Droplet spectra and wind tunnel evaluation of venturi and pre-orifice nozzles

Transactions of the American Society of Agricultural Engineers

Volumn 42, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 1573-1580

  Derksen, R C ^a,b   Ozkan, H E ^a,b   Fox, R D ^a   Brazee, R D ^a,b  

^a U S DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE   (United States)

^b OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Drift; Fluorescence; Nozzles; Spray; Sprayers; Tracers; Wind

Indexed keywords

CANOPY; SPRAYERS; STANDARD FLAT FAN NOZZLES; TURBO TEEJET NOZZLE DESIGN; VENTURI AND PRE-ORIFICE NOZZLES;

AGRICULTURE; AIR; DROP FORMATION; FLUORESCENCE; FORESTRY; FUNGICIDES; INSECTICIDES; PRESSURE; SPATIAL VARIABLES MEASUREMENT; SPRAYING; WIND; WIND TUNNELS;

NOZZLES;

DROPLET; PESTICIDE; WIND TUNNEL;

VENTURI;

EID: 0033232926     PISSN: 00012351     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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