Impact of adjuvants on droplet spreading and droplet deposit area after spray application

Journal of ASTM International

Volumn 3, Issue 9, 2006, Pages

  Baur, Peter ^a  

^a BAYER CROPSCIENCE AG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Adjuvants; Contact angle; Coverage; Retention; Spreading; Surfactants; Wetting

Indexed keywords

APPROXIMATION THEORY; CONTACT ANGLE; CORRELATION METHODS; SPRAYING; SURFACE ACTIVE AGENTS; WETTING;

CRYSTALLINE WAXES; DROP SIZE; REAL SYSTEMS APPROXIMATION; WETTABLE PLANTS;

DROP FORMATION;

EID: 34248232433     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1546962X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1520/JAI100392     Document Type: Article

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