Total energy loss assessment for trickle lateral lines equipped with integrated in-line and on-line emitters

dc.authoridYildirim, Gurol -- 0000-0003-1899-5379
dc.contributor.authorYıldırım, Gürol
dc.date.accessioned13.07.201910:50:10
dc.date.accessioned2019-07-29T19:26:46Z
dc.date.available13.07.201910:50:10
dc.date.available2019-07-29T19:26:46Z
dc.date.issued2010
dc.departmentMühendislik Fakültesi
dc.description.abstractThe accurate evaluation for the pressure head distribution along a trickle (drip) irrigation lateral, which can be operated under low-pressure head, dictates to precisely determine the total energy (head) losses that incorporate the combined friction losses due to pipe and emitters and, the additional local losses, sometimes called minor losses, due to the protrusion of emitter barbs into the flow. In routine design applications, assessment of total energy losses is usually carried out by assuming the hypothesis that minor losses can be neglected, even if the previous experimental studies indicated that minor losses can become a significant percentage of total energy losses as a consequence of the high number of emitters (with reducing the emitter spacing) installed along the lateral line. In this study, first, simple mathematical expressions for computing three energy loss components-minor friction losses through the path of an integrated in-line emitter, the local pressure losses due to emitter connections, and the major friction losses along the pipe-are deduced based on the backward stepwise procedure, which are quickly implemented in a simple Excel spreadsheet, to rapidly evaluate the relative contribution of each energy loss component to the amount of total energy losses. An approximate combination formulation is finally proposed to evaluate total energy drop at the end of the lateral line. For practical purpose, two design figures were also prepared to demonstrate the variation of total friction losses (due to pipe and emitters) with emitter local losses, and the variation of pipe friction losses with emitter minor friction losses, versus different emitter spacing ranging from 0.2 to 1.5 m, and various total number of emitters, regarding two kinds of the integrated in-line emitters. Comprehensive comparison test covering two design applications for different kinds of integrated in-line and on-line emitters indicated that the present mathematical model is simple, can be easily adaptable, but sufficiently accurate in all design cases examined, in comparison with the alternative procedures available in the literature.
dc.description.sponsorshipScientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey (TUBITAK) [2219]
dc.description.sponsorshipThe author would like to express his appreciation to Editor, Associate Editor and four anonymous Reviewers whose clear comments and constructive criticisms contributed greatly to the quality of the present work. Specifically, Associate Editor Dr. Peter Waller from Arizona State University is gratefully appreciated for his high contribution on its language edition. The Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey (TUBITAK) is also acknowledged for supporting the researcher's time at Texas A&M University by the fellowship and grants program (2219).
dc.identifier.doi10.1007/s00271-009-0197-5
dc.identifier.endpage352en_US
dc.identifier.issn0342-7188
dc.identifier.issue4en_US
dc.identifier.scopusqualityQ1
dc.identifier.startpage341en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1007/s00271-009-0197-5
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12451/5703
dc.identifier.volume28en_US
dc.identifier.wosWOS:000276608600005
dc.identifier.wosqualityN/A
dc.indekslendigikaynakWeb of Science
dc.indekslendigikaynakScopus
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherSPRINGER
dc.relation.ispartofIRRIGATION SCIENCE
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanı
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/embargoedAccess
dc.titleTotal energy loss assessment for trickle lateral lines equipped with integrated in-line and on-line emitters
dc.typeArticle

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