Collection efficiencies of various airborne spray flux samplers used in aerial application research

Journal of ASTM International

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2008, Pages

  Fritz, Bradley K ^a   Hoffmann, W Clint ^a  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Collection efficiency; Drift; Flux measurements; Spray collection; Spray sampling

Indexed keywords

ANTENNAS; DISPERSIONS; DROPS; EFFICIENCY; POLYAMIDES; RAYON; SPEED; SPRAY NOZZLES;

AERIAL APPLICATION; AIR SPEED; APPLICATION RESEARCH; COLLECTION EFFICIENCY; DRIFT; DROPLETS SIZES; FLUX MEASUREMENTS; SPRAY COLLECTION; SPRAY FLUX; SPRAY SAMPLINGS;

CYLINDERS (SHAPES);

EID: 76649127079     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1546962X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1520/jai101493     Document Type: Conference Paper

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