Discussion of “New Method of Hydraulic Performance Evaluation on Emitters with Labyrinth Channels” by Jun Zhang, Wanhua Zhao, and Bingheng Lu
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The authors are thankfully appreciated in advance for their kind tolerance and valuable contributions to the few points raised in the discussion.
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Received: Jan 29, 2013
Accepted: Feb 4, 2013
Published online: Jan 13, 2014
Published in print: Mar 1, 2014
Discussion open until: Jun 13, 2014
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