Analytical model for predicting activation pressure and flow rate of pressure-compensating inline drip emitters and its use in low-pressure emitter design

Abstract Drip irrigation has the potential to help farmers increase crop production with lower on-farm water consumption than flood or sprinkler irrigation; yet, its high costs keep it out of reach for many smallholder farmers, who make up about 20...

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Main Authors: Sokol, Julia, Narain, Jaya, Costello, Jeffrey, McLaurin, Tristan, Kumar, Dheekshita, Winter, Amos G.
Other Authors: Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Mechanical Engineering
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Springer Berlin Heidelberg 2022
Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/140546