Article (Scientific journals)
Flow rate quality of new flat fan nozzles
Huyghebaert, Bruno; Debouche, Charles; Mostade, Olivier
2001In Transactions of the ASAE, 44 (4), p. 769-773
Peer reviewed
 

Files


Full Text
asae_2001_cd.pdf
Publisher postprint (727.24 kB)
Request a copy

All documents in ORBi are protected by a user license.

Send to



Details



Keywords :
Nozzle; Flow rate; Flat fan nozzle; Manufacturing tolerances; Quality; Buse; Débit; Buse à fente; Qualité
Abstract :
[en] Manufacturers of spraying nozzles have established manufacturing tolerances to guarantee the quality of their products. They control, among other things, the new nozzles’ flow rate by comparison with the nominal flow rate. When the deviation exceeds a set limit, the nozzles are rejected. A survey carried out among three manufacturers made it possible to determine the manufacturing tolerances and limits that manufacturers impose upon themselves. The flow rates of 1565 new nozzles collected on the market from these manufacturers were measured on a device developed for this study. Different statistical tests assessed the performances and characteristics of the products. The quality standards announced by the manufacturers were not checked for every nozzle. On average, 20% of the new nozzles exceeded the manufacturing tolerances. The average flow rate of the nozzle sets equalled the nominal flow rate. In practice, the probability distribution of the flow rate of new nozzles should be normal. The dispersion of the new nozzle flow rates was slightly higher than the theoretical one. The quality of the products differed from one manufacturer to another.
Disciplines :
Agriculture & agronomy
Author, co-author :
Huyghebaert, Bruno
Debouche, Charles ;  Université de Liège - ULiège > Gembloux Agro-Bio Tech > Gembloux Agro-Bio Tech
Mostade, Olivier
Language :
English
Title :
Flow rate quality of new flat fan nozzles
Alternative titles :
[fr] Débit des buses à fente Buses neuves
Publication date :
2001
Journal title :
Transactions of the ASAE
ISSN :
0001-2351
Publisher :
American Society of Agricultural Engineers, St Joseph, United States - Michigan
Volume :
44
Issue :
4
Pages :
769-773
Peer reviewed :
Peer reviewed
Available on ORBi :
since 23 July 2009

Statistics


Number of views
86 (1 by ULiège)
Number of downloads
0 (0 by ULiège)

Scopus citations®
 
5
Scopus citations®
without self-citations
5

Bibliography


Similar publications



Contact ORBi