Performance analysis of on-demand pressurized irrigation systems

FAO Irrigation and Drainage Paper  59



Performance Analysis
of On-demand
Pressurized
Irrigation Systems

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Table of contents

Part I   [281kb]

I  On-demand irrigation systems and data necessary for their design
2  Network layout

Part II   [612kb]

3  Computation of flows for on-demand irrigation systems
4  Pipe-size calculation

Part III   [777kb]

5   Analysis of performance

Part IV    [392kb]

6   Management issues
Bibliography
Annex 1 Validation of the 1st Clément model
Annex 2 Pipe materials and design considerations
Annex 3 Example of input and output files


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