地下滴灌灌水器出口正压试验研究

通过试验 ,研究了灌水器类型、流量、工作压力和土壤初始含水量对地下滴灌灌水器出口正压的影响规律。结果表明 :灌水器埋入土壤后 ,其出流由于受土壤等因素的限制 ,在灌水器出口处产生了一定的正压 ,该正压随着灌水历时的延长而增大。影响地埋灌水器出口正压的主要因素是灌水器的额定流量和土壤初始含水量     

Effect of flushing frequency on emitter clogging in microirrigation with effluents

Flushing is an important maintenance task that removes accumulated particles in microirrigation laterals that can help to reduce clogging problems. The effect of three dripline flushing frequency treatments (no flushing, one flushing at the end of each irrigation period, and a monthly flushing during the irrigation period) was studied in surface and subsurface drip irrigation systems that operated using a wastewater treatment plant effluent for three irrigation periods of 540 h each. The irrigation systems had two different emitters, one pressure compensating and the other not, both molded and welded onto the interior dripline wall, placed in laterals 87 m long. Dripline flow of the pressure compensating emitter increased 8% over time, while in the nonpressure compensating emitter, dripline flow increased 25% in the surface driplines and decreased 3% in the subsurface driplines by the emitter clogging. Emitter clogging was affected primarily by the interactions between emitter location, emitter type, and flushing frequency treatment. The number of completely clogged emitters was affected by the interaction between irrigation system and emitter type. There was an average of 3.7% less totally clogged emitters in flushed surface driplines with the pressure compensating emitter as compared to flushed subsurface laterals with the nonpressure compensating emitter.     

Yield, water-use efficiencies and root distribution of soybean, chickpea and pumpkin under different subsurface drip irrigation depths and oxygation treatments in vertisols

Most trickle irrigation in the world is surface drip yet subsurface drip irrigation (SDI) can substantially improve irrigation water use efficiency (IWUE) by minimizing evaporative loss and maximizing capture of in-season rainfall by the soil profile. However, SDI emitters are placed at depths, and in many soil types sustained wetting fronts are created that lead to hypoxia of the rhizosphere, which is detrimental to effective plant functioning. Oxygation (aerated irrigation water) can ameliorate hypoxia of SDI crops and realize the full benefit of SDI systems. Oxygation effects on yield, WUE and rooting patterns of soybean, chickpeas, and pumpkin in glasshouse and field trials with SDI at different emitter depths (5, 15, 25, and 35 cm) were evaluated. The effect of oxygation was prominent with increasing emitter depths due to the alleviation of hypoxia. The effect of oxygation on yield in the shallow-rooted crop vegetable soybean was greatest (+43%), and moderate on medium (chickpea +11%) and deep-rooted crops (pumpkin +15%). Oxygation invariably increased season-long WUE (WUE_sl) for fruit and biomass yield and instantaneous leaf transpiration rate. In general, the beneficial effects of oxygation at greater SDI depth on a heavy clay soil were mediated through greater root activity, as observed by general increase in root weight, root length density, and soil respiration in the trialed species. Our data show increased moisture content at depth with a lower soil oxygen concentration causing hypoxia. Oxygation offsets to a degree the negative effect of deep emitter placement on yield and WUE of SDI crops.     

Water temperature and system pressure effect on drip lateral properties

A study was conducted at the department of Agricultural Structure and Irrigation, Harran University, Sanliurfa, Turkey, to determine the effect of increased irrigation water temperature at various irrigation system pressures on emitter flow rate, lateral elongation, and Standard Flow Rate Index for six different brands of drip laterals. Test materials consisted of seven pressure and seven non-pressure compensating irrigation laterals from different manufacturers. Tests results showed that (a) tensile resistance stress tests indicated that 25% elongation levels were reached at about 40 kg of load. On average, pressure compensating laterals reached 25% elongation at 38 kg, while non-pressure compensating laterals reached 25% elongation at 32-kg load. There was no clear indication of the tested brands’ lateral wall thickness on the measurement, (b) pressure-regulated drip emitters had no or limited flow rate change due to increased irrigation water temperature, whereas non-pressure compensating emitters had significantly (P < 0.05) increased flow rates, and (c) finally, increased irrigation water temperature resulted in decreased flow rate variations that had a positive effect on standard deviation. Standard uniformity values improved with decreased flow rate variations in drip emitter flow rates.     

Laboratory experiment on drip emitter clogging with fresh water and treated sewage effluent

A laboratory experiment was carried out to study the emitter performance of three commonly used emitter types with the application of freshwater and treated sewage effluent (TSE). The three emitter types are the inline-labyrinth types of emitters with a turbulent flow (E1) and a laminar flow (E2) and the online pressure-compensation type of emitters (E3). The qualities of freshwater and TSE were measured, and the emitter performance was evaluated, using the relative emitter discharge, the reduction of emitter discharge (q_reduction), the coefficient of variation of emitter discharge (CV), the emission uniformity (EU), Christiansen uniformity coefficient (CU), and the percentage of emitter clogging (P_clog). Results showed that all indices were affected by water quality, emitter type and time of operation. The values of q_reduction, CV and P_clog for the TSE treatments were greater than those for the freshwater treatments. The values of EU and CU for the TSE treatment were lower than those for the freshwater treatments. The q_reduction, CV and P_clog increased and the EU and CU decreased as operational time increasing for the TSE treatment. For both freshwater and TSE treatments, the emitter clogging was more severe, the CV was greater, and the EU and CU were smaller for emitter type E2 than those for emitter types E1 and E3. Thus a more severe clogging was found for emitter type E2 due to its smaller flow-path dimension and higher manufacturing coefficient of variation in addition to the high pH values and relatively high total dissolved solids (TDS) values of the used water. Analyses of water quality and the precipitation components inside and at the outlet of emitters revealed that chemical precipitation was the main reason for emitter clogging due to high pH and ions’ concentration, especially in the TSE. Flushing emitters and drip pipes did not efficiently alleviate emitter clogging caused by chemical precipitation. In a conclusion, emitter type E3 showed a better anti-clogging function than emitter types E1 and E2 and was recommended for irrigation with TSE in the Beijing area of China.     

Soil moisture distribution patterns under surface and subsurface drip irrigation systems in sandy soil using neutron scattering technique

This study was carried out at the experimental field station of the Atomic Energy Authority in Anshas, Egypt, by the aim of assessing the soil moisture status under surface and subsurface drip irrigation systems, as a function of the variation in the distance between drippers along and between laterals. Moisture measurements were carried out using neutron moisture meter technique, and water distribution uniformity was assessed by applying Surfer Model. The presented data indicated that the soil moisture distribution and its uniformity within the soil profile under surface drip was to great extent affected by the distance between drippers rather than that between laterals. Generally, the soil moisture distribution under using 30-cm dripper spacing was better than of that under 50 cm. Under subsurface drip irrigation, the allocation of the irrigation system was the factor that dominantly affected the moisture trend under the studied variables. Installing the system at 30 cm from the soil surface is the one to be recommended as it represents the active root zone for most vegetable crops, beside it leads to a better water saving in sandy soils than that allocated at 15 cm depth.     

基于分形理论的地下滴灌灌水器水力特性研究

为了研究滴头工作压力和土壤物理特性对地下滴灌灌水器流量的影响,采用分形理论分析各种级配土壤的分形特征;以土壤颗粒质量分形维数、灌水器工作压力、土壤容积密度、土壤初始含水率为试验因素,运用混合水平均匀设计方法进行试验。结果表明,粘粒含量大小是土壤分形维数的主要影响因素,土壤分形维数随着粘粒含量的增加而增大;PLASSIM公司地下滴灌灌水器流量随土壤分形维数的增大而减小,即土壤质地越细地下滴灌滴头流量就越小;通过试验所建立的包含有土壤分形维数因素的地下滴灌灌水器流量计算经验公式的普适性较高。     

An assessment of hydraulic design of micro-irrigation systems

The hydraulic design of micro-irrigation systems to achieve high system uniformity has led design engineers to over-design irrigation systems arbitrarily. Commonly used emitter flow variations of 10–20% are equivalent to a uniformity coefficient of about 98-95%, or a coefficient of variation of emitter flow of only 3–7%. The uniformity of a micro-irrigation system is affected by not only hydraulic design but also manufacturer's variation, grouping of emitters, plugging, soil hydraulic characteristics and emitter spacings. Among all the factors affecting the uniformity, the hydraulic design, with an emitter flow variation of 10–20%, produces only a few percent change in uniformity. The manufacturer's variation of micro-irrigation emitters ranges from 2% to 20%. The hydraulic variation will be less significant when an emitter with 10% or more manufacturer's variation is selected. The grouping effect will reduce the coefficient of variation to half or more if four or more emitters can be grouped together. The effect of hydraulic design is also less significant with plugging situations. When there is no plugging, the emitter flow variation from 10% to 20% in hydraulic design will reduce spatial uniformity only about 8% from 93% to 85% when the emitter spacing is designed as half of the wetting diameter in the field. The hydraulic design criterion can be relaxed to 30%v of emitter flow variation, q_var(H), which can still achieve less than 20%v in coefficient of variation, or over 80% of uniformity coefficient in spatial uniformity of a micro-irrigation system     

重力式地下滴灌土壤水分运动规律的模拟研究

基于非饱和土壤水运动理论,建立了重力式地下滴灌条件下土壤水分运动数学模型,用Galerkin有限元法推导了重力式地下滴灌土壤水分运动有限元方程,并通过试验进行了验证,在此基础上模拟分析了中壤土条件下的滴灌管道埋深、出水孔孔径、供水压力对简易重力式地下滴灌土壤湿润特征和滴孔出水量的影响。结果表明所建模型可以分析地下滴灌土壤水分入渗规律,在中壤土条件下,不同供水压力、滴孔孔径虽对重力式地下滴灌的滴孔出流量有较大影响,但对土壤湿润特征影响微弱,地下滴灌管道埋深对土壤水分湿润特征影响较大,这些结论可为重力式地下滴灌合理的设计及运行提供理论依据。     

含沙水滴灌条件下灌水器抗堵塞试验研究

对4种不同滴灌管(带)在含沙水滴灌条件下灌水器的出流量变化及淤积堵塞情况进行了田间试验研究。经过多次灌水试验,结果表明,4种滴灌管(带)灌水器出流量均随灌水次数的增加和距离毛管进水口长度的增加呈减小趋势,最后完全堵塞的灌水器均发生在毛管的末端;在相同水质和灌水压力下,大流量灌水器抗堵塞性能较好,即大流道灌水器的抗堵塞性能优于小流道灌水器;随着灌水次数的增加在滴灌管(带)的管腔内有细小泥沙淤积,小流量滴灌管(带)在70～80 m处泥沙淤积量骤然增加,大流量滴灌管(带)在80～90 m处骤然增加,管内泥沙的沉积大大增加了灌水器的堵塞几率,因此定期对滴灌带进行冲洗可以有效减小堵塞。     

波动水压滴灌系统设计与实验分析

针对恒压条件下灌溉系统容易堵塞和在堵塞条件下灌水器均匀度低的弊端,基于可编程控制器PLC和变频器控制技术,提出了一种波动水压灌溉系统。采用正交实验设计方法,取基准水压、波动周期和波幅3个波动参数为因素,设计灌水器在波动水压条件下的水力性能实验。实验结果表明,在正弦波动模式下,基准水压和波幅对灌水器平均流量和抗堵塞性能影响较大,合理的基准水压和波幅组合可以提高灌水器在堵塞条件下的平均流量和抗堵塞性能;而振动周期对灌水器均匀度的影响最为显著;通过对实验数据的线性回归,建立了基于波动参数的平均流量计算表达式,为波动水压滴灌实际应用提供了设计依据。     

黄土高原重力式地下滴灌水分运动模型与分区参数研究

建立了重力式地下滴灌条件下的土壤水分运动模型,分析地下滴灌土壤水分入渗规律.对黄土高原不同分区的4种典型土壤、不同灌水技术要素条件下的地下滴灌土壤湿润体形态、滴孔处出流量及土壤土水势进行数值模拟得出:榆林紧砂土土壤导水率较大,向下渗漏过多,不适宜地下滴灌;安塞砂壤土、洛川中壤土、武功重壤土在相同灌水量下,供水压力与滴孔孔径对地下滴灌湿润体形态影响微弱,但对滴孔出流量有较大影响,因此在地下滴灌工程设计时,只需根据田块长度和渗水管损失设计孔径和供水压力,并采用较小供水压力,降低供水水池高度,减小工程量;对武功重壤土,孔径和供水压力较大时地下滴灌滴孔处土壤易饱和板结,宜采用较小的孔径和供水压力.     

Hydraulic design procedure for drip irrigation submain unit based on relative flow difference

The combined effects of hydraulic variation and manufacturing variation on the relative flow difference in drip emitters were analyzed for a drip irrigation submain unit. Emitter manufacturing variation is a random variable and follows a normal distribution, which can be expressed by emitter coefficient of manufacturing variation (v) and a random variable (u) following a standardized normal distribution. Emitter flow rate equation can be expressed by two parts: (1) emitter discharge coefficient (k) and discharge exponent (x) determine the flow rate (kh ^x ) from an emitter at pressure head (h) and (2) the unknown random term (uvkh ^x ), taking into account emitter manufacturing variation. Next, the formula for relative flow difference in a drip irrigation submain unit is derived based on (1) hydraulic variations due to head loss and elevation differences and (2) emitter manufacturing variation. A new hydraulic design procedure for drip irrigation submain unit is proposed based on the formula.     

Dynamics and modeling of soil water under subsurface drip irrigated onion

Subsurface drip irrigation provides water to the plants around the root zone while maintaining a dry soil surface. A problem associated with the subsurface drip irrigation is the formation of cavity at the soil surface above the water emission points. This can be resolved through matching dripper flow rates to the soil hydraulic properties. Such a matching can be obtained either by the field experiments supplemented by modeling. Simulation model (Hydrus-2D) was used and tested in onion crop (Allium cepa L.) irrigated through subsurface drip system during 2002-2003, 2003-2004 and 2004-2005. Onion was transplanted at a plant to plant and row to row spacing of 10 cm × 15 cm with 3 irrigation levels and 6 depths of placement of drip lateral. The specific objective of this study was to assess the effect of depth of placement of drip laterals on crop yield and application of Hydrus-2D model for the simulation of soil water. In sandy loam soils, it was observed that operating pressures of up to 1.0 kg cm⁻² did not lead to the formation of cavity above the subsurface dripper having drippers of 2.0 l h⁻¹ discharge at depths up to 30 cm. Wetted soil area of 60 cm wide and up to a depth of 30 cm had more than 18% soil water content, which was conducive for good growth of crop resulting in higher onion yields when drip laterals were placed either on soil surface or placed up to depths of 15 cm. In deeper placement of drip lateral (20 and 30 cm below surface), adequate soil water was found at 30, 45 and 60 cm soil depth. Maximum drainage occurred when drip lateral was placed at 30 cm depth. Maximum onion yield was recorded at 10 cm depth of drip lateral (25.7 t ha⁻¹). The application of Hydrus-2D confirmed the movement of soil water at 20 and 30 cm depth of placement of drip laterals. The model performance in simulating soil water was evaluated by comparing the measured and predicted values using three parameters namely, AE, RMSE and model efficiency. Distribution of soil water under field experiment and by model simulation at different growth stages agreed closely and the differences were statistically insignificant. The use of Hydrus-2D enabled corroborating the conclusions derived from the field experimentation made on soil water distribution at different depths of placement of drip laterals. This model helped in designing the subsurface drip system for efficient use of water with minimum drainage.     

Numerical simulations of water movement in a subsurface drip irrigation system under field and laboratory conditions using HYDRUS-2D

Due to the decreasing availability of water resources and the increasing competition for water between residential, industrial, and agricultural users, increasing irrigation efficiency, by methods like subsurface drip irrigation (SDI) systems, is a pressing concern for agricultural authorities. To properly manage SDI systems, and increase the efficiency of the water/fertilizer use while reducing water losses due to evaporation, the precise distribution of water around the emitters must be known. In this paper, the Windows-based computer software package HYDRUS-2D, which numerically simulates water, heat, and/or solute movement in two-dimensional, variably-saturated porous media, was used to evaluate the distribution of water around the emitter in a clay loam soil. The simulation results were compared with two sets of laboratory and field experiments involving SDI with emitters installed at different depths, and were evaluated using the root-mean-square-error (RMSE). The RMSE at different locations varied between 0.011 and 0.045 for volumetric water contents, and between 0.98 and 4.36 cm for wetting dimensions. Based on these values, it can be concluded that the correspondence between simulations and observations was very good.     

新型微压滴灌灌水器水力性能试验研究

在试验室内,对研制的微压灌水器进行了水力性能试验。试验结果表明:在微压(2~5 m)工作时,新型微压滴灌灌水器在自由出流状态下的出流规律符合设计要求;在工作压力范围内,微压灌水器的流量稳定,变化小;新型微压滴灌灌水器在连续工作1周后流量略有变化,出流更加均匀;微压滴灌灌水器抗堵塞能力强,性能可靠。     

微孔陶瓷渗灌与地下滴灌土壤水分运移特性对比

以微孔陶瓷灌水器为研究对象,在0 m工作水头下进行土壤水分运移特性试验,并以10 m额定工作水头下工作的地下滴灌灌水器作为对照。通过对比分析2种灌溉方式下累计入渗量、流量、湿润体特征和土壤含水率变化,结果表明:相同灌溉时间下微孔陶瓷渗灌的累计入渗量、湿润锋运移距离、湿润体截面面积均明显小于地下滴灌。微孔陶瓷渗灌的流量随时间逐渐减小,直至接近于零;试验后期,微孔陶瓷渗灌湿润体内整体土壤含水率变化较小;由于微孔陶瓷渗灌为无压连续灌溉,因此在其工作过程中可为作物提供一个恒定的水分环境。而地下滴灌的流量则会维持稳定,使得土壤含水率一直增大,停止灌溉后由于土壤水分再分布而减小。地下滴灌为被动恒压灌溉,因此其灌溉条件下作物生长的水分环境处于干湿交替的循环变化状态。     

Soil pits as a simple design aid for subsurface drip irrigation systems

A new method for designing subsurface drip irrigation (SDI) systems, referred to as the "soil pit method", is presented in this paper. The new method involves the installation of a trial irrigation system using thin-diameter polyethylene tube emitters. Soil water flow is then monitored by observation of the wetting front (WF) on the face of a soil pit. The soil pit method was applied at two field sites located at Forbes and Warren, New South Wales, Australia. Good agreement was found between the WF observed using the soil pit method and neutron moisture meter measurements of soil water content taken at both of the field sites. Data from the soil pit method was used to derive design parameters for drip irrigation systems at both field sites. These parameters were compared to those based on soil texture. At one site (Forbes), the two methods gave similar design parameters. A comparison of emitter lateral spacings that was conducted at this site confirmed that the lateral spacing suggested by the two methods was appropriate for the site. At the other site (Warren), however, the design parameters derived from the soil pit method were considerably different from those based on soil texture, with inadequate watering and water surfacing problems experienced from the SDI system designed using soil texture. Given the simplicity of the new design method and the minimal equipment and operator expertise that it requires, the soil pit method has potential to be a valuable tool in the design of SDI systems.Communicated by K. Bristow     

多点源滴灌条件下土壤水分运移模拟试验研究

为了指导密植作物的滴灌系统合理设计,通过室内物理试验模拟了多点源滴灌条件下土壤水分运移过程,重点研究了不同滴头流量下交汇湿润体内的土壤水分时空动态分布规律．多点源滴灌条件下土壤水分运动遵循先点源入渗、再湿润锋交汇和最后形成湿润带的规律．灌水结束时,土壤水分分布呈现湿润体上部复杂、下部相对简单的特征．湿润体上部,在滴头下方存在土壤含水率相对较高的区域,2个滴头之间近地表处存在土壤含水率相对较低的区域;湿润体下部同一深度土层上的含水率有趋于一致的趋势．灌水结束后,由于土壤水分再分布,同一深度土层上含水率差异逐渐减小．灌水量相同条件下,灌水结束时,滴头流量小的入渗深度较大,湿润体内土壤平均含水率较低;灌水结束后,受土壤水分再分配的作用,不同滴头流量下入渗深度的差异较灌水结束时有所减小．