Irrigation & Drainage Systems Engineering

Fikadu Kinfe Abshiro

Publications

• Research Article
  Performance Evaluation of Infield Sprinkler Irrigation System under Existing Condition in Beles Sugar Development Project, Ethiopia
  Author(s): Fikadu Kinfe Abshiro and Pratap SinghFikadu Kinfe Abshiro and Pratap Singh
  
  In Beles Sugar Development Project sugar cane fields was faced poor irrigation water management that under watering in most fields, dry spot and over watering in rare fields were observed. Therefore, the main objective of this study was evaluating the performance of infield sprinkler irrigation system under existing condition. The actual water application uniformity was measured for single and four overlapping sprinklers by installing catch can at a grid spacing of 3 Ã?Æ?Ã?â?? 3 m with two replications at hydrant pressure of 2.5 and 3.0 bars. The performance parameters analyzed were, uniformity coefficient (CU), distribution uniformity (DU), and system uniformity, pressure and discharge variation along laterals also analyzed. The average actual DU and CU obtained at 3 and 2.5 bars at existing sprinkler spacing of 18 m Ã?Æ?Ã?â??18 m was 53% and 63% respectively. The value of CU was lower .. Read More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2168-9768.1000213

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