Spinning disc sprayers

Thornhill, E.W., Matthews, G.A. and Clayton, J.S. (1995) Potential operator exposure to insecticides a comparison between knapsack and CDA spinning disc sprayers. Proceedings of the Brighton Crop Protection Conference Weeds, 2, 507-512. 

Walton, W. H. and Prewett, W. C. Proc. Phys. Soc. 628 (1949) 341. The production of sprays and mists of uniform drop size by means of spinning disc type sprayers. 

Although pressure control is the most common way of adjusting the volume output of boom sprayers fitted with conventional nozzles, two other main approaches have also been used, namely the use of twin-fluid nozzles and arrangements based on the use of solenoid valves. It should also be noted that the use of other types of spray generation system, such as spinning discs or air shear nozzles give other options for control of applied volume rate, but such arrangements are not commonly used on boom sprayers. 

W. H. Walton and W. C. Prewett, Spinning disc and spinning top sprayers for the production of homogeneous sprays and mists, PTP 14, UK Archive Number WO 189/278,1947. 

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