DEVELOPMENT AND PERFORMANCE EVALUATION OF A MOTORIZED BATTERY-POWERED SPRAYER

Authors

  • SOYOYE Babatunde Oluwamayokun

    Federal University of Technology Akure, Ondo State, NIGERIA

  • FALAYI Folayan Richard

    Federal University of Technology, Akure, Ondo State, Nigeria

  • OGUNJIMI Jumoke Omowumi

    Federal University of Technology, Akure, Ondo State, Nigeria

  • OLORUNFEMI Emmanuel Olasunkanmi

    Federal University of Technology, Akure, Ondo State, Nigeria

DOI:
https://doi.org/10.51459/futajeet.2025.19.1.448
Keywords:
Flow Rate, battery-powered, optimization, prime mower, field capacity
Abstract

The development and application of automated sprayers in agricultural practices represent a significant advancement in precision farming technology. This project aims to design, fabricate, and evaluate a motorized battery-powered sprayer tailored to enhance pesticide and herbicide application efficiency and effectiveness. The system was incorporated with spraying attachments, DC battery (UPS-12V) and DC motor as prime mover for autonomous navigation capabilities to optimize spraying operations in diverse agricultural environments and reduce the dependency on the fossil fuels. The components of the sprayer were designed following the standard engineering design procedure. The forward speed studied for the optimization of the spray nozzles were 1.8, 0.99, and 0.75 m/s with a distance of 10 m at all instances. It was recorded from the experiments that the angle of inclination of 90o had the widest coverage area. The results also showed that at a particular speed the flow rate remained constant regardless of the angle of inclination. The flow rate also varies directly with the speed of operation of the sprayer. The optimization results revealed that the sprayer performed effectively at the combination of forward speed of 1.82 m/s and angle of inclination of 90o resulting in effective field capacity of the sprayer was 54.90 m2/s.

Author Biographies
  1. SOYOYE Babatunde Oluwamayokun, Federal University of Technology Akure, Ondo State, NIGERIA

    Department of Agricultural and Environmental Engineering

  2. FALAYI Folayan Richard, Federal University of Technology, Akure, Ondo State, Nigeria

    Department of Agricultural and Environmental Engineering

  3. OGUNJIMI Jumoke Omowumi, Federal University of Technology, Akure, Ondo State, Nigeria

    Department of Agricultural and Environmental Engineering

  4. OLORUNFEMI Emmanuel Olasunkanmi, Federal University of Technology, Akure, Ondo State, Nigeria

    Department of Agricultural and Environmental Engineering

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2025-05-30
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DEVELOPMENT AND PERFORMANCE EVALUATION OF A MOTORIZED BATTERY-POWERED SPRAYER. (2025). FUTA JOURNAL OF ENGINEERING AND ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY, 19(1), 12-19. https://doi.org/10.51459/futajeet.2025.19.1.448

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