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Spray Pattern and Drift from Two Types of nozzles used for Helicopter Spraying

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  12 June 2017

T. R. Plumb ,
L. R. Green  and
V. E. White
T. R. Plumb
Affiliation:
Pacific Southwest Forest and Range Experiment Station, Forest Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Riverside, California
L. R. Green
Affiliation:
Pacific Southwest Forest and Range Experiment Station, Forest Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Riverside, California
V. E. White
Affiliation:
Pacific Southwest Forest and Range Experiment Station, Forest Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Riverside, California
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Abstract

A Whirl jet nozzle and a flat, fan-type nozzle produced similar spray patterns when used for aerial spraying so that no reduction in drift could be obtained by the use of either nozzle. Wind speeds of 3 to 4 mph caused drift more than 80 ft to the leeward of the flight line with both nozzles.

Type
Research Article
Information
Weeds , Volume 14 , Issue 2 , April 1966 , pp. 114 - 116
Copyright
Copyright © 1966 Weed Science Society of America 

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