Configurable nozzle assembly and methods of same

An agricultural fluid application system comprising:

• one or more carrier fluid sources and one or more injection product sources;
• a configurable nozzle in communication with the one or more carrier fluid sources and the one or more injection product sources;
• one or more sensors interposed between the one or more carrier fluid sources or the one or more injection product sources and the configurable nozzle, the one or more sensors configured to continuously measure at least one of flow rate or pressure of a carrier fluid or an injection product;
• a control valve;
• and
• the configurable nozzle is configured to dispense a mixture of the carrier fluid and the injection product with one or more of a specified spray pattern or a specified droplet size, the configurable nozzle includes:
• a reception passage;
• wherein the one or more sensors is positioned along the reception passage;
• a nozzle orifice;
• and
• one or more blending assemblies in communication with the reception passage, the one or more blending assemblies including:
• one or more blending ports in communication with the reception passage;
• and
• one or more choke elements received in the one or more blending ports, the one or more choke elements movable relative to the one or more blending ports;
• wherein the one or more choke elements is configured to move according to a sensed flow characteristic detected by the sensor of one or more of the carrier fluid or injection product;
• wherein the one or more choke elements is configured to continuously control graduated opening and closing of the one or more blending ports.

A method for dispensing an agricultural fluid from a configurable nozzle having a reception passage, blending assembly and one or more choke elements interposed with the blending assembly and the reception passage, the method comprising:

• transmitting the agricultural fluid through the reception passage;
• continuously sensing with a sensor positioned along the reception passage, an agricultural fluid characteristic of the agricultural fluid transmitted through the reception passage;
• providing a supplemental fluid through an intake port, the intake port configured to supply the supplemental fluid from a fluid source to the blending assembly;
• continuously adjusting a position of the one or more choke elements between one of a closed configuration and an open configuration according to the sensed agricultural fluid characteristic;
• wherein in the closed configuration the one or more choke elements is coupled with a choke element seat and closes a blending port;
• and
• wherein in the open configuration the one or more choke elements is decoupled from the choke element seat and opens the blending port;
• in the open configuration, releasing the supplemental fluid through the blending port into the reception passage;
• and
• adjusting a droplet size of the agricultural fluid dispensed from the configurable nozzle by controlling a release of the supplemental fluid through the blending port.