Modelling head loss along emitting pipes using dimensional analysis

Engenharia Agrícola

Acácio Perboni¹  Jose A. Frizzone¹  Antonio P. De Camargo¹  Marinaldo F. Pinto¹ 

关键词: microirrigation;    lateral line;    maximum length;    microirrigação;    linha lateral;    comprimento máximo;   

DOI  :  10.1590/1809-4430-Eng.Agríc.v35n3p442-457/2015

来源: SciELO

【 摘 要 】

Local head losses must be considered in estimating properly the maximum length of drip irrigation laterals. The aim of this work was to develop a model based on dimensional analysis for calculating head loss along laterals accounting for in-line drippers. Several measurements were performed with 12 models of emitters to obtain the experimental data required for developing and assessing the model. Based on the Camargo & Sentelhas coefficient, the model presented an excellent result in terms of precision and accuracy on estimating head loss. The deviation between estimated and observed values of head loss increased according to the head loss and the maximum deviation reached 0.17 m. The maximum relative error was 33.75% and only 15% of the data set presented relative errors higher than 20%. Neglecting local head losses incurred a higher than estimated maximum lateral length of 19.48% for pressure-compensating drippers and 16.48% for non pressure-compensating drippers.

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