of the machine and the performance of the machine to punch holes in the plastic mulch can be modelled by a polynomial equation. © 2022, INMATEH - Agricultural Engineering. All Rights Reserved.
Department of Agricultural Engineering, Faculty of Agriculture, Syiah Kuala University, Indonesia; Department of Automotive Industrial Engineering Technology, Boash Indonesia Digital Polytechnic, Indonesia
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