Microcomputer Simulation of Canal Operation
Publication: Journal of Irrigation and Drainage Engineering
Volume 112, Issue 3
Abstract
A computer model for the simulation of canal operation was developed. The model is applicable for any nonbranching canal system composed of a series of channels separated by control structures. The programming language used was BASIC, a language suitable to most microcomputers. The Delta Field Division Canal of the California Aqueduct was used for an example simulation and verification. A comparison of data computed by the model to observed data indicated good agreement.
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Journal of Irrigation and Drainage Engineering
Volume 112 • Issue 3 • August 1986
Pages: 264 - 273
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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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