CFD and digital particle tracking to assess flow characteristics in the labyrinth flow path of a drip irrigation emitter

Irrigation Science

Volumn 26, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 427-438

  Li, Yunkai ^a   Yang, Peiling ^a   Xu, Tingwu ^a   Ren, Shumei ^a   Lin, Xiongcai ^a   Wei, Runjie ^b   Xu, Hongbing ^c  

^a CHINA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Beijing Lifangtiandi Sci Tech Development Limited Company   (China)

^c Institute of Beijing Municipal Engineering   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CCD CAMERAS; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; TURBULENCE;

LABYRINTH EMITTERS; LABYRINTH FLOW PATH;

IRRIGATION;

CCD CAMERAS; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; IRRIGATION; TURBULENCE;

ASSESSMENT METHOD; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; DRIP IRRIGATION; FLOW MEASUREMENT; FLOW PATTERN; FLOW VELOCITY; HYDRAULIC PROPERTY; NUMERICAL MODEL; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; TRACKING; TURBULENCE;

EID: 46549088525     PISSN: 03427188     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00271-008-0108-1     Document Type: Article

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