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Design and Performance of Inductive Electrostatic Sprayer
1Weidong Jia, 1Fei Xue, 1Baijing Qiu and 2Zhentao Wang
1Key Laboratory of Modern Agricultural Equipment and Technology, Ministry of Education, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang 212013, China
2College of Energy and Power Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang 212013, China
Research Journal of Applied Sciences, Engineering and Technology 2013 21:5102-5106
Received: November 08, 2012 | Accepted: November 08, 2012 | Published: May 20, 2013
Abstract
In order to improve spraying results, an inductive electrostatic sprayer was designed. The performance of the sprayer was then tested. The test result shows that the charge-to-mass ratio can reach 0.951 mc/Kg when electrostatic voltage is 20 KV and working pressure is 0.25 to 0.4 MPa. The particle size distribution of charged droplets are more concentrated than that of uncharged droplets, the axial velocity of charged droplets is faster than that of uncharged droplets, and the velocity distribution uniformity is also improved. The average deposition rate under charging conditions is 14% higher than that in uncharged conditions. Moreover, the deposit rate of the back of the leaf is evident.
Keywords:
Axial velocity, charged droplets, charge-to-mass ratio, deposition rate, electrostatic spray, particle size,
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The authors have no competing interests.
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ISSN (Online): 2040-7467
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