Abstract
The spray distribution obtained with a boom sprayer can be severely disturbed by horizontal boom vibrations. Three simple adaptations were investigated to determine their influence on the spray distribution. Besides the possibility of increasing the height of the boom and decreasing the distance between the nozzles, it was shown that mounting the nozzles at an optimal twist angle reduces the negative effect of horizontal boom vibrations on the spray deposit distribution. The optimal twist angle of a certain type of flat fan nozzles is derived by means of a finite element model of a spray boom and a static spray model of the nozzle. The simulated spray patterns were compared with the spray distribution obtained by using full cone nozzles with which the smoothest spray distribution patterns are generated.
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