Modeling the Raven SCS-700 chemical injection system with carrier control with sprayer simulation

Transactions of the American Society of Agricultural Engineers

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 231-245

  Steward, B L ^a,b,d   Humburg, D S ^a,c  

^a ASAE ^*  (United States)

^b Iowa State University of Science and Technology   (United States)

^c South Dakota State University   (United States)

^d IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Chemical application; Dynamic model development; Flow control; Simulation

Indexed keywords

CARRIER CONTROL; CARRIER FLOW RATE; CHEMICAL INJECTION SYSTEM; DYNAMIC MODEL DEVELOPMENT; VOLTAGE SATURATION EFFECT;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; ERRORS; FLOW CONTROL; FLOW MEASUREMENT; FLOW OF FLUIDS; PESTICIDES; SPRAY GUNS; STABILITY; VALVES (MECHANICAL);

SPRAYING;

CHEMICAL INJECTION; MATHEMATICAL MODELING;

EID: 0034163561     PISSN: 00012351     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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