Evaluation of spray drift using low-speed wind tunnel measurements and dispersion modeling

ASTM Special Technical Publication

Volumn 1527 STP, Issue , 2011, Pages 261-281

  Fritz, Bradley K ^a   Hoffmann, W Clint ^a   Birchfield, Norman B ^b   Ellenberger, Jay ^b   Khan, Faruque ^b   Bagley, W E ^c   Thornburg, Jonathan W ^d   Hewitt, Andrew ^e  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^b U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

^c Wilbur Ellis Company   (United States)

^d RTI INTERNATIONAL   (United States)

^e LINCOLN AGRITECH LTD   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Drift; Drift reduction technology; DRT; Spray droplet sizing

Indexed keywords

CROPS; DATA ACQUISITION; DATA REDUCTION; DEPOSITION; DISPERSIONS; DROPS; PESTICIDES; SPEED; SPRAY NOZZLES; VOLUME MEASUREMENT;

CLASSIFICATION STANDARD; DRIFT; DRIFT REDUCTION TECHNOLOGIES; DROPLET SIZE MEASUREMENT; GROUND APPLICATION SYSTEMS; INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS ORGANIZATION; LIQUID VOLUME MEASUREMENTS; SPRAY DROPLET SIZINGS;

WIND TUNNELS;

EID: 79954431831     PISSN: 00660558     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1520/stp152720120018     Document Type: Conference Paper

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