JP3075089U - Ozone water control device for turfgrass disease on golf course green - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an ozone water control device for turfgrass disease on a golf course green, which sterilizes bacteria and the like that cause disease attached to turfgrass. SOLUTION: An ozone generator 2, an oxygen generator 5 for generating oxygen-enriched air to be supplied to the ozone generator 2, and an ozone water having an ozone concentration of 0.2 to 10 ppm by causing water to contain ozone. A mixer 3 and a sprayer 4 for spraying ozone water are provided, and ozone water is sprayed on turf grass to sterilize bacteria attached to the turf grass and eliminate disease.

Description

[Detailed description of the invention]

[0001]

[Technical field to which the invention belongs]

 The present invention relates to an ozone water control apparatus for turfgrass disease on a golf course green, and more particularly, to an ozone water control apparatus for turfgrass disease on a golf course green, which sterilizes and removes pathogens generated by turfgrass green with ozone water. It relates to a control device.

[0002]

[Prior art]

 Golf course greens have a significantly reduced resistance to pathogens due to the planting environment, such as human treading, severe impact from the golfer's pads, cutting to maintain aesthetics and turfgrass density, and accumulation of thatch. I have. It requires a great deal of labor and cost to create environmental pollution problems such as spraying chemicals to protect turfgrass from pathogens, and to manage growth and ensure aesthetics. Diseases that occur on turfgrass on golf course greens include brown patch, picium disease, anthrax disease, dala spot disease, large patch, fusarium disease, carburaria leaf blight (footprint disease in dogs), and death. Disease (take all patch) and red blight. The pathogens of these diseases include Rhizoctonia Solani, Pythium, Fusarium, Sclerotinia Homoeocarpa, Curvularia, and Pysium aphanidatum. (Pythium Aphanidermatum) fungi and filamentous fungi.

Conventionally, as a method of controlling turfgrass disease, application of pesticides has been generally performed widely. However, other disease-resistant species and varieties which do not bring in fumigated soil or carry turfgrass from a turfgrass producing area. The introduction of turf grass, improvement of turfgrass environment, and management of planting are also being carried out.

[0004]

[Problems to be solved by the invention]

 However, long-term application of pesticides poses a problem of resistance to pathogens to pesticides, useful bacteria other than those to be controlled, and side effects on the growth process of turfgrass. In addition, pesticides require complicated registration, which requires a lot of time and effort, and the costs of the pesticides themselves are high. In addition, pesticides must be fully understood in the application instructions and care must be taken to protect the environment for use, humans, animals, turfgrass, and wildlife, and handling is cumbersome. In addition, care must be taken to dispose of empty containers and bottles after use, which is troublesome and costly.

The present invention has been made in order to solve the above-mentioned problems, and has a small size apparatus, a low cost of equipment and a low operating cost, and a method of controlling turfgrass diseases at a golf course green that can control turfgrass diseases. It is intended to provide a zon water control device.

[0006]

[Means for Solving the Problems]

 In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides an ozone water control apparatus for controlling turfgrass disease on a golf course green, comprising: an ozone generator; a mixing device for introducing water to contain ozone in the water. And an injector for spraying ozone water containing ozone.

[0007] Thus, ozone can be easily generated by the ozone generator, and the ozone is contained in the water in the mixer to generate ozone water, so that ozone water having a predetermined concentration can be generated, and the ozone water can be generated from the sprayer. By spraying ozone water on green turfgrass, pathogens generated on turfgrass can be easily and evenly eliminated.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, there is provided an ozone water control apparatus for controlling turfgrass disease on a golf course green according to the first aspect of the present invention, wherein the mixer contains ozone in an amount of 0.2 to 5 ppm. Is generated, and the ozone water is sprayed from a sprayer. Since ozone water is sprayed at a concentration effective for control, ozone can be used effectively.

In the present invention, the ozone concentration of the ozone water is set to 0.2 to 10 ppm because the ozone concentration is 0.2 to 10 ppm. This is because there are bacterial species that cannot be eliminated at less than 2 ppm, and the reason why the content is set at 10 ppm or less is that if it exceeds 10 ppm, harmful effects on turfgrass due to the oxidizing power of ozone may occur.

[0010]

[Embodiment of the invention]

 Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings. FIG. 1 is a schematic view illustrating an apparatus for controlling ozone water in a green grass of a golf course according to one embodiment of the present invention.

An ozone water control apparatus 1 for turfgrass disease on a golf course green of the present embodiment includes an ozone generator 2 for generating ozone, a mixer 3 for introducing water and containing ozone in the water, A shower-4 for spraying water on turf grass and an oxygen generator 5 for concentrating oxygen in an oxygen-containing gas (air) for generating ozone are provided.

The ozone generator 2 is a device that generates ozone from oxygen gas. For example, a known device that discharges and generates ozone while flowing an oxygen-containing gas or pure oxygen between opposing electrodes can be used. It is convenient to be able to adjust the amount of ozone generated by adjusting the oxygen concentration and voltage, since it is possible to adjust the ozone concentration and the amount of ozone water in ozone water. Ozone generated by the ozone generator 2 is sent to the mixer 3 through an ozone conduit 11. A flow control valve 12 is provided in the ozone conduit 11 so that the supply flow rate of ozone can be adjusted. The water containing ozone is supplied from a water supply device (not shown).

In the mixer 3, ozone is supplied from the ozone generator 2 to the water supplied by opening the valve 17 of the water conduit 13 and mixed to contain ozone to generate ozone water. As a method for causing ozone to be contained in water, a mixing method such as an ejector method, a mixing pump method, and a diffuser method can be used. The ozone concentration of the ozone water is 0.1 to 15 ppm, preferably 0.2 to 5 ppm for germ-free turfgrass. The ozone water containing ozone in the mixer 3 is sent to the sprayer 4 via the pump 6 through the water supply pipe 16 branched from the water pipe 13 through the ozone water pipe 18. A control valve 19 is provided in the water supply pipe 16 so that the concentration of ozone can be adjusted by adjusting the valve 17. The ozone water conduit 18 is provided with a valve 20 so that water supplied to the atomizer 4 can be stopped from flowing back from the water supply pipe 16 to the mixer 3.

The sprayer 4 is provided with a nozzle having a spray port, and injects ozone water from the spray port. Then, the ozone water is showered from the spray port so that the ozone can be sprayed widely and uniformly on the turfgrass.

Further, the ozone generator 2 is supplied with air from the oxygen generator 5 in which oxygen is concentrated to increase the concentration. By using air with an increased oxygen concentration in this way, the ozone concentration can be increased, and the efficiency of the ozone generator can be improved. Further, the amount of generated nitrogen oxides can be reduced, and the occurrence of air pollution can be eliminated. The oxygen generator 5 may be one that concentrates oxygen by adsorbing and removing nitrogen by a PSA method or one that concentrates oxygen by membrane separation, and the structure is not limited.

A case will be described in which turfgrass is sterilized with ozone water generated by the ozone water control apparatus 1 for turfgrass disease on a golf course green constructed as described above. First, water is supplied from the water supply pipe 13 to the mixer 3 by adjusting the control valve 17. If necessary, a controller such as a temperature indicating controller 14 may be provided to adjust the temperature or the flow rate.

Simultaneously with the supply of water or after the start of operation, the oxygen generator 5 and the ozone generator 2 are operated to generate ozone, the flow control valve 12 is opened, and the ozone generator 11 opens the mixer from the ozone generator 2. Send ozone to 3. The mixer 3 causes the water to contain ozone to produce ozone water having an ozone concentration of about 1 ppm. You. Then, the ozone water is sent to the sprayer 4 through the ozone water conduit 18, and the ozone water is sprayed on the turfgrass from the sprayer 4, and Rhizoctonia Solani bacteria and Pythium bacteria, which are pathogens of the disease attached to the turfgrass, are used. And fungi such as Fusarium, Sclerotinia Homoeocarpa, Curvularia, and Pythium Aphan idermatum, and fungi and filamentous fungi. As a result, brown patch, picium disease, anthrax disease, Dara spot disease, large patch, fusarium disease, carbon leaf leaf blight (dog footprint disease), take-all patch (take all patch) and red blight And other diseases.

The apparatus for controlling ozone water for turfgrass disease of golf course greens of the present invention is simple and inexpensive because it is configured as described above, and can only sterilize by spraying ozone water on turfgrass. Therefore, the operation is simple, and ozone does not remain for a long time, so that there is little harm to the environment and the pathogen can be killed.

The present invention is not limited to the above embodiment, but can be changed without departing from the spirit of the present invention. In the above description, ozone that is not dissolved in water in the mixer is not described, but it may be circulated and used, or may be decomposed and exhausted. In addition, although an example in which water is directly introduced into the mixer has been described, a storage tank may be provided to store water containing components that are not decomposed into ozone, and water may be introduced from the storage tank. Good. In addition, the storage tank, the ozone generator, the mixer, the oxygen generator, etc. can be mounted on a pedestal so that it can be mounted on a vehicle to facilitate use. Further, the oxygen generator may be omitted, and the equipment cost can be reduced.

[0020]

[Effect of the invention]

 In the ozone water control device for turfgrass disease of golf course greens according to the present invention, ozone is generated by an ozone generator, and the turfgrass is washed and sterilized by spraying ozone water containing the ozone. In addition, wastewater treatment can be simplified, equipment can be downsized, and equipment and operating costs can be reduced. In addition, since the sterilization is carried out by ozone, fungi, bacteria and the like adhering to the turfgrass skin can be surely sterilized.

According to the invention of claim 2, in addition to the effect of claim 1, the temperature and concentration can be set to be the most effective for microorganisms, and sterilization can be performed effectively.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic configuration diagram showing an embodiment of an ozone water control apparatus for turfgrass disease on a golf course green according to the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

1: Ozone water control device 2: Ozone generator
3: Mixer 4: Nebulizer 5: Oxygen generator 11: Ozone conduit 13: Water conduit
18: Ozone water conduit

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Claims (2)

[Utility model registration claims] 1. A golf course green comprising an ozone generator, a mixer for introducing water to contain ozone in the water, and a sprayer for spraying ozone water containing ozone. Turfgrass disease ozone water control equipment. 2. Mixing of ozone in said mixer with 0.2
2. The apparatus for controlling ozone water for turfgrass disease on golf course greens according to claim 1, wherein ozone water having a concentration of about 5 ppm is generated and the ozone water is sprayed from a sprayer.