Projects per year
Abstract
When sowing pesticide-treated seeds using pneumatic seed drills, contaminated dust particles may be abraded from the seed treatment and expelled into the
environment. In this study, a computational fluid dynamics (CFD) model was
developed to calculate the airflow and the dust particle trajectories around
stationary pneumatic seed drills, as a first step towards assessing dust drift
in the field. Three machine configurations were studied: a pressurized seed
drill and a pneumatic precision drill with and without air deflectors. Model
results were compared to experimental data.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Title of host publication | Aspects of Applied Biology : International Advances in Pesticide Application |
| Editors | P G Andersen, P Balsari, P I Carpenter, S E Cooper, C R Glass, B Magri, P C H Miller, C Mountford-Smith, T H Robinson, D Stock, W A Taylor, J van de Zande |
| Volume | 122 |
| Publisher | Association of Applied Biologists |
| Publication date | 2014 |
| Pages | 95-101 |
| ISBN (Print) | 0265-1491 |
| Publication status | Published - 2014 |
| Event | International Advances in Pesticide Application - Oxford, United Kingdom Duration: 8-Jan-2014 → 10-Jan-2014 http://www.aab.org.uk |
Fingerprint
Dive into the research topics of 'Modelling dust distribution from static pneumatic sowing machines'. Together they form a unique fingerprint.Projects
- 1 Finished
-
DUSTDRIFT: Measures and innovative techniques to reduce dust drift from pesticide seed dressing during sowing
Nuyttens, D. (Project Manager) & Foqué, D. (Former Researcher)
1/10/11 → 30/09/15
Project: Research
Cite this
- APA
- Author
- BIBTEX
- Harvard
- Standard
- RIS
- Vancouver