Hydraulic analysis of multidiameter center-pivot sprinkler laterals

Journal of Irrigation and Drainage Engineering

Volumn 131, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 137-146

  Valiantzas, John D ^a   Dercas, Nicholas ^a  

^a AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

Author keywords

Center pivot irrigation; Hydraulics; Sprinkler irrigation; Sprinklers

Indexed keywords

FRICTION; NUMERICAL METHODS;

ANALYTICAL EQUATIONS; CENTER-PIVOT SPRINKLER LATERALS; CONTINUOUS OUTLET APPROACH; DISCRETE OUTLET APPROACH;

HYDRAULICS;

HYDRAULICS; IRRIGATION SYSTEM;

EID: 10244251525     PISSN: 07339437     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)0733-9437(2005)131:2(137)     Document Type: Article

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