Development of equations for calculating the head loss in effluent filtration in microirrigation systems using dimensional analysis

Biosystems Engineering

Volumn 92, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 383-390

  Puig Bargues J ^a   Barragan J ^b   Ramirez De Cartagena F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GIRONA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LLEIDA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DENSITY OF LIQUIDS; EFFLUENTS; EQUATIONS OF MOTION; FILTERS (FOR FLUIDS); FLOW OF WATER; VISCOSITY; WATER FILTRATION;

BUCKINGHAM'S METHOD; DISC FILTERS; HEAD LOSS; SCREEN FILTERS;

IRRIGATION;

DENSITY; EFFLUENTS; EQUATIONS; FILTRATION; IRRIGATION; SAND FILTERS; VISCOSITY; WATER FLOW;

EID: 26844475496     PISSN: 15375110     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biosystemseng.2005.07.009     Document Type: Article

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