Application uniformity of low pressure center pivot equipment

Kincaid, Dennis C. (1996) Application uniformity of low pressure center pivot equipment. pp. 91-93. In: Proc. Winter Commodity Schools. USA-ID-Burley, 1997/01/17-18. Published for WCS by Univ. of Idaho.

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Abstract

Center pivot and lateral move irrigation systems consist of a continously moving lateral
with sprinklers mounted at an equal or variable spacing. The discharge rate on a center
pivot increases linearly from the pivot, and can be as high as 1.5 gallons per minute (gpm)
per foot of lateral near the outer end of a 1/4 mile lateral. Due to the high discharge rate,
and nozzle size limitations, which typically limit nozzle spacings to 5 to 15 feet,
uniformity of application is usually quite high.

Item Type:	Conference or Workshop Item (Paper)
NWISRL Publication Number:	0952
Subjects:	Irrigation > Sprinkler irrigation > Center pivot Mass Import - autoclassified (may be erroneous)
Depositing User:	Dan Stieneke
Date Deposited:	20 Nov 2010 21:57
Last Modified:	10 Nov 2016 16:09
Item ID:	1087
URI:	https://eprints.nwisrl.ars.usda.gov/id/eprint/1087