Evaporation rates of agricultural spray material at low relative wind speeds

Atomization and Sprays

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 471-478

  Teske, Milton E ^a   Hermansky, Clarence G ^b   Riley, Christopher M ^c  

^a Continuum Dynamics Inc ^*  (United States)

^b DUPONT COMPANY   (United States)

^c Research and Productivity Council   (Canada)

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EID: 0000897835     PISSN: 10445110     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1615/AtomizSpr.v8.i4.70     Document Type: Article

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