CFD prototyping of an air-assisted orchard sprayer aimed at drift reduction

Computers and Electronics in Agriculture

Volumn 55, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 16-27

  Delele, M A ^a   Jaeken, P ^b   Debaer, C ^b   Baetens, K ^a   Endalew, A Melese ^a   Ramon, H ^a   Nicolaï, B M ^a   Verboven, P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^b Proefcentrum Fruitteelt   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Droplet distribution; Lagrangian model; Multiphase flow; Spray atomization; Turbulent dispersion

Indexed keywords

CONTAMINATION; MULTIPHASE FLOW; ORCHARDS; PESTICIDES; RAPID PROTOTYPING;

DROPLET DISTRIBUTION; LAGRANGIAN MODEL; SPRAY ATOMIZATION; TURBULENT DISPERSION;

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS;

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; EQUIPMENT; FLOW MODELING; LAGRANGIAN ANALYSIS; NUMERICAL MODEL; ORCHARD; THREE-DIMENSIONAL MODELING; TRACKING; VELOCITY PROFILE;

BIOCIDES; ORCHARDS; POLLUTION;

EID: 33846343261     PISSN: 01681699     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compag.2006.11.002     Document Type: Article

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