Modelling Jet Flow and Losses in Sprinkler Irrigation: Overview and Perspective of a New Approach

Biosystems Engineering

Volumn 94, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 297-309

  De Wranchien, D ^a   Lorenzini, G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EVAPORATION; JETS; KINEMATICS; WATER CONSERVATION;

AERIAL EVAPORATION; SPRAY EVAPORATION; WATER CONSERVATION STRATEGIES;

SPRINKLER SYSTEMS (IRRIGATION);

EVAPORATION; IRRIGATION; SPRINKLERS;

EID: 33646496629     PISSN: 15375110     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biosystemseng.2006.02.019     Document Type: Article

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