14-11-2014, 09:59 AM
Abstracts: The loss head of water in sprinkler irrigation pipe network due to friction factor f, and multiplying factor F, can create large variation in discharge through sprinklers, as discharge varies with pressure. Though researchers have already determined the loss of head in sprinkler irrigation pipe network, they considered only the no. of outlets and exponent of discharge but they did not consider the outlet discharge and the diameter of the pipe. The above parameters are considered and a design provided by the field professionals is compared with the design followed by this study and it is shown that the values of f and F obtained by this study results in the economical design.