Putorti, A.
, Belsinger, T.
and Twilley, W.
(1999),
Determination of Water Spray Drop Size and Speed From a Standard Orifice, Pendent Spray Sprinkler. Report of Test., Other, National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD, [online], https://tsapps.nist.gov/publication/get_pdf.cfm?pub_id=911211
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Determination of Water Spray Drop Size and Speed From a Standard Orifice, Pendent Spray Sprinkler. Report of Test.
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Abstract
In order to characterize the water spray from a standard orifice,pendent spray sprinkler, measurements were made using an optical array probe droplet analyzer. the water droplet sizes and speeds from the sprinkler were measured at various locations in the spray field. the study resulted in mean droplet speeds, droplet size distributions, and median droplet sizes based on both the number and volume of the measured drops.Citation
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4003
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Keywords
water sprays, drop sizes, sprinklers, sprays, velocity measurement, experiments
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Created May 27, 1999, Updated February 19, 2017