Research Article
Sep 1979
Drip Irrigation Design Equations
Publication: Journal of the Irrigation and Drainage Division
Volume 105, Issue 3
Abstract
In a drip irrigation system, a major design is the minimization of the discharge (or emitter flow) variation along a drip irrigation line, either a lateral or a submain. When the kinetic energy is considered to be small and neglected in a drip irrigation line, the pressure variation will be simply a linear combination of the friction drop and energy gain or loss due to slopes. Five pressure profiles were presented and considered. Procedures were developed to identify pressure profiles by landslope and total friction drop at the end of the line. Equations for designing lateral length (or submain) based on a given criterion were derived for all five pressure profiles. These equations cannot be solved directly, but solutions can be obtained using a trial and error technique on a pocket calculator or by using Newton's method of approximation in a computer program. The developed mathematical equations will be useful in the future development of computerized drip irrigation system design.
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Journal of the Irrigation and Drainage Division
Volume 105 • Issue 3 • September 1979
Pages: 247 - 257
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© 1979 American Society of Civil Engineers.
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Published in print: Sep 1979
Published online: Feb 11, 2021
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Victor A. Gillespie
Irrigation Engr., Hawaiian Agronomics Co. (International), Honolulu, Hawaii
Allan L. Phillips
Research Assoc., East-West Resource Systems Inst., Honolulu, Hawaii
I-Pai Wu, M.ASCE
Prof., Agricultural Engrg. Dept., Univ. of Hawaii, Honolulu, Hawaii
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