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(A) Studies of spray behaviour from a moving nozzle system in an airflow
Reference
JRE10877
Principal Investigator / Supervisor
Professor Paul Miller
Co-Investigators /
Co-Supervisors
Institution
Silsoe Research Institute
Department
Aerosols Group
Funding type
Research
Value (£)
8,848
Status
Completed
Type
Research Grant
Start date
31/03/1999
End date
30/09/1999
Duration
6 months
Abstract
The proposed research has two main components. A major part of the work will examine the interactions between the forward movement of a spraying system and the cross wind effects particularly on the detrainment of droplets out of the spray structure and hence the risk of downwind drift. Results from this work will be relevant to the development of predictive models of spray drift and to the definition of test protocols for characterising commercially available agricultural nozzle systems. The transporter mechanism will also enable applications of chemicals to be made in realistic but controlled conditions and hence will enable factors influencing the behaviour of spray droplets both approaching and within a crop canopy to be studied. The wind tunnel environment will facilitate the use of complex instrumentation and flow visualisation systems to define droplet movement and behaviour on impact with plant target surfaces
Summary
unavailable
Committee
Closed Committee - Agri-food (AF)
Research Topics
X – not assigned to a current Research Topic
Research Priority
X – Research Priority information not available
Research Initiative
Joint Research Equipment Initiative 1998 (JE3) [1998]
Funding Scheme
X – not Funded via a specific Funding Scheme
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