Authors

John Wiersma

Publication Date

1955

Bulletin Number

16

Document Type

Article

Description

Important factors in obtaining uniform water distribution include wind, operating pressure, spacing of sprinklers, uniformity of sprinkler rotation, and ratio of size of range nozzle to spreader nozzle. Sprinkler installations in the past have been developed in areas of relatively low wind velocities. Rather limited data are available on the effect of wind on water distribution from the use of sprinklers under conditions of comparatively high wind velocities. To overcome the poor water distribution and to locate the point of sharp break in uniformity, a field study was undertaken with the following variables: (1) wind velocity, (2) height of riser, (3) angle of wind with respect to lateral line, (4) water pressure at riser, (5) riser spacing within and between laterals, (6) quantity of water per sprinkler head, and (7) type of sprinkler head.

Pages

19

Publisher

South Dakota State University

Type

text

Format

application/pdf

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