Measured and simulated uniformity of low drift nozzle sprinklers

Transactions of the American Society of Agricultural Engineers

Volumn 46, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 321-330

  Clark, Gary A ^a   Srinivas, Kasukurti ^a   Rogers, Danny H ^a   Stratton, Robert ^a   Martin, Victor L ^b  

^a Sunflower Networking Group   (United States)

^b KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Center pivot; Irrigation; Low pressure; Sprinkler; Uniformity

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; NOZZLES; ORIFICES; PRESSURE EFFECTS;

LOW DRIFT NOZZLES (LDN);

SPRINKLER SYSTEMS (IRRIGATION);

IRRIGATION;

EID: 0037594570     PISSN: 00012351     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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