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nozzles, etc ; methodology; particle size; powders; solids; Show all 5 Subjects
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... Fluidic oscillators (FOs) containing no moving parts have received extensive attention in recent decades. Applications with FOs in some complex conditions are generally characterized by a high-speed jet of particle-laden flow that periodically switches between two parallel channels. This oscillating flow makes FOs prone to erosion. Using the CFD method, this study investigated the dynamic erosion ...
nozzles, etc ; fire safety; fires; journals; models; sprinklers; testing; Show all 7 Subjects
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... This paper presents two series of enclosure fire experiments in which the activation time of electronically controlled watermist system nozzles and concealed sprinklers have been obtained. The first series experiments were aligned to the procedure given in the BS 8458 standard whereas the second series were configured to give slower growing fires than in the standard test. The activation of the tw ...
nozzles, etc ; air; droplets; energy; evaporation; heat; mists; models; smoke; temperature; Show all 10 Subjects
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... This paper presents work on investigating the effect of the initial size of water mist droplets on the evaporation and removal of heat from the fire-induced hot gas layer while travelling through the air in a compartment. The histories of the temperature, diameter and position of droplets with different initial diameters (varied from 100 µm to 1000 µm) are determined considering surrounding air te ...
nozzles, etc ; earthquakes; geophysics; mechanical properties; permeability; rain; volcanic soils; water; Show all 8 Subjects
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... This study aims to investigate the effects of fine content on the mechanical behavior of embankments constructed from volcanic soil subjected to rainfall and earthquake. To accomplish this purpose, a series of 1 g model experiments on slopes using Komaoka volcanic coarse-grained soils as materials was conducted with a spray nozzle and shaking table. In the experiments, shear strain, acceleration, ...
nozzles, etc ; administrative management; air; aircraft; combustion; energy conversion; helium; hydrogen; liquids; Show all 9 Subjects
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... The precooled airbreathing engine is a promising propulsion concept for horizontal takeoff and landing hypersonic aircraft. The helium closed cycle has been introduced in the precooled airbreathing engine such as the Synergetic Air-Breathing Rocket Engine to enhance safety and thermal efficiency of the engine, whereas increasing the system complexity inevitably. To achieve a better compromise betw ...
fan nozzles, etc ; atomization; forestry; industry; liquids; pest control; plant protection; theoretical models; Show all 8 Subjects
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... The fan nozzle is widely used in the process of pest control in agriculture and forestry. The spray angle of the nozzle is an important characterization parameter in the atomization of liquids. The spray angle of the nozzle is an important characterizing parameter in the liquid atomization process. It affects the flow field at the exit of the nozzle, thereby affecting the size and velocity of the ...
fan nozzles, etc ; adjuvants; agronomy; air; atomization; databases; droplet size; droplets; interferometers; pesticide application; Show all 10 Subjects
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... The spatial distribution of droplet size and velocity affects the deposition and distribution on the target. In order to investigate the influence of different adjuvant and pressures on the spatial distribution of droplet size and velocity in atomization area of different nozzles, air induction flat fan nozzle IDK120-03, multi-range flat fan nozzle LU120-03 and anti-drift flat fan nozzle AD120-03 ...
nozzles, etc ; air; carbon; cooling; dehumidification; energy; energy recovery; mathematical models; sustainable technology; wettability; Show all 10 Subjects
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... In response to the worldwide call for energy conservation and carbon emission reduction, indirect evaporative cooling as a green and environmentally friendly technology has been extensively researched and developed. In the practical application of this technology, the spray nozzle arrangement results in different wettability factors of the wet channel surface, which accordingly has a significant i ...
nozzles, etc ; air pollutants; droplets; electric potential difference; electrodes; mass flow; particulates; poultry; regression analysis; sprayers; Show all 10 Subjects
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... HighlightsInduction charging of water droplets by an ESS showed greatest CMRs using an 80° tapered edge flat spray nozzleCMR of 0.578 mC kg-1 achieved with a water mass flow rate of 0.397 kg min-1 and an applied voltage of -11.6 kVChanges in water conductivity did not significantly affect measured droplet CMRsAbstract. Particulate matter (PM) is a prominent air pollutant in poultry facilities. One ...
fan nozzles, etc ; atomization; droplet size; droplets; emulsions; ligaments; liquids; mechanistic models; oils; surface tension; viscosity; wind; Show all 12 Subjects
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... First-principle models describing the breakup of liquid sheets into droplets are used to screen spray adjuvants and agricultural tank mix partners to eliminate combinations that might negatively impact droplet size, reducing the need for extensive experimental testing. An agent-based model is developed to predict droplet spectra following spray atomisation from a flat-fan nozzle for a continuous o ...
... Dicamba injury to sensitive soybean and other broadleaf crops due to drift is a major issue. Dicamba label restrictions have been created to mitigate the off-target movement of dicamba. One restriction is the mandated use of low-drift nozzles to spray dicamba; these nozzles produce large droplet spectrums and minimize the production of driftable fines. Experiments were conducted to evaluate herbic ...
nozzles, etc ; adsorption; droplets; electrostatic interactions; films (materials); hydrophobicity; modulus of elasticity; oils; sulfur; surface tension; surfactants; viscoelasticity; Show all 12 Subjects
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... Surfactants in ultra-low sulfur diesel (ULSD) can improve the stability of the emulsified water droplet by forming a thin film at the water-fuel interface. Emulsified water droplets block the oil spray nozzle and break down the engine, which need to be removed. For colliding emulsified water droplets, surfactant film with high viscoelastic modulus provides an obstacle to their coalescence. Micro/n ...
... Inkjet printing, the deposition of microfluidic droplets on a specified area, has gained increasing attention from both academia and industry for its versatility and scalability for mass production. Inkjet printing productivity depends on the number of nozzles used in a multijet process. However, droplet jetting conditions can vary for each nozzle due to multiple factors, such as the surface wetti ...
nozzles, etc ; agricultural industry; fluid mechanics; sprayers; Show all 4 Subjects
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... Computational fluid dynamics (CFD) is a useful tool used by engineers in many industries to study fluid flow. A relatively new industry to adopt the use of CFD is the agricultural industry. A spray nozzle commonly used in agricultural spraying, the Teejet 110-degree nozzle (TeeJet Technologies, 2020), was simulated. A method was developed to pulse the spray. A user-defined function was used to def ...
nozzles, etc ; exhibitions; flow; particle image velocimetry; water; Show all 5 Subjects
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... The present paper aims to investigate the evolution of velocity fields as well as secondary flows in an open channel bend under the influence of negatively buoyant jets. A 135-degree open channel bend was used for experiments, and the jet nozzle was located along the outer bank in the straight section upstream of the bend. Efforts were made to specify the flow structures with high precision measur ...
nozzles, etc ; agriculture; algorithms; cameras; canopy; robots; vines; vineyards; Show all 8 Subjects
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... In this paper, a Model Predictive Control (MPC)-based approach for vineyard spraying is presented, able to adapt to different vine row structures and suitable for real-time applications. In the presented approach, the mobile base moves along a row of vines while the robotic arm controls the position and orientation of the spray nozzle. A reference lawnmower pattern trajectory is generated from the ...
nozzles, etc ; ambient temperature; durability; energy; heat; water flow; Show all 6 Subjects
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... A lab-scale spray cooled rack system with a server and simulated heaters, operating with near-ambient temperature coolant of approximately 30 °C, was developed for data center cooling application. This system has significant energy saving potential as it eliminates the need for a chiller unit, which is usually necessary in conventional air-cooling schemes. The system was designed to dissipate a ma ...
fan nozzles, etc ; air; bubbles; droplet size; pest management; Show all 5 Subjects
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... BACKGROUND: The air‐induction nozzle greatly reduces drift potential by increasing spray droplet size compared with a standard flat‐fan nozzle. The current study aims to reveal the mechanism behind the formation of large droplets through the air‐induction nozzle from the aspect of bubble evolution in the spray sheet. RESULTS: Bubble break‐up leads directly to the formation of perforations because ...
nozzles, etc ; algorithms; energy; mass flow; models; prediction; system optimization; Show all 7 Subjects
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... This paper presents methods for design optimization and performance analysis of radial inflow turbines. Both methods are formulated in an equation-oriented manner and involve a single mathematical problem that is solved by an efficient, gradient-based optimization algorithm. In addition, the comparison of the model output with experimental data showed that the underlying mean-line flow model accur ...
fan nozzles, etc ; models; objectives; plant protection; pressure; sampling; spray booms; Show all 7 Subjects
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... The correct placement of the crop protection product on the target depends on the adequate distribution provided by the spray nozzles. In this research, the objective was to verify the influence of the working pressure and spacing between nozzles on the quality of the spray distribution. It was analyzed the nozzles jets concerning symmetry, opening angle and flow rate. Two methodologies for determ ...