Multi Nozzle, Dual Pump, Wheel Driven, Pull Type Agricultural Sprayer
Multi Nozzle, Dual Pump, Wheel Driven, Pull Type Agricultural Sprayer
Multi Nozzle, Dual Pump, Wheel Driven, Pull Type Agricultural Sprayer
Abstract
India is an agricultural land, which comprises of minor, marginal, to major farming. Farmers of our country
are using traditional ways, methods and equipment from the ages for cultivation. Besides that there is large
development of industrial and service sector when compared to that of agriculture. In order to meet the food
requirements of the growing population and rapid industrialization, modernization of agriculture is
inevitable.To get good yield from the crops many fertilizers, chemicals, pesticides, herbicides, etc. are being
used to control diseases, insects and weeds. Over the ages many innovative methods are developed using
mechanization in this field. Dusters and sprayers are generally used for applying chemicals. There are many
types of sprayers in the market like knapsack sprayer, rocker sprayer, centrifugal rotary disc type sprayer, foot
sprayer, tractor mounted sprayer, etc. Present work aims at developing a new method of spraying technique
called as “Multi nozzle, multi pump wheel driven pull type sprayer” which will perform spraying at maximum
rate in minimum time.The equipment is wheel operated in turn operating the pump and spraying of the liquid at
the back of the worker hence avoids contact with the liquid and reduces health hazards.
Key words: Agricultural Sprayer; Pumps; Multi Nozzles; Wheel Driven; Fertilizer.
Tank
Frame
Sprocket and
chain
arrangement
Wheel
Cp= = = 48.8
.
α = sin-1( ) = sin-1
Fig. 3 Chain and sprocket arrangement
( ) = 6.116
3.5 Fabricated Equipment
Lp = 2x48.8cos 6.116 +
This is a two wheeled body with cranking
+ 6.116 ( ) mechanism with pump being cranked and
=125.878mm pushed and pulled to result in pumping,
L= LpxP building the pressure in the tank for pesticide
=125.878 x 12.5 spraying. The wheels are fixed on the main
=1573.485mm axle and cranking is on the other axle which
Circumference = 2πr pushes the piston rod in and out of the
= 2 x π x 20 cylinder pumping the air pressure into the
= 125.6mm tank. There is a tank fitted on the frame
through there is a main suction tank which
. consists of pesticide which the sprayer is
Pitch = = = 12.56
connected on the protruded rod and jet is set
for the required pitch. This equipment has an
Pitch distance between two teeth = 12.5mm air pump which compresses air into the tank
The chain pitch distance = 12.5mm and pressurizes the spray mixture. The
Chain pitch = Tooth pitch pressure slowly drops as the liquid is
sprayed. The forward motion of the wheels
3.4 Nozzles drives the reciprocating pump to pump the
air into the tank which maintains the pressure
Solid stream or broadcast streaming nozzles for the spraying. In this equipment the
are offered in a variety of configurations and reciprocating pump take place reciprocating
are commonly used for liquid fertilizer action by two methods one is by moving the
application. The solid stream spray pattern equipment.
reduces foliar coverage to minimize leaf burn
while projecting the liquid more directly to
the soil surface where it can be absorbed by
the root system. Spray coverage will vary
Width of spraying: 10 feet
Spraying distance for 5 liters: 109 feet
Tank capacity: 40 liters
Total spraying distance for 40 liters:
872feet
10 feet
5. Conclusion
The equipment is being designed for the
farmers having small farming land say 2 - 8
acres. It is suitable for spraying any kind of
liquid such as fertilizers, chemicals,
pesticides, herbicides, etc. at minimum cost
for the farmers so that they can afford it. This
wheel driven pull type sprayer is manly low
Fig. 4 Final Model of the fabricated equipment cost and easy to move in the fields and also
improves the quality of spraying pesticides.
Table: 1 List of items used
Sl. Name of Material
Removed the problem of back pain, since
Material Specification
No. Component used there is no need to carry the tank (pesticides
Cheap, durable, tank) on the back. Designed equipment has
1 Frame M.S
good strength
Light in weight, more number of nozzles which will cover
2 Tank Plastic
durable maximum area of spraying in minimum time
3 Nozzle Plastic Traditional sprayer & at maximum rate. This mechanism is
4 Nozzle bar Steel
Durable, light in mainly manual operated system without any
weight
Durable, light in
use of external forces like electric motors,
5 Wheel Steel electric pumps and without any use of fuels.
weight
6 Tyre Rubber For friction purpose Experimentation on this wheel driven pull
type sprayer, it was observed that the
7 Sprocket Steel Power transmission
operator can cover five parallel rows
8 Shaft M.S Power transmission simultaneously without any additional energy
being used without much fatigue of the
9 Pump Steel Pressurizing Liquid
operator.
Acknowledgment:
4. Testing Authors extend heartfelt gratitude to the
Management and Principal of RajaRajeswari
After testing the equipment we concluded College of Engineering (RRCE), Bengaluru
that the performance, the efficiency is more for their support and encouragement to carry
than 150% than that of the conventional out this Project work.
backpack sprayers and rock sprayers.
The obtained results are
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