Rotary Tube Spray Equipment

Abstract

An advanced prototype rotary tube sprayer was designed, built and tested. Control settings were established to produce a majority of particles under 25 microns using No. 2 diesel oil. Spray characteristics with these settings using insecticides such as malathion differed from those observed with No. 2 diesel oil. Size, weight and noise level of the prototype machine were judged excessive, but other features, such as insecticide flow-rate control and provision for withdrawing insecticide directly from its shipping container, were considered superior. Overall, the prototype rotary tube sprayer compared favorably with several commercial sprayers.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 01, 1974
Accession Number
AD0782111

Entities

People

  • M. Krauss

Organizations

  • United States Army Research Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Containers
  • Dermatologic Agents
  • Engines
  • Flow
  • Flow Rate
  • Insecticides
  • Internal Combustion Engines
  • Malathion
  • Medical Laboratories
  • Particle Size
  • Particles
  • Pest Control
  • Prototypes
  • Shipping
  • Shipping Containers
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Warfare

Fields of Study

  • Agricultural and Food sciences

Readers

  • Internal Combustion Engine (ICE) Technology.
  • Materials Science
  • Vector-Borne Disease and Entomology