APPENDIX A
78 RCM - Sprayer and Hawkeye® 2 Calibration and Operation Manual
DROPLET SIZE CATEGORY TABLE KEY
Refer to this key while using the example spray tip droplet size table:
TABLE 2.
Droplet Size Key
APPLICATION SPEED GUIDE
The ranges for speed and flow rate provided in this section are for reference purposes only. Observed ranges may
vary depending upon application system plumbing and hardware. It is recommended to avoid operating at, or
close to, the upper and lower limits of the speed or flow rate ranges shown for each spray tip. The values in the
table below are based on 20” nozzle spacing.
STANDARD STYLE NOZZLE BODIES
TABLE 3. Speed Table for Standard (Straight) Style Nozzle Bodies (Imperial)
Droplet Size Category Symbol and Color
Extremely Fine EF
Very Fine
VF
Fine
F
Medium
M
Coarse
C
Very Coarse
VC
Extremely Coarse XC
Ultra Coarse
UC
Tip
Size
Flow
(US
GPM)
Boom
Pressure
(PSI)
Speed Range (MPH)
2 GPA 3 GPA 5 GPA 8 GPA 10 GPA 15 GPA 20 GPA
005
0.0360 20 4.98 5.35 3.3 3.6 2.0 2.1 1.2 1.3 1.0 1.1 0.7 0.7 0.5 0.5
0.0403 25
5.1 6.0 3.4 4.0 2.1 2.4 1.3 1.5 1.0 1.2 0.7 0.8 0.5 0.6
0.0442 30
5.3 6.6 3.5 4.4 2.1 2.6 1.3 1.6 1.1 1.3 0.7 0.9 0.5 0.7
0.0510 40
5.5 7.6 3.7 5.0 2.2 3.0 1.4 1.9 1.1 1.5 0.7 1.0 0.6 0.8
0.0570 50
5.8 8.5 3.8 5.6 2.3 3.4 1.4 2.1 1.2 1.7 0.8 1.1 0.6 0.8
0.0624 60
6.0 9.3 4.0 6.2 2.4 3.7 1.5 2.3 1.2 1.9 0.8 1.2 0.6 0.9
0067
0.0472 20 5.4 7.0 3.6 4.7 2.2 2.8 1.3 1.8 1.1 1.4 0.7 0.9 0.5 0.7
0.0528 25
5.6 7.8 3.7 5.2 2.2 3.1 1.4 2.0 1.1 1.6 0.7 1.0 0.6 0.8
0.0579 30
5.8 8.6 3.9 5.7 2.3 3.4 1.4 2.1 1.2 1.7 0.8 1.1 0.6 0.9
0.0668 40
6.1 9.9 4.1 6.6 2.4 4.0 1.5 2.5 1.2 2.0 0.8 1.3 0.6 1.0
0.0747 50
6.4 11.1 4.3 7.4 2.6 4.4 1.6 2.8 1.3 2.2 0.9 1.5 0.6 1.1
0.0818 60
6.7 12.2 4.5 8.1 2.7 4.9 1.7 3.0 1.3 2.4 0.9 1.6 0.7 1.2
01
0.0705 20 6.3 10.5 4.2 7.0 2.5 4.2 1.6 2.6 1.3 2.1 0.8 1.4 0.6 1.0
0.0788 25
6.6 11.7 4.4 7.8 2.6 4.7 1.6 2.9 1.3 2.3 0.9 1.6 0.7 1.2
0.0864 30
6.8 12.8 4.6 8.6 2.7 5.1 1.7 3.2 1.4 2.6 0.9 1.7 0.7 1.3
0.0997 40
7.3 14.8 4.9 9.9 2.9 5.9 1.8 3.7 1.5 3.0 1.0 2.0 0.7 1.5
0.1115 50
7.8 16.6 5.2 11.0 3.1 6.6 1.9 4.1 1.6 3.3 1.0 2.2 0.8 1.7
0.1221 60
8.2 18.1 5.4 12.1 3.3 7.3 2.0 4.5 1.6 3.6 1.1 2.4 0.8 1.8
015
0.1067 20 7.6 15.8 5.1 10.6 3.0 6.3 1.9 4.0 1.5 3.2 1.0 2.1 0.8 1.6
0.1307 30
8.5 19.4 5.7 12.9 3.4 7.8 2.1 4.9 1.7 3.9 1.1 2.6 0.8 1.9
0.1509 40
9.2 22.4 6.2 14.9 3.7 9.0 2.3 5.6 1.8 4.5 1.2 3.0 0.9 2.2
0.1687 50
9.9 25.1 6.6 16.7 4.0 10.0 2.5 6.3 2.0 5.0 1.3 3.3 1.0 2.5
0.1848 60
10.5 27.4 7.0 18.3 4.2 11.0 2.6 6.9 2.1 5.5 1.4 3.7 1.1 2.7