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Article

Automatic Equipment to Increase Sustainability in Agricultural Fertilization

by
Mario Martínez García
1,
Silvia Ramos Cabral
1,
Ricardo Pérez Zúñiga
2,* and
Luis Carlos G. Martínez Rodríguez
1
1
Department of Computer Science and Engineering, Campus CUValles, Universidad de Guadalajara, Ameca Highway Km. 45.5, P. C., Ameca 46600, Jalisco, Mexico
2
Virtual University System Department, Universidad de Guadalajara, Av Enrique Díaz de León Sur 782, Moderna, Guadalajara 44200, Jalisco, Mexico
*
Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Agriculture 2023, 13(2), 490; https://doi.org/10.3390/agriculture13020490
Submission received: 26 January 2023 / Revised: 12 February 2023 / Accepted: 15 February 2023 / Published: 19 February 2023
(This article belongs to the Topic Innovation and Solution for Sustainable Agriculture)
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Abstract

The purpose of the study was to design a device for the dissolution of fertilizers for agricultural use in an automatic and environmentally sustainable way to facilitate the work of farmers. To achieve this goal, an outdated blade design was used, which generates turbulent and laminar flows thanks to the angle of inclination of its blades. In tests, the combination of these two flows gave a better result compared to laminar and turbulent flows separately. The best results were achieved by varying the spin and speed, the time between spins, and the rest time. The time it would take to dissolve the mixture was drastically reduced if it were conducted in the traditional way (manually) or compared with commercial mixers. In conclusion, the technique used for the dissolution of agricultural minerals is more effective and reduces time, energy, and effort. This was able to reduce the time necessary to dissolve the fertilizer by 93 percent compared to doing it manually and by 66 percent compared to using commercial mixers, in a solution of 100 L of water per 100 kg of ammonium sulfate.
Keywords: automatic equipment; fertilizer dissolution; agriculture; machinery; automation; energy saving; beater automatic equipment; fertilizer dissolution; agriculture; machinery; automation; energy saving; beater

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Martínez García, M.; Ramos Cabral, S.; Pérez Zúñiga, R.; Martínez Rodríguez, L.C.G. Automatic Equipment to Increase Sustainability in Agricultural Fertilization. Agriculture 2023, 13, 490. https://doi.org/10.3390/agriculture13020490

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Martínez García M, Ramos Cabral S, Pérez Zúñiga R, Martínez Rodríguez LCG. Automatic Equipment to Increase Sustainability in Agricultural Fertilization. Agriculture. 2023; 13(2):490. https://doi.org/10.3390/agriculture13020490

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Martínez García, Mario, Silvia Ramos Cabral, Ricardo Pérez Zúñiga, and Luis Carlos G. Martínez Rodríguez. 2023. "Automatic Equipment to Increase Sustainability in Agricultural Fertilization" Agriculture 13, no. 2: 490. https://doi.org/10.3390/agriculture13020490

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Martínez García, M., Ramos Cabral, S., Pérez Zúñiga, R., & Martínez Rodríguez, L. C. G. (2023). Automatic Equipment to Increase Sustainability in Agricultural Fertilization. Agriculture, 13(2), 490. https://doi.org/10.3390/agriculture13020490

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