Research Article
Sep 1982
Zero-Inertia Modeling of Furrow Irrigation Advance
Authors: Ronald L. Elliott, Wynn R. Walker, M.ASCE, and Gaylord V. Skogerboe, M.ASCEAuthor Affiliations
Publication: Journal of the Irrigation and Drainage Division
Volume 108, Issue 3
Abstract
The rate of advance of the water front in furrows has been mathematically modeled using a zero-inertia approach, in which the surface water hydraulics are simplified by neglecting accelerations. Power curve relationships are used to relate both the flow depth and wetted perimeter to the cross-sectional flow area. Infiltration is described with the modified Kostiakov equation, which has a constant term that accounts for a soil's basic intake rate. Field evaluations from three Colorado farms were used in testing the model. It was shown that the zero-inertia model can effectively simulate the hydraulics of the advance phase of furrow irrigation.
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Journal of the Irrigation and Drainage Division
Volume 108 • Issue 3 • September 1982
Pages: 179 - 195
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© 1982 American Society of Civil Engineers.
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Published in print: Sep 1982
Published online: Feb 11, 2021
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Ronald L. Elliott
Asst. Prof., Agr. Engrg. Dept., Oklahoma State Univ., Stillwater, Okla.
Wynn R. Walker, M.ASCE
Assoc. Prof., Agr. and Irrigation Engrg. Dept., Utah State Univ., Logan, Utah.
Gaylord V. Skogerboe, M.ASCE
Prof., Agr. and Chemical Engrg. Dept., Colorado State Univ., Fort Collins, Colo.
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