Question

Your sprayer has a 60-foot wide boom with 36 nozzles along this 60-foot length. Your spray speed is 4.5 miles per hour and you want 25 GPA. How much should you catch per nozzle in 15 seconds to be properly calibrated?

Answer 1

Answer:

358.52 m/s

Explanation:

From the information given:

The required amount you should catch per nozzle in 15 secs. can be  determined by using the formula:

$Gallons/Min = \dfrac{(Gallons/Acre \times Miles/Hour \times nozzle \ spacing )}{5940}$

where;

Gallons/Acre  = 25 GPA

$= \dfrac{(25 \times 4.5 \times 60 \times \dfrac{12}{ 36})}{5940} \times \dfrac{15}{60}$

$= \dfrac{(25 \times 4.5 \times 60 \times0.333)}{5940} \times 0.25$

$= \dfrac{(2247.75)}{5940} \times 0.25$

= 0.0946 gps

= 358.52 m/s