Micron Technology Turbofan instruction manual Coverage of sprayer

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DRAFT

The following steps describe the calibration procedure in detail:

1.Establish the average forward speed of the sprayer. The most accurate means of assessing the speed is to drive the sprayer in the actual crop. The speed can than be calculated from the time to cover a measured distance.

2.Establish the width of the swath of spray on the target. In row and broadacre crops this will be proportional to the boom width. In orchard, vineyard and soft fruit spraying this can be determined by the row spacing and the number of rows sprayed at a time.

3.Calculate the area treated by the sprayer per minute. As an example, Fig 9 shows the sprayer being operated over a field crop.

If the sprayer is being driven at S km/hr this corresponds to 1000 x S metres/hour:

Distance travelled =

1000 x S metres/minute

 

60

If the width of the swath is W metres, then the area treated per minute is:

Area treated

=

1000 x S x W metres 2 /minute

 

 

60

SPEED S KM/HR

DISTANCE TRAVELLED

IN ONE MINUTE

SWATH WIDTH

W METRES

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Contents Turbofan Health and Safety Contents SectionMaintenance Parts List and DiagramIntroduction Turbofan spray head TEN KEY Points for Users Mounting of Sprayheads Typical sprayhead configuration for ground cropsSpacing of Sprayheads Angle of Sprayheads Hydraulic ConfigurationSeries Connection Parallel ConnectionHydraulic Pressure and Hose Size Selection Hydraulic Oil FlowHydraulic hoses Pressure drop alongHydraulic motor connections Hoses, Fittings and Motor ConnectionsPressure Surge Prevention System ProtectionSpeed Regulation Hydraulic OilFilter Open Centre System Filter Typical configuration of chemical feed to heads Daily inspection Health and Safety Calibration and Adjustment Coverage of sprayer Coverage of sprayer in ha/min ExampleApproximate flow rates for fixed restrictor orifices Each day after spraying Routine Maintenance Before each spray operationDraft Description QTY Turbofan Basic Parts List TBF/200Turbofan Parts Diagram KEY

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