Design and construction of a solar powered chemical sprayer for small scale farmers: (Record no. 14517)

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040 ## - CATALOGING SOURCE
Original cataloging agency BUL
Language of cataloging ENG
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082 ## - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER
Edition number 23
Classification number 641.58072
Item number OTH
100 ## - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME
Personal name Francis, Othieno.
Dates associated with a name 2018
245 ## - TITLE STATEMENT
Title Design and construction of a solar powered chemical sprayer for small scale farmers:
Remainder of title case study; Tororo District:
Statement of responsibility, etc. Othieno, Francis
260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC.
Place of publication, distribution, etc. Busitema University:
Name of publisher, distributor, etc. Busitema University;
Date of publication, distribution, etc. 2018
300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Extent ix, 42 p. :
Other physical details Col. ill. ;
Dimensions 30 cm.
Accompanying material CD ROM
500 ## - GENERAL NOTE
General note TABLE OF CONTENTS<br/>ABSTRACT................................................................................................................................................... i<br/>DECLARATION .......................................................................................................................................... ii<br/>DEDICATION............................................................................................................................................. iii<br/>ACKNOWLEDGEMENT ........................................................................................................................ iv<br/>APPROVAL ................................................................................................................................................. v<br/>TABLE OF CONTENTS............................................................................................................................. vi<br/>LIST OF TABLES..................................................................................................................................... viii<br/>LIST OF FIGURES ..................................................................................................................................... ix<br/>CHAPTER ONE: INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................1<br/>1.1. Background of the study ..............................................................................................................1<br/>1.2. Problem statement ......................................................................................................................3<br/>1.3. Purpose of the study ....................................................................................................................3<br/>1.4. Objectives of the study ................................................................................................................3<br/>1.4.1. Main objective.......................................................................................................................3<br/>1.4.2. Specific objective..................................................................................................................3<br/>1.5. Scope of the study........................................................................................................................4<br/>1.6. Justification...................................................................................................................................4<br/>CHAPTER TWO: LITERATURE REVIEW...............................................................................................5<br/>2.0 Introduction........................................................................................................................................5<br/>2.1 Pesticides and herbicides.............................................................................................................5<br/>2.1.1 Types and forms of pesticides......................................................................................................5<br/>Solid pesticides .....................................................................................................................................5<br/>Liquid pesticides...................................................................................................................................6<br/>2.2 Sprayers........................................................................................................................................6<br/>Types of sprayers..................................................................................................................................6<br/>a) Knapsack sprayers ........................................................................................................................6<br/> Hydraulic knapsack sprayers ........................................................................................................7<br/> Manual pneumatic sprayers ..........................................................................................................7<br/>b) Motorized sprayer.........................................................................................................................7<br/>c) Foot Sprayers / Pedal Pump Sprayers ......................................................................................8<br/>d) Tractor mounted sprayers: ........................................................................................................9<br/>vii<br/>e) Aerial sprayers:...........................................................................................................................9<br/>f) Solar sprayers..............................................................................................................................10<br/> Photovoltaic cell (Solar cell).......................................................................................................18<br/> Concentrated solar power (CSP).................................................................................................18<br/>CHAPTER THREE: METHODOLOGY ...................................................................................................24<br/>3.1. Method for data collection ........................................................................................................24<br/> Library research ..........................................................................................................................24<br/>3.2. Specific objective one: To design a system that uses solar energy to run a pesticide sprayer24<br/>3.2.1. Material selection for the different components of the sprayer ................................................24<br/>3.2.2. Considerations for material selection for different component parts........................................25<br/>3.2.3. Prototype drawing and process diagrams..................................................................................26<br/>3.2.4. Process diagram ........................................................................................................................26<br/>Design considerations for the different parts of the system................................................................26<br/>3.3 Specific objective two: Fabricate the different parts of the system and assemble them.............31<br/>3.4 Specific objective three: To test the assembled system on its purpose and making of<br/>adjustments............................................................................................................................................31<br/>3.5 Specific objective four: To carry out economic analysis of the system....................................32<br/>CHAPTER FOUR: RESULTS AND DEDUCTIONS. .................................................................................34<br/>4.1. Fabrication and test results .............................................................................................................34<br/>4.1.1. Fabrication results.....................................................................................................................34<br/>4.1.2. Test procedure...........................................................................................................................35<br/>4.1.3. System test results under different conditions ..........................................................................36<br/>4.1.4. Application/discharge efficiency of the system ........................................................................37<br/>4.1.5. Cost analysis .............................................................................................................................38<br/>4.2. Deductions.......................................................................................................................................38<br/>CHAPTER FIVE: CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATION............................................................40<br/>5.1. Conclusion........................................................................................................................................40<br/>5.2. Recommendation.............................................................................................................................40<br/>REFERENCES ...........................................................................................................................................41<br/>
504 ## - BIBLIOGRAPHY, ETC. NOTE
Bibliography, etc. note Includes bibliographies
650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name entry element Solar power
650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name entry element Chemical sprayer
650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name entry element Motorized sprayer
650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name entry element Fungicides
856 ## - ELECTRONIC LOCATION AND ACCESS
Uniform Resource Identifier <a href="https://ir.busitema.ac.ug/handle/20.500.12283/1709">https://ir.busitema.ac.ug/handle/20.500.12283/1709</a>
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Classification part 641.58072
Item part 1
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Call number suffix 641.58072 OTH
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