Anti-drift technology Progress of plant protection applied to orchards: a review

S Li, J Li, S Yu, P Wang, H Liu, X Yang - Agronomy, 2023 - mdpi.com
In orchard plant protection application, an anti-drift strategy can effectively reduce drift in the
non-target area, reduce spray drift in the environment, and avoid spray leakage and …

[HTML][HTML] Effect of geometric parameters on spray characteristics of air assisted pressure swirl atomizer

HM Gad, EA Baraya, TM Farag, IA Ibrahim - Alexandria Engineering …, 2022 - Elsevier
In the present work, a modified Pressure Swirl Atomizer (PSA) was introduced to operate as
an Assisted Pressure Swirl Atomizer (AAPSA). Different mass flow rates of assisted air were …

Spray drift reduction management in agriculture: A review

FA Khan, F Khorsandi, M Ali, A Ghafoor… - Progress in …, 2024 - akjournals.com
The spray is the primary method to apply pesticides to the crops. To provide enough
coverage and deposition on target surfaces, the drop size produced during spray application …

CFD analysis and RBFNN-based optimization of spraying system for a six-rotor unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) sprayer

Q Chen, J Zhang, C Zhang, H Zhou, X Jiang, F Yang… - Crop Protection, 2023 - Elsevier
To reduce pesticide waste caused by low spray droplet coverage on target surface, the
spraying system parameters of a six-rotor UAV sprayer are optimized. Computational Fluid …

Vibration analysis of pulse-width-modulated nozzles in vineyard blast sprayers

C Ortiz, A Torregrosa, V Saiz-Rubio, F Rovira-Más - Horticulturae, 2023 - mdpi.com
Spraying systems to protect crops against pests are still necessary to maintain food
production at the rates demanded by the current population. However, today, it is crucial to …

Development and evaluation of a prototype self-propelled crop sprayer for agricultural sustainability in small farms

A Ghafoor, FA Khan, F Khorsandi, MA Khan… - Sustainability, 2022 - mdpi.com
In most Asian countries, farmers have smallholdings ranging from one to two hectares. The
tractor-mounted boom sprayers cannot practically be used in small size farms with divided …

Correlation and regression analysis of spraying process quality indicators

B Cieniawska, K Pentoś, T Szulc - Applied Sciences, 2022 - mdpi.com
The study presents the results of the correlation and regression of the deposition of liquid
and the degree of coverage of sprayed objects. Preliminary experiments were conducted in …

Parameter Optimization of Newly Developed Self-Propelled Variable Height Crop Sprayer Using Response Surface Methodology (RSM) Approach

FA Khan, A Ghafoor, MA Khan, M Umer Chattha… - Agriculture, 2022 - mdpi.com
The number of spray deposits plays an important role in effective and efficient spraying. The
spraying equipment is one of the most significant factors that affect the number of spray …

苹果园生产管理智能机械化技术与装备研究进展与展望.

李建平, 李绍波, 杨欣, 张阔, 谢金燕… - Journal of Intelligent …, 2024 - search.ebscohost.com
苹果园生产管理面临着劳动力成本上升和人口老龄化的双重挑战, 为提高作业效率,
降低生产成本, 提升果品质量, 机械化, 智能化技术在苹果园生产管理中的应用愈来愈重要 …

Experiments and CFD simulation of downwash airflow and fog distribution discharged from a single-rotor UAV fitted with a pulse-jet thermal fogging machine

J Zhang, Q Chen, J Liu, Y Wang, H Zhou, F Yang… - Biosystems …, 2024 - Elsevier
A single-rotor UAV fitted with a pulse-jet thermal fogging machine was developed.
Computational fluid dynamics (CFD) was employed to simulate the downwash airflow and …