Delivering a low-cost, reliable drip irrigation filtration system for micro-irrigation in developing countries

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...

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Main Authors: Greenlee, Alison S., Murray, Timothy, Lesniewski, Victor, Jeunnette, Mark, Winter, Amos G.
Other Authors: Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Mechanical Engineering
Format: Article
Language:en_US
Published: ASME International 2015
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/99523
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3989-8968
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4151-0889
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7434-2447