Emitter Spacing and Geometry of Wetted Soil Volume
Publication: Journal of Irrigation and Drainage Engineering
Volume 112, Issue 3
Abstract
A method for determining width and depth of the wetted soil volume under an emitter is described. The proposed method is tested using computed and experimental results from a plane flow model. A procedure for computing optimal emitter spacing based on the geometry of the wetted soil volume and on the cost of the lateral is demonstrated using computed results from a cylindrical flow model.
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Journal of Irrigation and Drainage Engineering
Volume 112 • Issue 3 • August 1986
Pages: 242 - 253
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Copyright © 1986 ASCE.
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Published online: Aug 1, 1986
Published in print: Aug 1986
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