Nozzle Flow Model of High Pressure Variable-Rate Spraying Based on PWM Technology

Abstract:

Nozzle flow model for high pressure variable-rate spraying is indispensable when orchard sprayer is controlling liquid flow based on Pulse Width Modulation (PWM) technology. Three flow models for Teejet AITXA 8002, 8003 and 8004 nozzles are obtained by using nozzle flow model test system which is established in this paper. The results from equation hypothesis test and test for lack of fit of flow model shows that those three flow models work well. Nozzle flow model validation trials show that the relative errors of model flow and actual flow are small, while the maximum relative error is 6.50%; the flows characteristics of different nozzles with the same type are almost the same.

• Periodical: Advanced Materials Research (Volume 422)
• Pages: 208-217
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMR.422.208
• Online since: December 2011
• Authors: Chang Yuan Zhai, Xiu Wang, Da Yin Liu, Wei Ma, Yi Jin Mao
• Keywords: Ariable-Rate Spraying, Nozzle Flow Model, Orchard Spraying, PWM

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