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| Author(s): | Sirkin, Ted |
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| Author Affiliation: | Irrigation Designer and Owner, Valvette Sustems, Woodland Hills, CA |
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| Title: | A lecture on the many benefits of In-Stem Flow Regulation (IFR) |
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| Section: | Landscape
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| Meeting Info.: | Long Beach, California: December 3-7, 2018 |
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| Source: | Irrigation Show 2018: Technical Session Proceedings. 2018, p. 1-9. |
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| Publishing Information: | [Falls Church, Virginia]: [Irrigation Association] |
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| # of Pages: | 9 |
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| Keywords: | TIC Keywords: Irrigation controllers; Irrigation practices; Sprinkler nozzles; Stem flow
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| Abstract/Contents: | "The author is an experienced landscape and irrigation licensed contractor with almost 60 years of active participation in the industry. In 2002, the author invented and patented the Little Valve technology for pop up and above-grade spray heads in order to make the maintenance of spray nozzles and subsequently, rotating, multi-stream nozzles faster, easier and much more efficient. Up to this present time, this was and is the first significant change to sprinklers in almost 60 years. In follow-up testing beginning at the Center for Irrigation Technology, it was discovered that the Little Valve technology offered unique water and labor saving features, notably, during installation and maintenance. This was followed by testing showing increased distribution uniformity of conventional 15 spray nozzles adjusted to 15, 12, 10 or 8 when compared to MPR nozzles designed to perform at these same distances at 30 psi and tested also at 55 p.s.i. In addition, the technology made it possible to eliminate over-spray and high pressure misting at pressures up to 165 psi, giving the installing or maintenance contractor the ability to precisely control the distance of throw of any individual head. In the 2010 2011 period, the water-saving characteristics of the technology were further confirmed under the auspices of the Innovative Conservation Program (ICP) of the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California (MWD). The audited trials showed an average water savings of 30.2% with the Little Valve technology. This, in turn, led MWD to add the Little Valve components to its commercial rebate program. When the Water Management Usage Division of the Municipal Water District of Orange County published its Cost Effective Analysis Existing Programs report, the Little Valve components were identified as the most cost-effective water-saving technology available in the marketplace." |
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| Language: | English |
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| References: | 5 |
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| Note: | Variant title "The many benefits of In-Stem Flow Regulation (IFR)" |
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| ASA/CSSA/SSSA Citation (Crop Science-Like - may be incomplete):
Sirkin, T. 2018. A lecture on the many benefits of In-Stem Flow Regulation (IFR). p. 1-9. In Irrigation Show 2018: Technical Session Proceedings. Long Beach, California: December 3-7, 2018. [Falls Church, Virginia]: [Irrigation Association]. |
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