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Resumen: The flow of air generated by a new design of air assisted sprayer equipped with two axial fans of reversed rotation was analyzed. For this goal, a 3D sonic anemometer has been used (accuracy: 1.5%; measurement range: 0 to 45 m/s). The study was divided into a static test and a dynamic test. During the static test, the air velocity in the working vicinity of the sprayer was measured considering the following machine configurations: (1) one activated fan regulated at three air flows (machine working as a traditional sprayer); (2) two activated fans regulated at three air flows for each fan. In the static test 72 measurement points were considered. The location of the measurement points was as follow: left and right sides of the sprayer; three sections of measurement (A, B and C); three measurement distances from the shaft of the machine (1.5 m, 2.5 m and 3.5 m); and four measurement heights (1 m, 2 m, 3 m and 4 m). The static test results have shown significant differences in the module and the vertical angle of the air velocity vector in function of the regulations of the sprayer. In the dynamic test, the air velocity was measured at 2.5 m from the axis of the sprayer considering four measurement heights (1 m, 2 m, 3 m and 4 m). In this test, the sprayer regulations were: one or two activated fans; one air flow for each fan; forward speed of 2.8 km/h. The use of one fan (back) or two fans (back and front) produced significant differences on the duration of the presence of wind in the measurement point and on the direction of the air velocity vector. The module of the air velocity vector was not affected by the number of activated fans.
Idioma: Inglés
DOI: 10.3390/s120607598
Año: 2012
Publicado en: SENSORS 12, 6 (2012), 7598-7613
ISSN: 1424-8220
Factor impacto JCR: 1.953 (2012)
Categ. JCR: INSTRUMENTS & INSTRUMENTATION rank: 9 / 57 = 0.158 (2012) - Q1 - T1
Categ. JCR: ELECTROCHEMISTRY rank: 15 / 26 = 0.577 (2012) - Q3 - T2
Categ. JCR: CHEMISTRY, ANALYTICAL rank: 38 / 74 = 0.514 (2012) - Q3 - T2
Tipo y forma: Article (Published version)
Área (Departamento): Ingeniería Mecánica (Departamento de Ingeniería Mecánica)
Área (Departamento): Expresión Gráfica de la Ingeniería (Departamento de Ingeniería de Diseño y Fabricación)
Área (Departamento): Ingeniería Agroforestal (Departamento de Ciencias Agrarias y del Medio Natural)

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