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EPJ Web Conf.
Volume 143, 2017
EFM16 – Experimental Fluid Mechanics 2016
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Article Number | 02105 | |
Number of page(s) | 4 | |
Section | Contributions | |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.1051/epjconf/201714302105 | |
Published online | 12 May 2017 |
https://doi.org/10.1051/epjconf/201714302105
Substitute fluid examinations for liquid manure
University of Applied Sciences Zwickau, Department of Automotive Engineering, Dr.-Friedrichs-Ring 2A, 08056 Zwickau ( Germany )
* Corresponding author: kevin.schrader.1d4@fh-zwickau.de
Published online: 12 May 2017
For the farming industry it is essential to use liquid manure as natural fertilizer. Through new agricultural regulation 2015 in Germany the industry must develop new liquid manure spreader systems because the ammonia and methane emission are limited. In a research project the University of Applied Sciences Zwickau and some other industry partners will develop such a new innovative liquid manure spreader. The new liquid manure spreader should use pulsating air to distribute the liquid manure exactly. The pulsating air, which flows through the pipelines, should be analysed at a test station. For examinations at this test station it is important to find another substitute fluid because liquid manure smells strong, is not transparent and is also not homogeneous enough for scientific investigations. Furthermore it is important to ensure that the substitute fluid is, like liquid manure, a non-Newtonian fluid. The substitute fluid must be a shear-thinning substance - this means the viscosity decrease at higher shear rate. Many different samples like soap-water-farragoes, jelly-water-farragoes, agar-water-farragoes, soap-ethanol-farragoes and more are, for the project, examined in regard of their physical properties to find the best substitute fluid. The samples are examined at the rotational viscometer for viscosity at various shear rates and then compared with the viscosity values of liquid manure.
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