<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>Two tests were carried out to measure the standard flat fan nozzles wear during a specific period of an accelerated wear procedure. The first test aimed at getting 10% increase in the flow rate compared to the nominal flow rate, which is the threshold to replace the nozzles according to the nozzles testing standards. The second test was to wear the nozzles intensively (100 hours of accelerated wear), which represents the use of nozzles beyond the allowed threshold. The results showed that the flow rate reached 1.31 l·min<sup>−1</sup> (equal to 10% increase) for the tested nozzles after 35 hours of the wear test. For the second test, the 10% increase of the flow rate was reached after approximately 30 hours. The wear rate reached 27.5% at the end of the test and this is 2.7 times more than the standardized threshold.</p></abstract>

Two tests were carried out to measure the standard flat fan nozzles wear during a specific period of an accelerated wear procedure. The first test aimed at getting 10% increase in the flow rate compared to the nominal flow rate, which is the threshold to replace the nozzles according to the nozzles testing standards. The second test was to wear the nozzles intensively (100 hours of accelerated wear), which represents the use of nozzles beyond the allowed threshold. The results showed that the flow rate reached 1.31 l·min−1 (equal to 10% increase) for the tested nozzles after 35 hours of the wear test. For the second test, the 10% increase of the flow rate was reached after approximately 30 hours. The wear rate reached 27.5% at the end of the test and this is 2.7 times more than the standardized threshold.

Evaluation of Flat Fan Nozzles Operating Parameters Under Conditions of Accelerated Boundary and Destructive Wear

Department of Machinery Exploitation and Management of Production Processes

East European State Higher School in Przemyśl,

Department of Agricultural Machines and Equipment, College of Agriculture

Agricultural Engineering

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Two tests were carried out to measure the standard flat fan nozzles wear during a specific period of an accelerated wear procedure. The first test aimed at...

Evaluation of Flat Fan Nozzles Operating Parameters Under Conditions of Accelerated Boundary and Destructive Wear

Published Online: Jan 25, 2019

Page range: 61 - 70

Received: Oct 01, 2018

Accepted: Nov 01, 2018

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/agriceng-2018-0037

Keywords
flat fan nozzles, nozzles wear, flow rate, sustainable use of pesticide

© 2018 Stanisław Parafiniuk et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Evaluation of Flat Fan Nozzles Operating Parameters Under Conditions of Accelerated Boundary and Destructive Wear

Published Online: Jan 25, 2019

Page range: 61 - 70

Received: Oct 01, 2018

Accepted: Nov 01, 2018

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/agriceng-2018-0037

Keywordsflat fan nozzles, nozzles wear, flow rate, sustainable use of pesticide

© 2018 Stanisław Parafiniuk et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
flat fan nozzles, nozzles wear, flow rate, sustainable use of pesticide