UNECottonProtectionCOTT301/401/501SprayApplicationQuestions.

Duedate:25thSeptember201710%

Q1)Onaproductlabel,undertheapplicationheadingitasksforasprayvolumeof80
L/Haorless,Aimfor250300microndroplets.

a) Whatsprayqualitydoesthiscorrespondto?

b) Assumingmyaveragesprayingspeedwas16kph,andpreferredoperating
pressurerangewas34bar,giveanexampleofanozzlethatwouldmeetthis
labelsrequirements.

Q2)Someproductlabelsspecifythatacoarsesprayorlargerqualitymustbeused.

a)IfIhadtoapplysuchaproductandthesprayrigIwantedtousewaslimited
toamaximumpressureof3to3.5bar,whatkindofnozzledoyouthinkIshould
select?

Q3)Assumeyouwantedtosprayapaddockat70L/Ha,travelingat18km/hand
neededtoproduceamediumsprayquality.

a) Whatnozzle(sizeandtype)wouldyourecommend,ifthemachinespumpand
plumbinghadamaximumcapacityof6bar?

b) Withthenozzleyouselectedina)suggestasuitableminimumoperating
pressureandspeedthatcorrespondstoat70L/Ha.

c) Iftheproductbeingappliedrequiredtheadditionofanoilbasedadjuvant,
wouldthatchangethenozzleyoumayrecommendforthisjob?(Explainwhy/
whynot).

Q4)AgrowerneedstodoasprayjobthatrequiredofatankmixofGlyphosateand
Surpass(labelrecommendsaminimumof50L/Hafortankmixesandacoarsevery
coarsesprayquality).Theyhaveaskedyoutohelpthemselectanozzletobepurchased
forthistypeofjob.

a)Beforeselectinganozzle,whatquestionswouldyouneedtoaskthegrower?

Q5)AccordingtotheAPVMAWhatisanosprayzone?

Q6)Explaintheroleofwidthintheformula
L/Ha=L/min/nozzlex600/speed/width

Give3examplesofhowthetermwidthmaybeappliedindifferentapplication
scenarios(theymustallberelatedtoapplicationinacottonsituation).

Q7)Howdoesanautomaticratecontrollermaintainaconstantapplicationrateasthe
machinevariesitsspeed

Q8)Suggesttheminimumpressuresthatyouwouldrecommendthefollowingnozzles
berunat:

a)preorifice(notairinducted)suchaHardiLD

b)alowpressureairinductionssuchasahardiminidriftoragrotopairmix

c)ahighpressureairinductionsuchasaTeejetAIoranAgroptopTurbodrop

Q9)Astandardflatfanproducingafinesprayqualitywillhave40%ormoreofits
volumeindropletsizesthataresusceptibletoevaporationanddrift.Howmuchdoyou
reducethatdriftablefractionasyoumovetocoarsersprayqualities?

Q10)

Ifyouhadanareaof100Hatotreatforweedsandtheproductselectedforthistask
hadtobeappliedat1.5L/Haofchemicalinatotalapplicationvolumeof
50L/Ha,usinga1200Ltank:Completethefollowingcalculationsandshowyour
workingout.

A)HowmuchchemicalintotalwouldIneedtocompletethisjob?

B)Whatwouldbethetotalwatervolumerequiredforthisjob?

C)HowmanyHawouldonetankloadof1200Ltreat?

D)Howmuchchemicalwouldneedtobeaddedper1200Ltankload?

E)HowmanyTankloadswouldbeneedforthisjob?

F)Ifthelasttankloadislessthan1200L,whattotalvolume(water)woulditbeandhow
muchchemicalwouldyouneedtoaddforthatload?
Q11)Listatleast6factors(equipmentordecision)thatwillreducethepotentialfor
spraydrifttooccurwhenusingagroundrig.

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