Simplified Method for Sizing Laterals with Two or More Diameters
Publication: Journal of Irrigation and Drainage Engineering
Volume 135, Issue 1
Abstract
The economic design of microirrigation and sprinkler laterals requires the use of a combination of diameters of different lengths. The present practice is to solve the basic hydraulic equations using a trial-and-error method for a given allowable head loss. This requires an iterative process that consumes time and limits the accuracy of the solution. Herein is presented a direct analytical approach that gives an exact solution. The method is compared with the trial-and-error approach and found to give the same result.
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Journal of Irrigation and Drainage Engineering
Volume 135 • Issue 1 • February 2009
Pages: 111 - 114
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© 2009 ASCE.
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Received: Oct 4, 2007
Accepted: Apr 18, 2008
Published online: Feb 1, 2009
Published in print: Feb 2009
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