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Chapter 3
Irrigation System Designing
Contents
3.1
Some Common Issues in Surface Irrigation
System Designing ............................. 66
3.1.1 Design Principle of Surface Irrigation System ............. 66
3.1.2 Variables in Surface Irrigation System ................. 67
3.1.3 Hydraulics in Surface Irrigation System ................ 67
Border Irrigation System Design ....................... 68
3.2.1 Definition of Relevant Terminologies .................
3.2
68
3.2.2 General Overview and Considerations .................
69
Factors Affecting Border Performance and Design ...........
3.2.3
70
3.2.4 Design Parameters .........................
70
3.2.5 Design Approaches and Procedures for Border .............
71
Sample Workout Problems ......................
3.2.6
73
Simulation Modeling for Border Design ................ 76
3.2.7
3.2.8
Existing Software Tools/Models for Border Irrigation Design and Analysis
77
3.2.9 General Guidelines for Border ....................
79
Basin Irrigation Design ...........................
3.3
79
Factors Affecting Basin Performance and Design ............
3.3.1
79
3.3.2 Hydraulics in Basin Irrigation System .................
81
Simulation Modeling for Basin Design ................ 82
3.3.3
Existing Models for Basin Irrigation Design ..............
3.3.4
84
Furrow Irrigation System Design ....................... 84
3.4.1 Hydraulics of Furrow Irrigation System ................ 85
3.4.2 Mathematical Description of Water Flow in Furrow Irrigation System ..
3.4
86
Some Relevant Terminologies ....................
3.4.3
87
Factors Affecting Performance of Furrow Irrigation System .......
3.4.4
90
3.4.5 Management Controllable Variables and Design Variables ........
91
Furrow Design Considerations ....................
3.4.6
92
3.4.7 Modeling of Furrow Irrigation System .................
92
3.4.8 General Guideline/Thumb Rule for Furrow Design ...........
94
Estimation of Average Depth of Flow from Volume Balance .......
3.4.9
95
3.4.10 Suggestions for Improving Furrow Irrigations .............
96
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