A sprayer is a device used to spray a liquid, where sprayers are commonly used for projection of water, weed killers, crop performance materials, pest maintenance chemicals, as well as manufacturing and production line ingredients. In agriculture, a sprayer is a piece of equipment that is used to apply herbicides, pesticides, and fertilizers on agricultural crops. Sprayers range in size from man-portable units (typically backpacks with spray guns) to trailed sprayers that are connected to a tractor, to self-propelled units similar to tractors with boom mounts of 4–30 feet (1.2–9.1 m) up to 60–151 feet (18–46 m) in length depending on engineering design for tractor and land size.[1]
A field sprayer system in folded, partially unfolded and open configuration
Sprayers are fully integrated, mechanical systems, meaning they are composed of various parts and components that work together to achieve the desired effect, in this case: the projection of the spray fluid. This can be as simple as a hand sprayer attached to a bottle that is pumped and primed by a spring-lever, tube, and vacuum-pressure; or as complex as a 150 foot reach boom sprayer with a list of system components that work together to deliver the spray fluid.
For more complex sprayers, such as agricultural sprayers, common system components include: the spray nozzle, sometimes with a spray gun, fluid tank, sprayer pump, pressure regulators, valves and gaskets, and fluid plumbing.[2] The sprayer pump can be just as important as the sprayer type itself as there are many sprayer pump design types with various construction materials, inlet/outlet sizes, and performance specifications. Common sprayer pump types include diaphragm, centrifugal, and roller pumps.[3]
A bottle with a hand-pumped sprayer
Self-propelled row-crop sprayer
Agricultural sprayersEdit
Self-propelled sprayer with aluminum booms
Agricultural sprayers come in various design types, sizes, equipment and performance specifications. They range from small spot-spraying machines to very large sprayers with extensive land and plant coverage. Agricultural sprayers have been engineered to optimize their applicability and performance for the many purposes that the machines are put to, whether being used on crops, vegetation, or soil. Agriculture sprayers are often used for applying water and water/chemical solutions containing acids or caustic materials for crop-performance or pest-control; i.e. fertilizers and pesticides.[4]
There are a number of agriculture sprayers designed for spraying applications and designed to be versatile and suitable for various uses from spot applications, gardens, crops, row crops, crop trees, fruit, groves, vineyards, perimeter maintenance, livestock needs, weed control, pastures and rangeland. Self-propelled sprayers help farmers improve spraying efficiency and productivity while taking full advantage of every minute they have in the field.[5]
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For other uses see Pesticide application Spray disambiguation Spraying disambiguation and Spray bottle This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Sprayer news newspapers books scholar JSTOR January 2015 Learn how and when to remove this template message A sprayer is a device used to spray a liquid where sprayers are commonly used for projection of water weed killers crop performance materials pest maintenance chemicals as well as manufacturing and production line ingredients In agriculture a sprayer is a piece of equipment that is used to apply herbicides pesticides and fertilizers on agricultural crops Sprayers range in size from man portable units typically backpacks with spray guns to trailed sprayers that are connected to a tractor to self propelled units similar to tractors with boom mounts of 4 30 feet 1 2 9 1 m up to 60 151 feet 18 46 m in length depending on engineering design for tractor and land size 1 A field sprayer system in folded partially unfolded and open configuration source source source source source source source source source source Aerial video of a sprayer unfolding and driving Contents 1 Engineering 2 Agricultural sprayers 3 See also 4 References 5 External linksEngineering EditSprayers are fully integrated mechanical systems meaning they are composed of various parts and components that work together to achieve the desired effect in this case the projection of the spray fluid This can be as simple as a hand sprayer attached to a bottle that is pumped and primed by a spring lever tube and vacuum pressure or as complex as a 150 foot reach boom sprayer with a list of system components that work together to deliver the spray fluid For more complex sprayers such as agricultural sprayers common system components include the spray nozzle sometimes with a spray gun fluid tank sprayer pump pressure regulators valves and gaskets and fluid plumbing 2 The sprayer pump can be just as important as the sprayer type itself as there are many sprayer pump design types with various construction materials inlet outlet sizes and performance specifications Common sprayer pump types include diaphragm centrifugal and roller pumps 3 A bottle with a hand pumped sprayer Self propelled row crop sprayerAgricultural sprayers Edit Self propelled sprayer with aluminum boomsAgricultural sprayers come in various design types sizes equipment and performance specifications They range from small spot spraying machines to very large sprayers with extensive land and plant coverage Agricultural sprayers have been engineered to optimize their applicability and performance for the many purposes that the machines are put to whether being used on crops vegetation or soil Agriculture sprayers are often used for applying water and water chemical solutions containing acids or caustic materials for crop performance or pest control i e fertilizers and pesticides 4 There are a number of agriculture sprayers designed for spraying applications and designed to be versatile and suitable for various uses from spot applications gardens crops row crops crop trees fruit groves vineyards perimeter maintenance livestock needs weed control pastures and rangeland Self propelled sprayers help farmers improve spraying efficiency and productivity while taking full advantage of every minute they have in the field 5 Examples of general sprayer types include 6 Fertilizer sprayerBoom sprayer Boomless sprayer nozzle Mist sprayer Three point hitch sprayer Truck bed sprayer Towing hitch sprayer UTV sprayer ATV sprayer Spot sprayer Backpack sprayerSee also EditAgricultural Machinery Gardening Flit gun Pesticide application Pressure washer Spray bottle Spray nozzle Stirrup pumpReferences Edit Farm Sprayers Overview Successful Farming 2018 01 26 Retrieved 2018 11 21 Grisso Robert Weaver Mike 2014 Plumbing Systems of Agricultural Sprayers PDF Virginia Cooperative Extension 442 452 a href Template Cite journal html title Template Cite journal cite journal a CS1 maint multiple names authors list link Sprayer Pump Types Costs and Specifications Sprayer Supplies 2018 10 13 Retrieved 2018 11 21 Agriculture Sprayer Guide Sprayer Supplies 2018 10 31 Retrieved 2018 11 21 2020 Apache sprayers include enhanced design features precision technology Successful Farming 2019 08 28 Retrieved 2020 08 13 How to select the right sprayer pump Ohio Farmer 2018 10 15 Retrieved 2018 11 21 External links Edit Look up sprayer in Wiktionary the free dictionary Wikimedia Commons has media related to Sprayers Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Sprayer amp oldid 1161666093, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
