Realizing the internal flow visualization inside the drip irrigation emitter is the basis of optimizing the labyrinth path structure and promoting its anti-clogging capability. The Computational FluidDynamics (CFD)method has become an effective approach to research the water movement in the labyrinth path of the drip irrigation emitter. In this paper, the standard k-ε model and the Large Eddy S...

The cylindrical filters presently used in drip irrigation systems frequently clog, increasing pressure loss and lowering the flow rate through the filters. This work investigates alternative filtration strategies that increase the reliability of, and are compatible with, existing systems. To test different filtration strategies, a drip irrigation test setup was built to measure the pressure los...

The present study focuses on developing a cost function for pump-pipelines system with emitters randomly distributed along the pipelines. The objective function is based on the capital cost of the piping system, pumps and the cost of energy required to operate the system. Employing the least annual cost principle to obtain the optimal diameter of each pipe leads to a nonlinear system of equatio...

Agriculture is the main user of water in Italy, as in most regions of the world. Particularly in Mediterranean regions, where it is more difficult to meet the agricultural water demand with conventional resources, wastewater reuse represents a viable option. Drip irrigation is particularly suitable for wastewater reuse because it minimises the health risks to farmers and product consumers due t...

water crisis is one of the basic problems in the arid and drought prone areas like iran. this condition in the recent years has aggravated due to drought phenomenon. thus, using poor water quality has increased in areas where good quality is not available. in this study, in order to investigate clogging, 5 types of emitters including micro flapper, netafim, corona, axios and iran drip were test...

where is the membrane time constant, is the membrane space constant, and V is the membrane potential. This equation describes the propagation of electricity along a core conductor, as some of the current escapes through a nonperfect insulator to an infinite external conductor. This cable equation was successfully adapted from the underwater telegraph to axons (4) and later to dendrites (9–12) a...