Res. Agr. Eng., 2018, 64(4):176-180 | DOI: 10.17221/100/2017-RAE

Impact of forced air flow upon introducing pesticides under conditions of lateral windOriginal Paper

Semjons Ivanovs*,1, Volodymyr Panasyuk2, Volodymyr Bulgakov3, Ilmars Dukulis1
1 Ulbroka Research Centre, Faculty of Engineering, Latvia University of Life Sciences and Technologies, Ulbroka, Latvia
2 National Scientific Centre "Institute for Agricultural Engineering and Electrification", Hlevakha, Ukraine
3 Department of Mechanics, Faculty Construction and Design, National University of Life and Environmental Sciences of Ukraine, Kiev, Ukraine

Pesticide application is accompanied by its losses due to the drift of the droplets of the working liquid caused by the wind outside the treatment area, which reduces the efficiency of chemical protection and increases impact on the ecological state of the environment. Influence of the precipitating (i.e. top-down) air flow has been determined upon the reduction of the drift of sprayed liquid droplets under the impact of a lateral wind, as well as distribution of the sprayed liquid studied by weight and length depending on the pressure of the working fluid in systems of various sprayers. At speed side wind 5.0 m.s-1 and deposition of flow at a speed of 15 m.s-1 the amount of fluid that settled, increased to 30% for spray ST 110-02 and 12% for spray ID 120-02.

Keywords: distribution; sprayed liquid; pressure; speed

Published: December 31, 2018  Show citation

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Ivanovs S, Panasyuk V, Bulgakov V, Dukulis I. Impact of forced air flow upon introducing pesticides under conditions of lateral wind. Res. Agr. Eng. 2018;64(4):176-180. doi: 10.17221/100/2017-RAE.
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