Calibrating agridrain water level control structures using generalized weir and orifice equations

Applied Engineering in Agriculture

Volumn 24, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 592-602

  Chun, Jong Ahn ^a   Cooke, Richard A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

Automated water level structure; Discharge equation; Drainage control structure; Manual water level structure; Orifice; Subsurface (tile) drainage system; Weir

Indexed keywords

AUTOMATION; DRAINAGE; FLOW RATE; HYDRAULIC STRUCTURES; WATER LEVELS; WEIRS;

AUTOMATED WATER LEVEL STRUCTURE; DISCHARGE EQUATION; FLOW DEPTHS; LOW FLOW RATES; MANUAL WATER LEVEL STRUCTURE; MEASURING DEVICES; ORIFICE EQUATIONS; PARAMETER EQUATIONS; POINT OF INFLECTIONS; SUBSURFACE (TILE) DRAINAGE SYSTEM; WATER DEPTHS;

ORIFICES;

EID: 58049213621     PISSN: 08838542     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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