Impacts of surfactant-based adjuvants on spray droplet size,drift distance,and deposition efficiency  

作　　者：Changwei Gong Yue Liu Yu Ma Qiulin Wang Zhengze Xu Xuegui Wang Xiaoxu Zhan Litao Shen 

机构地区：[1]Biorational Pesticide Research Lab,Sichuan Agricultural University,Chengdu 611130,China [2]Anyang Quanfeng Aviation Plant Protection Technology Co.,Ltd,Anyang 455000,Henan,China

出　　处：《International Journal of Agricultural and Biological Engineering》2024年第3期50-58,共9页国际农业与生物工程学报（英文）

基　　金：financially supported by the National Key R&D Program of China(Grant No.2018YFD0200300).

摘　　要：The application of anti-drift nozzles,such as air-induction nozzles,is the most common recommendation for reducing spray drift;To reduce the risk of coarse droplets bouncing and rolling produced by anti-drift nozzles,various types of adjuvants were screened by comparing their atomization performance,surface tension and contact angle,in order to identify favourable adjuvants that are compatible with anti-drift nozzles.It was found from the study results that the addition of 50%neem crude oil emulsifiable concentrate(neem oil),isomeric alcohol ethoxylates and BYK-405 all significantly decreased distribution span(S)and the percentage of droplet size less than 150μm(ΦVol_(<150μm))values,but significantly promoted the median volume(D_(50))value.And the surface tension measurement results showed that all tested adjuvants significantly reduced the surface tension,while neem oil,FC4430 and silwetl-77 were observed with a most significant effects;Furthermore,all tested adjuvants except BYK-051N could also significantly decrease the contact angle,and the difference between neem oil,FC4430 and silwetl-77 was significant.Wind tunnel test results clearly demonstrated that the application of IDKA(a combination of air-induction nozzle IDK120-01 and neem oil)substantially decreased the drift deposition amount;In addition,the field experiments revealed that IDKA possessed a significantly improved deposition amount per unit area on canopy or bottom,leading to a more effective deposition.These results suggest that the use of IDK120-01 nozzle and neem oil can effectively reduce spray drift,lessen surface tension and enhance spreading.

关 键 词：spray drift unmanned aerial vehicles air-induction nozzles surface tension contact angle 

分 类 号：S22[农业科学—农业机械化工程]