Effect of static electrification on characteristics of agricultural sprays

Author

Metwally, I.A. ; Abed, Y.A. ; El-Sahrigi, A.F. ; Abdel-Mageed, H.N. ; Noor, H.M.

Author_Institution

Dept. of Agric. Mechanisation, Ain Shams Univ., Cairo, Egypt

fYear

1995

fDate

22-25 Oct 1995

Firstpage

580

Lastpage

583

Abstract

Improvement of agricultural spraying has been investigated using an actual machine used in the Egyptian fields. Modification of the liquid path has been introduced to allow electrical charging of spray. The electrification current is measured by a highly sensitive electrometer. Many factors are experimentally investigated (on tap water) such as: the type and polarity of the applied voltage, configuration of the high-voltage electrode system, type of nozzles and their height, relative speed of machine with respect to the target plant, and water pressure

Keywords

agriculture; electrometers; nozzles; sprays; static electrification; Egypt; agricultural sprays; applied voltage polarity; electrical charging; electrification current; electrometer; high-voltage electrode system; liquid path; nozzles; static electrification; target plant; water pressure; Boring; Clouds; Coils; Current measurement; Electrostatic measurements; Insulation; Physics; Plastics; Spraying; Voltage;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Electrical Insulation and Dielectric Phenomena, 1995. Annual Report., Conference on

Conference_Location

Virginia Beach, VA

Print_ISBN

0-7803-2931-7

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/CEIDP.1995.483792

Filename

483792