Assessing pressure changes in an on-demand water distribution system on drip irrigation performance-case study in Italy

Journal of Irrigation and Drainage Engineering

Volumn 136, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 261-270

  Daccache, A ^a   Lamaddalena, N ^b   Fratino, U ^c  

^a CRANFIELD UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b ISTITUTO AGRONOMICO MEDITERRANEO   (Italy)

^c POLITECNICO DI BARI   (Italy)

Author keywords

Flow regulator; Hydrant pressure variation; Irrigation performance; Network analysis; Network characteristic curve

Indexed keywords

IRRIGATION PERFORMANCE; NETWORK ANALYSIS; NETWORK CHARACTERISTIC CURVE; NETWORK CHARACTERISTICS; PRESSURE VARIATIONS;

COMPUTER OPERATING SYSTEMS; ELECTRIC NETWORK ANALYSIS; HYDRANTS; HYDRAULIC DRILLS; WATER DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS; WATER SUPPLY;

IRRIGATION;

DISCHARGE; DRIP IRRIGATION; FLOW REGULATION; NETWORK ANALYSIS; NUMERICAL MODEL; PIPE FLOW; PRESSURE EFFECT;

ITALY;

EID: 77953316583     PISSN: 07339437     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)IR.1943-4774.0000170     Document Type: Article

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