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| Web URL(s): | http://www.irrigation.org/IA/FileUploads/IA/Resources/TechnicalPapers/2013/WindEffectsOnSprinklerIrrigationPerformance.pdf
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| Publication Type:
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| Author(s): | Montgomery, Randy |
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| Author Affiliation: | Rain Bird Corporation, Tucson, AZ |
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| Title: | Wind effects of sprinkler irrigation performance |
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| Section: | Turf
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| Source: | Irrigation Show 2013: Technical Session Proceedings. 2013, p. 1-15. |
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| Publishing Information: | [Falls Church, Virginia]: [Irrigation Association] |
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| # of Pages: | 15 |
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| Keywords: | TIC Keywords: Evaluations; Irrigation efficiency; Irrigation uniformity; Sprinkler irrigation; Sprinkler nozzles; Wind
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| Abstract/Contents: | "Sprinkler efficiency, and implications on water waste, is often considered in terms of a single variable, such as minimum distribution uniformity or maximum precipitation rate. However, single variable metrics can be misleading. In addition, metrics, such as distribution uniformity, are measured in zero-wind buildings, which can inadvertently hide the extent to which efficiencies might decline when other variables are introduced, such as wind. The overarching objective of this study was to investigate a multi-variable approach to comparative sprinkler efficiency. The first objective of this study was to measure and analyze both distribution uniformity (DU) and application efficiency (AE) - total water caught in target zone divided by total water intended for target zone - versus wind speed across different nozzle designs. The second objective was to measure the distribution of the water droplet sizes for the same nozzles' sprays. Ultimately, the study was intended to determine if measureable trends emerged between the performance of the nozzles, given increasing wind speed, and their respective water droplet size distributions. During the testing, all nozzles' performance metrics declined with increasing wind - some were affected more than others. Compelling relationships emerged, illustrating a link between a sprinkler's water droplet size distribution and performance in terms of distribution uniformity and application efficiency." |
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| Language: | English |
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| References: | 5 |
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| ASA/CSSA/SSSA Citation (Crop Science-Like - may be incomplete):
Montgomery, R. 2013. Wind effects of sprinkler irrigation performance. p. 1-15. In Irrigation Show 2013: Technical Session Proceedings. [Falls Church, Virginia]: [Irrigation Association]. |
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