Friction correction factors for center-pivots

Journal of Irrigation and Drainage Engineering

Volumn 125, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 280-286

  Anwar, Arif A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DISCHARGE (FLUID MECHANICS); FLOW OF WATER; FRICTION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PIPE FLOW;

CENTER PIVOTS; FRICTION CORRECTION FACTOR;

IRRIGATION;

FRICTION; HEAD LOSS; HORIZONTAL PIPE; OUTLET; PIPE FLOW;

EID: 0032748604     PISSN: 07339437     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)0733-9437(1999)125:5(280)     Document Type: Article

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