Theoretical Study of the Process of Separating the Tobacco Leaf from the Stem

The article is devoted to the cleaning of tobacco leaves by leaf-by-leaf method, using a roller-type separating device acting on object with drum knife having cutting edges, forming leaf-separating cells in working area. subject these studies highly specialized and relates field agricultural engineering. Tobacco plants were selected as processing. purpose research was theoretical substantiation interaction stalks apparatus harvesting process. type, which expressed fact that analysis plant knife-drum type process carried out. As result research, dependencies obtained allow determining design technological parameters for leaf. conclusions present main results achieved so far.