1. Impact of spacing between emitters on the field performance of drip irrigation system.
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Al-Saadi, Ghaida Najim Hanish, Alwan, Husam H., and Al-Saadi, Riyadh Jasim Mohammed
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WATER consumption ,MICROIRRIGATION ,PERFORMANCE theory ,UNIFORMITY - Abstract
The drip irrigation system is considered one of the most effective to rationalize water consumption. Therefore, interesting in studying this system and evaluating its performance has become a priority in many countries of the world. In the present study, Experiments were conducted to evaluate the hydraulic performance of drip irrigation systems using four types of drippers (emitters) with different spacing between drippers (0.2 m, 0.4 m, 0.6 m, 0.8 m, and 1 m) under the operating flow pressure of 1.5 bar at the lateral pipe inlet. The experiments were conducted from 14
th November 2021 to 17th January 2022. The performance parameters studied were efficiency of application (Ea ), emissions uniformity in the field (EUf ), uniformity of absolute emissions (EUa ), coefficient of manufacturing variation (CVm ), uniformity of design emission (EUd ), and variation of emitter flow rate (qvar ). Results showed that spacing between drippers has a significant effect on the performance of the drip irrigation system. The highest value of Ea , EUf , EUa , and EUd was obtained when the spacing between drippers is 1 m while at a spacing of 0.2 m, the lowest value of Ea , EUf , EUa , and EUd was obtained. Except for CVm and qvar , the highest value was obtained when the spacing between drippers is of 0.2 m, while at a spacing of 1m, the lowest value of CVm and qvar was obtained. Also, results revealed that the type of dripper has a significant effect on the performance of the drip irrigation system. For drippers of type one, two, and three, the performance of this system is mainly within the unacceptable category, except for dripper of type four, the performance of the drip irrigation system is mainly within the acceptable category. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]- Published
- 2024
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