Unique Problems in Modeling Irrigation Canals
Publication: Journal of Irrigation and Drainage Engineering
Volume 119, Issue 4
Abstract
This is one of several introductory papers resulting from work by the ASCE Task Committee on Irrigation Canal System Hydraulic Modeling. It is intended to serve as background for analyses by the Task Committee of several available programs. Irrigation‐canal modeling is based on the same unsteady‐flow equations used for river modeling. However, the canal and irrigation environment present several unique simulation problems generally not encountered in river modeling. These include zero‐depth conditions, mixed‐regime and reversing flow, gate submergence, flow in inverted siphons and culverts, multiple flow paths, and control‐system interfaces. This paper outlines some of these special problems, discusses their importance, and reviews some solution approaches in general terms.
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Journal of Irrigation and Drainage Engineering
Volume 119 • Issue 4 • July 1993
Pages: 656 - 662
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Copyright © 1993 American Society of Civil Engineers.
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Received: Mar 2, 1992
Published online: Jul 1, 1993
Published in print: Jul 1993
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