Vertical volumetric distribution of an axial fan sprayer on the Brevipalpus phoenicis control
Pesquisa Agropecuária Tropical, 2016 Spray distribution generated by axial fan sprayer, among other factors, should be critically analyzed, in order to prevent unnecessary costs and environmental contamination.
José Márcio de Souza Júnior +4 more
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Agriculture, 2023 Pesticide spray drift has been a worldwide concern in terms of potential environmental pollution and ecosystem damage. This study defined the main drift reduction agent (DRA) characteristics that help to understand the drift formation process in ...
Tadas Jomantas +9 more
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Attenuation of Infrared Radiation When Passing Through a Water Curtain [PDF]
, 2017 This article focuses on the interaction of infrared (IR) radiation with water droplets. The main objective of the article is the production of water mist in order of evaluation the reduction in intensity of IR radiation. In the experiments described in
Balner, Dalibor +2 more
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Neural modeling and optimization of the coverage of the sprayed surface [PDF]
Bulletin of the Polish Academy of Sciences: Technical Sciences, 2020 Improving application efficiency is crucial for both the economic and environmental aspects of plant protection. Mathematical models can help in understanding the relationships between spray application parameters and efficiency, and reducing the ...
B. Cieniawska, K. Pentoś, D. Łuczycka
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Comparison between standard and drift reducing nozzles for pesticide application in citrus: Part II. Effects on canopy spray distribution, control efficacy of Aonidiella aurantii (Maskell), beneficial parasitoids and pesticide residues on fruit [PDF]
, 2017 Venturi nozzles are often recommended to reduce drift, which is one of the major pollution sources caused by the application of plant protection products on high growing crops. The coarse droplets produced by this type of nozzle could however also affect
Abad, Raquel +7 more
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Advances in developing a new test method to assess spray drift potential from air blast sprayers [PDF]
, 2017 Drift is one of the most important issues to consider for realising sustainable pesticide sprays. This study proposes and tests an alternative methodology for quantifying the drift potential (DP) of air blast sprayers, trying to avoid the difficulties ...
Balsari, Paolo +4 more
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Spray volume distribution pattern and droplet size spectrum from ceramic nozzles
Revista Brasileira de Engenharia Agrícola e AmbientalDroplet size spectrum and uniformity of spray volume distribution are important parameters for selecting spray nozzles. The objective of this study was to evaluate the average spray volume distribution and droplet size spectrum from ceramic nozzles.
Mateus P. Massola +4 more
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Carrier Volume and Nozzle Effect on 2,4-D and Glufosinate Performances in Hazelnut Sucker Control
HortScience, 2020 Hazelnut (Corylus avellana L.) basal sprouts, or suckers, are removed to train trees as a single trunk, facilitating mechanization. Suckers are routinely controlled with herbicides, often by using nozzles that generate fine droplets and spray volumes as ...
Larissa Larocca de Souza +1 more
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Time-resolved fuel injector flow characterisation based on 3D laser Doppler vibrometry [PDF]
, 2014 In order to enable investigations of the fuel flow inside unmodified injectors, we have developed a new experimental approach to measure time-resolved vibration spectra of diesel nozzles using a three dimensional laser vibrometer.
Crua, Cyril, Heikal, Morgan R.
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Applied SciencesIn this paper, the macroscopic and microscopic characteristics of diesel spray with elliptical and circular nozzles were investigated under an ambient density of 65.6 kg/m3 by combining an optical test and numerical simulation method of VOF-Spray One-Way
Qinghai Sun +6 more
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