Assessment of Atomization Parameters for Flat Fan Nozzles Based on Wind Tunnel Measurements

Nasir Salim  Hassen; Nor Azwadi  Che Sidik

Assessment of Atomization Parameters for Flat Fan Nozzles Based on Wind Tunnel Measurements

Authors

Nasir Salim Hassen Department of field crops science, Agricultural faculty, Diyala university, Iraq
Nor Azwadi Che Sidik Malaysia – Japan International Institute of Technology (MJIIT), Universiti Teknologi Malaysia Kuala Lumpur, Jalan Sultan Yahya Petra (Jalan Semarak), 54100 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Keywords:

spray, DSC, droplet size, wind tunnel

Abstract

The main objective of this study involved testing of nozzle type, driving speed and wind speed effects on atomization parameters for broadcast spraying application. Two broadcast nozzle types flat fan extended range XR11003 and flat fan drift guard nozzle DG11003 were tested under wind tunnel conditions. To validate spraying results, the reference nozzle of spraying systems flat fan TeeJet nozzle TP11003 was used for comparison. The results of this study indicate an obvious effect of the technical variables and wind variable on atomization parameters. The nozzle DG11003 produced droplet size spectra of D0.1, D0.5 and D0.9 bigger than the extended range nozzle and reference nozzle. The droplet size spectra became smaller under increasing of the driving speed. Droplet size parameters generally tended to be coarser at the higher wind speeds. This study supports the use of nozzle DG11003 as a means for controlling spray distribution.

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Published

2020-12-01

How to Cite

Hassen, N. S. ., & Che Sidik, N. A. . (2020). Assessment of Atomization Parameters for Flat Fan Nozzles Based on Wind Tunnel Measurements. Journal of Advanced Research in Fluid Mechanics and Thermal Sciences, 38(1), 1–9. Retrieved from https://www.akademiabaru.com/submit/index.php/arfmts/article/view/2106