Analysis of surface irrigation systems with WinSRFR--Example application

E. Bautista, A.J. Clemmens, T.S. Strelkoff and M. Niblack

Agricultural Water Management, 2009, vol. 96, issue 7, 1162-1169

Abstract: WinSRFR is an integrated software package for analyzing surface irrigation systems. Software functionalities and technical features are described in a companion article. This article documents an example application. The analyzed field is a graded basin (close-ended border) irrigation system. The event analysis tools of WinSRFR are used first to evaluate performance of the irrigation system and estimate its infiltration and hydraulic roughness properties. Performance contours in the Operations Analysis World are then used to optimize irrigation system inflow rate and cutoff time. The adequacy of the existing design is examined with the performance contours provided in the Physical Design World. Hydraulic and practical constraints are considered in finding an optimal operation or design solution. Finally, sensitivity analyses are used to demonstrate the robustness of the solutions.

Keywords: Surface; irrigation; Irrigation; model; Irrigation; system; evaluation; Irrigation; management; Irrigation; system; design (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2009
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