Design and evaluation of a self-propelled field sprayer to be operated and controlled remotely | ||
| Al-Azhar Journal of Agricultural Engineering | ||
| Article 6, Volume 2, Issue 1, January 2022, Pages 40-52 PDF (2.3 M) | ||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||
| DOI: 10.21608/azeng.2022.240432 | ||
| Authors | ||
| A. E. Elwakeel* 1; S. F. Ahmed2; A. M. Zein Eldin2; L. Nasrat3 | ||
| 1Department of Agricultural Engineering, Faculty of Agriculture and Natural Resources, Aswan University, Aswan, Egypt. | ||
| 2Department of Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering, Faculty of Agriculture, Alexandria University, Alshatby, Alexandria, Egypt. | ||
| 3Department of Electrical Engineering, Faculty of Energy Engineering, Aswan University. | ||
| Abstract | ||
| Nowadays, agricultural sprayers are the most widely used equipment to carry out pesticide applications. Several kinds of sprayers have been developed from hand-operated, hydraulic sprayers to boom/speed sprayers or aircraft sprayers with the development of agricultural engineering. The objectives of this study were to design a self-propelled field sprayer to be operated and controlled remotely and evaluate the performance of the purposed machine at different forward speeds of 9.33, 8.39, 7.46, 6.48, and 6.22 km/hr and different pump pressure of 9.5, 8.5, 8, 7 and 6 bar under laboratory conditions. Also, evaluate and calibrate the performance of the spraying system. The results showed that the maximum actual field capacity was 8.66 fedd/hr at 9.33 km/hr, and the total operation cost was 60.44 EGP/hr (6.98 EGP/fedd) at 9.5 bar. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| Agricultural Sprayer Sprayer; Chemicals Pesticides Remote control | ||
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