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The Performance of Rotating Metal‐Foam Atomisers 1
Author(s) -
PARKIN C.S.
Publication year - 1983
Publication title -
eppo bulletin
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.327
H-Index - 36
eISSN - 1365-2338
pISSN - 0250-8052
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2338.1983.tb01631.x
Subject(s) - metal foam , volume (thermodynamics) , materials science , wind tunnel , rotational speed , metal , composite material , marine engineering , environmental science , mechanical engineering , aerospace engineering , engineering , metallurgy , physics , quantum mechanics
Prototype rotating metal‐foam atomisers, designed for aerial application, have been extensively tested both in the laboratory and under field conditions. Laboratory tests were carried out in a wind tunnel and field tests in a large‐scale aerial operation. The metal‐foam atomisers showed advantages in droplet‐spectrum control and vibration levels over currently available equipment, and, when used to spray 150,000 ha of cotton, four units required no maintenance. Rotating metal foam atomisers can operate safely at the high rotational speeds used for medium volume spraying of droplets with a diameter less than 50 μm (as in tse‐tse control).