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Characteristics of Spot Spraying and Continuous Spraying Systems

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  • Xueguan Zhao

    (Beijing PAIDE Science and Technology Development Co., Ltd., Beijing 100097, China
    Intelligent Equipment Research Center, Beijing Academy of Agriculture and Forestry Sciences, Beijing 100097, China
    These authors contributed equally to this work.)

  • Zhanwei Ma

    (Intelligent Equipment Research Center, Beijing Academy of Agriculture and Forestry Sciences, Beijing 100097, China
    College of Intelligent Manufacturing, Anhui Science and Technology University, Chuzhou 233100, China
    These authors contributed equally to this work.)

  • Chunfeng Zhang

    (Beijing PAIDE Science and Technology Development Co., Ltd., Beijing 100097, China
    Intelligent Equipment Research Center, Beijing Academy of Agriculture and Forestry Sciences, Beijing 100097, China)

  • Zhichong Wang

    (Intelligent Equipment Research Center, Beijing Academy of Agriculture and Forestry Sciences, Beijing 100097, China)

  • Jing Chen

    (Liaoning Provincial Institute of Agricultural Mechanization, Shenyang 110161, China)

  • Xinwei Zhang

    (College of Intelligent Manufacturing, Anhui Science and Technology University, Chuzhou 233100, China)

  • Changyuan Zhai

    (Intelligent Equipment Research Center, Beijing Academy of Agriculture and Forestry Sciences, Beijing 100097, China)

Abstract

This paper studied the atomization characteristics of different spray nozzles under the spot spraying method and designed a test system for the atomization characteristics. First, the effective spray height range was determined based on the effective droplet size of 106–403 μm, the spray height of 200–500 mm, the operating speed of 0.5–1 m/s, and the droplet size requirements. The effective height ranges of the HVV25-02, HVV40-02, and HVV50-02 nozzles are 277–500 mm, 200–426 mm, and 200–266 mm, respectively. Second, the influences of pressure, the opening time of the solenoid valve, and the nozzle aperture on the atomization characteristics were studied through experiment. The experiment was repeated three times, with 10,000 points monitored each time. The test results show that the droplet size of spot spraying decreases with the increase in pressure, while the droplet velocity and droplet distribution relative span have no correlation with pressure. With the increase in the opening time of the solenoid valve, the droplet size does not change regularly, the droplet velocity generally shows an upward trend, and the droplet distribution relative span (RS) value decreases gradually. With the increase in the nozzle aperture, both droplet size and droplet velocity increase, and the distribution span shows a trend of first increasing and then decreasing. The droplet velocity of spot spraying is 4.1 m/s lower than that of continuous spraying, on average, and the droplet distribution relative span value is 2.2 higher than that of continuous spraying. This research can provide a basis and reference for the selection of appropriate spot spraying operation parameters.

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  • Xueguan Zhao & Zhanwei Ma & Chunfeng Zhang & Zhichong Wang & Jing Chen & Xinwei Zhang & Changyuan Zhai, 2025. "Characteristics of Spot Spraying and Continuous Spraying Systems," Agriculture, MDPI, vol. 15(10), pages 1-20, May.
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    1. Feixiang Yuan & Chenchen Gu & Kechuan Yi & Hanjie Dou & Si Li & Shuo Yang & Wei Zou & Changyuan Zhai, 2023. "Atomization Characteristics of a Hollow Cone Nozzle for Air-Assisted Variable-Rate Spraying," Agriculture, MDPI, vol. 13(10), pages 1-18, October.
    2. Shougen Li & Chongchong Chen & Yaxiong Wang & Feng Kang & Wenbin Li, 2021. "Study on the Atomization Characteristics of Flat Fan Nozzles for Pesticide Application at Low Pressures," Agriculture, MDPI, vol. 11(4), pages 1-17, April.
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