DROPLET SIZE SPECTRA PRODUCED BY THE X15 STACKED SPINNING-DISK ATOMIZER OF THE ULVAMAST MARK-II SPRAYER

被引:8
作者
HEWITT, AJ [1 ]
机构
[1] UNIV LONDON IMPERIAL COLL SCI & TECHNOL,INT PESTICIDE APPLICAT RES CTR,ASCOT SL5 7PY,BERKS,ENGLAND
关键词
ATOMIZER; APPLICATION METHODS; DROPLET SIZE; PESTICIDE; VOLUME MEDIAN DIAMETER;
D O I
10.1016/0261-2194(92)90040-C
中图分类号
S3 [农学(农艺学)];
学科分类号
0901 ;
摘要
An improved vehicle-mounted sprayer, the Ulvamast Mark II, is described. The droplet size spectra produced by different liquids sprayed through the X15 stacked spinning-disc atomizer used on the sprayer were measured using a Malvern laser particle-size analyser. An empirical model was developed to predict the volume median diameter (VMD) of the spray within given ranges of atomizer rotation rate, liquid flow rate and liquid physical properties. The model showed general agreement with previous models of rotary disc atomization.
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