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Research on the Variable Rate Spraying System Based on Canopy Volume Measurement

  • Hu, Kaiqun;Feng, Xin
    • Journal of Information Processing Systems
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    • v.15 no.5
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    • pp.1131-1140
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    • 2019
  • Characteristics of fruit tree canopies are important target information for adjusting the pesticide application rate in variable rate spraying in orchards. Therefore, the target detection of the canopy characteristics is very important. In this study, a canopy volume measurement method for peach trees was presented and a variable rate spraying system based on canopy volume measurement was developed using the ultrasonic sensing, one of the most effective target detection method. Ten ultrasonic sensors and two flow control units were mounted on the orchard air-assisted sprayer. The ultrasonic sensors were used to detect the canopy diameters and the flow controls were used to modify the flow rate of the nozzles in real time. Two treatments were established: a constant application rate of $300Lha^{-1}$ was set as the control treatment for the comparison with the variable rate application at a $0.095Lm^{-3}$ canopy. The tracer deposition at different parts of peach trees and the tracer losses to the ground (between rows and within rows) were analyzed in detail under constant rate and variable rate application. The results showed that there were no significant differences between two treatments in the liquid distribution and the capability to reach the inner parts of the crop canopies.

Effects of post-annealing and seeding layers on electrical properties of PLT thin films by MOCVD using ultrasonic spraying (후열처리 및 seeding 층이 초음파분무 MOCVD법에 의한 PLT 박막 제조 시 전기적 특성에 미치는 영향)

  • 이진홍;김기현;박병옥
    • Journal of the Korean Crystal Growth and Crystal Technology
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    • v.12 no.5
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    • pp.247-252
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    • 2002
  • $(Pb_{1-x}La_x)TiO_3$ (x = 0.1) thin films were prepared on ITO-coated glass substrates by metal organic chemical vapor deposition using ultrasonic spraying. Effects of the post-annealing and the seeding layer on crystallization, microstructures and electrical properties of thin films were investigated. Dielectric constants of films increased due to the modification of crystallization and the changing of a surface morphology by applying the post-annealing. In addition, as the application of PT seed- ing layer offered nucleation sites to PLT thin films, electrical properties of films were enhanced by the increase of crys-tallinity and grain size. The dielectric constant of the films post-heated for 60 min and with a seeding layer was 213 at 1 kHz.

Synthesis of γ-Fe2O3 Nanoparticles by Low-pressure Ultrasonic Spraying (저압 초음파 분무 공정을 이용한 γ-Fe2O3 나노입자의 합성)

  • Lee, Chang-Woo;Kim, Soon-Gil;Choa, Yong-Ho;Lee, Jai-Sung
    • Journal of Powder Materials
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    • v.14 no.1 s.60
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    • pp.19-25
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    • 2007
  • This study was focused on the optimization of low-pressure ultrasonic spraying process for synthesis of pure ${\gamma}-Fe_2O_3$ nanoparticles. As process variables, pressure in the reactor, precursor concentration, and reaction temperature were changed in order to control the chemical and microstructural properties of iron oxide nanoparticles including crystal phase, mean particle size and particle size distribution. X-ray diffraction (XRD) and transmission electron microscopy (TEM) studies revealed that pure ${\gamma}-Fe_2O_3$ nanoparticles with narrow particle size distribution of 5-15 nm were successfully synthesized from iron pentacarbonyl ($Fe(CO)_{5}$) in hexane under 30 mbar with precursor concentrations of 0.1M and 0.2M, at temperatures over $800^{\circ}C$. Also magnetic properties, coercivity ($H_c$) and saturation magnetization ($M_s$) were reported in terms of the microstructure of particles based on the results from vibration sampling magnetometer (VSM).

Preparation of Nanocrystalline ZnO Ultrafine Powder Using Ultrasonic Spraying Combustion Method (초음파분무 연소법에 의한 나노결정 ZnO 초미분체 제조)

  • Kim, Kwang-Su;Hwang, Du-Sun;Ku, Suk-Kyeon;Lee, Kang;Jeon, Chi-Jung;Lee, Eun-Gu;Kim, Sun-Jae
    • Korean Journal of Materials Research
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    • v.12 no.10
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    • pp.784-790
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    • 2002
  • For mass product of nanocrystalline ZnO ultrafine powders, self-sustaining combustion process(SCP) and ultrasonic spray combustion method(USCM) were applied at the same time. Ultrasonic spray gun was attached on top of the vertical type furnace. The droplet was sprayed into reaction zone of the furnace to form SCP which produces spherical shape with soft agglomerate crystalline ZnO particles. To characterize formed particles, fuel and oxidizing agent for SCP were used glycine and zinc nitrate or zinc hydroxide. Respectively, with changing combustion temperature and mixture ratio of oxidizing agent and fuel, the best ultrasonic spray conditions were obtained. To observe ultrasonic spray effect, two types of powder synthesis processes were compared. One was directly sprayed into furnace from the precursor solution (Type A), the other directly was heated on the hot plate without using spray gun (Type B). Powder obtained by type A was porous sponge shape with heavy agglomeration, but powder obtained using type B was finer primary particle size, spherical shape with weak agglomeration and bigger value of specific surface area. 9/ This can be due to much lower reaction temperature of type B at ignition time than type A. Synthesized nanocrystalline ZnO powders at the best ultrasonic spray conditions have primary particle size in range 20~30nm and specific surface area is about 20m$^2$/g.

Varistor Characterization of Nanometer sized ZnO Powders by Ultrasonic Spraying Combustion Method (초음파분무연소법으로 제조된 ZnO 나노분말의 바리스터 특성)

  • Kim, Kwang-Su;Lee, Nam-Hee;Kim, Young-Seok;Han, Sung-Ho;Kim, Sun-Jae
    • Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Electrical and Electronic Material Engineers Conference
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    • 2003.05b
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    • pp.47-53
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    • 2003
  • 자발착화연소법과 분무열분해법을 동시에 적용한 초음파분무연소법을 이용하여 40~50nm 크기를 갖는 결정성 ZnO 분말을 합성하였다. 또한 바리스터로의 응용을 위해 Bi, Sb, Co, Mn을 초기출발원료인 Zn-nitrate에 첨가하여 복합조성의 ZnO계 바리스터 분말을 합성하였다. 합성된 바리스터의 분말을 성형 및 소결하여 전기적 특성을 관찰한 결과 Co를 첨가한 분말보다 Mn을 첨가한 분말에서 우수한 전기적 특성을 나타내었다.

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