Experimental investigations of a drifting cloud of droplets dispersed from aircraft
Journal Title: Archive of Mechanical Engineering - Year 2014, Vol 0, Issue 3
Abstract
With widespread use of pesticides in modern agriculture, the impacts of spray drift have become a topic of considerable interest. The drifting of sprays is a highly complex process influenced by many factors. The paper presents results of experimental research on a drifting cloud of droplets dispersing from aircraft. Experiments were conducted to quantify spray drift from aerial applications of pesticide. Parallel to the blowing wind, the measurement line 800 m long was disposed. The relationships between the relative dose and the distance of drift as well as spray density and its structure on the measuring length have been established.
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Tomasz Seredyn, Robert Rowiński
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