Numerical and experimental study on hydraulic performance of emitters with arc labyrinth channels

Computers and Electronics in Agriculture

Volumn 56, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 120-129

  Zhang, Jun ^a   Zhao, Wanhua ^a   Wei, Zhengying ^a   Tang, Yiping ^a   Lu, Bingheng ^a  

^a XI'AN JIAOTONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Emitter; Labyrinth channels; LDV; Rapid prototyping

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; LAMINAR FLOW; PRESSURE DISTRIBUTION; RAPID PROTOTYPING; STEREOLITHOGRAPHY; TURBULENCE; TURBULENCE MODELS;

ARC LABYRINTH CHANNELS; EMITTERS; FLOW PATH; LABYRINTH CHANNELS;

HYDRAULICS;

AGRICULTURAL TECHNOLOGY; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; DRIP IRRIGATION; EQUIPMENT; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FLOW FIELD; FLOW VELOCITY; HYDRAULICS; LAMINAR FLOW; NUMERICAL MODEL; PIPE FLOW; PRESSURE GRADIENT; TURBULENT FLOW;

EID: 33947241261     PISSN: 01681699     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compag.2007.01.007     Document Type: Article

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