Operational performance of an electrical backpack sprayer

Authors

  • Robson Shigueaki Sasaki Universidade Federal de Viçosa (UFV)
  • Mauri Martins Teixeira Universidade Federal de Viçosa (UFV)
  • Luís Eduardo Nogueira Universidade Federal de Viçosa (UFV)
  • Cleyton Batista de Alvarenga Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso (UFMT)
  • Marcus Vinicius Morais de Oliveira Universidade Federal Rural do Rio de Janeiro (UFRRJ)

Keywords:

Hydraulic spraying, flat spraying nozzles, liquid flow and pressure.

Abstract

The knapsack sprayer is a very popular equipment, due to its low acquisition cost and wide applicability. In recent years, electric backpack sprayers, which increase the operator’s comfort and improve the spraying operation quality, have come up. This study aimed at evaluating an electric backpack sprayer, by using four flat spraying nozzles (XR 110.02, AXI 110.03, AXI 110.04 and AXI 110.05). The variables studied were: liquid flow and pressure, battery charge duration, axis rotation and pump noise. The electric sprayer provided constant flow and pressure for the XR 110.02, AXI 110.03 and AXI 110.04 nozzles. By using the AXI 110.05 nozzle, a variation was observed for the liquid flow and pressure, mainly at the end of each repetition, since the flow increase also increased the pump power demand. Similarly, the battery charge duration was proportional to the power demand. For the flows studied, the pump noise fitted the regulation standards, for a daily working journey of 8 hours.

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Author Biographies

Robson Shigueaki Sasaki, Universidade Federal de Viçosa (UFV)

Engenheiro Agrônomo (UFV), Mestre em Engenharia Agrícola - Mecanização Agrícola (UFV), Doutorando em Engenharia Agrícola (UFV).

Mauri Martins Teixeira, Universidade Federal de Viçosa (UFV)

Prof. Dr. Universidade Federal de Viçosa - Dep. Engenharia Agrícola (Mecanização Agrícola).

Luís Eduardo Nogueira, Universidade Federal de Viçosa (UFV)

Graduando em Engenharia Agrícola (UFV)

Cleyton Batista de Alvarenga, Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso (UFMT)

Prof. Dr. Universidade Federal do Oeste do Pará

Marcus Vinicius Morais de Oliveira, Universidade Federal Rural do Rio de Janeiro (UFRRJ)

Engenheiro Agrícola (UFV), Mestre em Engenharia Agrícola (Mecanização Agrícola) e Doutorando em Engenharia Agrícola.

Prof. Universidade Federal Rural do Rio de Janeiro

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Published

2013-10-08

How to Cite

SASAKI, R. S.; TEIXEIRA, M. M.; NOGUEIRA, L. E.; ALVARENGA, C. B. de; OLIVEIRA, M. V. M. de. Operational performance of an electrical backpack sprayer. Pesquisa Agropecuária Tropical [Agricultural Research in the Tropics], Goiânia, v. 43, n. 3, p. 339–342, 2013. Disponível em: https://revistas.ufg.br/pat/article/view/20236. Acesso em: 18 may. 2024.

Issue

v. 43, n. 3, Jul./Sep. 2013

Section

Scientific Note

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