Original scientific paper

https://doi.org/10.5552/drind.2015.1349

Log Splitter Design and Construction

Marián Minárik ; Technical University in Zvolen, Faculty of Environmental and Manufacturing Technology, Department of Mechanics and Mechanical Engineering, Zvolen, Slovakia
Júlia Hricová ; Technical University in Zvolen, Faculty of Environmental and Manufacturing Technology, Department of Mechanics and Mechanical Engineering, Zvolen, Slovakia

Abstract

Heating by solid fuels, and especially fire wood, belongs to the most asked and requested types of heating in cottages. One of the main problems of heating is wood splitting as a fi rst operation. A very useful tool for splitting of wood material is a log splitter. This contribution is focused on how to apply a screw type log splitter in wood splitting. A set of experiments have been realized to get an appropriate shape of the splitting cone, which will provide an improved splitting action. The cone has been manufactured on the basis of the experimental results. The experimental apparatus has been developed to determine the validity of the splitting cone and its geometry design.

Keywords

log splitter; splitting cone; material selection; tool geometry; wood splitting

Hrčak ID:

136836

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/136836

Publication date:

31.3.2015.

Article data in other languages: croatian

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