发明名称 |
VEGETATION CONTROL METHOD AND APPARATUS |
摘要 |
A method of killing or controlling vegetation particularly along roadside berms involves the application of pressurized hot water from a moving applicator head in close proximity to the ground. The pressurized hot water is applied as jets of hot water from an applicator head at a temperature in the range of 100 DEG C. to 110 DEG C. and a flow rate of about 10 liters/minute supplied from one or pumps operating at a pump pressure of between 200 and 1000 psi. The apparatus is mounted on or in a vehicle such as a van, containing a water tank (1), a boiler (2) arranged to heat pressurized water supplied by a pump (4) under pressure to the boiler (2). The pump (4) is a piston pump which supplies the pressurized water through the boiler to a hand held applicator (5) or optionally a towed boom applicator (6). The hand held applicator (5) has an applicator head inside a shroud so that the pressurized hot water is applied to the surface of vegetation as jets of water within the confines of the shroud. |
申请公布号 |
EP0699028(A4) |
申请公布日期 |
1996.05.22 |
申请号 |
EP19930910458 |
申请日期 |
1993.05.07 |
申请人 |
WAIPUNA INTERNATIONAL LIMITED |
发明人 |
NEWSON, RICHARD JOHN;COLLINS, GRAHAM LESLIE |
分类号 |
A01M7/00;A01M21/00;A01M21/04;B05B9/00 |
主分类号 |
A01M7/00 |
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