Predicting drift from field spraying by means of a 3D computational fluid dynamics model

Computers and Electronics in Agriculture

Volumn 56, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 161-173

  Baetens, K ^a   Nuyttens, D ^b   Verboven, P ^a   De Schampheleire, M ^c   Nicolai B ^a   Ramon, H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^b INSTITUTE FOR AGRICULTURAL AND FISHERIES RESEARCH ILVO   (Belgium)

^c GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Computer simulation; Crop protection; Field sprayer; Model; Sensitivity analysis; Spray drift

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NOZZLES; SPRAYING; TRACTORS (AGRICULTURAL); WIND EFFECTS;

INJECTION VELOCITY; STEADY STATE COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS (CFD) MODE; TURBULENT DISPERSION;

FARMS;

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; DISPERSION; DRIFT BEHAVIOR; MODEL VALIDATION; PESTICIDE APPLICATION; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; THREE-DIMENSIONAL MODELING; WIND DIRECTION; WIND VELOCITY;

DRIFT; FARM CROPS; FLUID DYNAMICS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NOZZLES; SIMULATION; SPRAYING; TRACTORS; WIND;

EID: 33947227291     PISSN: 01681699     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compag.2007.01.009     Document Type: Article

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