Field and wind tunnel measurements of the airborne spray volume downwind of single flat-fan nozzles

Journal of Agricultural and Engineering Research

Volumn 72, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 161-170

  Phillips, J C ^a,c   Miller, P C H ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b SILSOE RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0001125511     PISSN: 00218634     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jaer.1998.0359     Document Type: Article

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