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Drip and Micro Irrigation Design and Management

for Trees, Vines and Field Crops
Practice plus Theory
Charles M. Burt, Ph.D., P.E. and Stuart W. Styles, D.E., P.E.

This book is targeted for people who need to know practical, technical details related to design, material selection, installation, and management of drip and micro irrigation systems.  The information in this book was obtained over the years from discussions with literally hundreds of growers, system designers, installers, and professionals.  This information is (i) a mix of new ideas developed by the authors; (ii) a compilation of grower, dealer, and manufacturer experiences and common knowledge; and (iii) some data from published articles or books. 

Drip and Micro Irrigation Design and Management by Burt and Styles

Section 1  Drip and Micro Irrigation General Principles
  Chapter 1  Background to Drip/Micro Irrigation
  Chapter 2  Irrigation Efficiency and Uniformity

  Chapter 3  Evaluation and Improvement of Drip/Micro Systems

  Chapter 4  System Flow Rate Requirements

  Chapter 5  Salinity for Drip/Micro

  Chapter 6  Emitter/Sprayer Designs

  Chapter 7  Hose Friction and Hydraulics

  Chapter 8  Strategies for Sizing Pipes and Hoses

  Chapter 9 Special Valves

  Chapter 10 Filtration

  Chapter 11  Chemical Injection for Water Treatment

  Chapter 12  Irrigation Consumer Bill of Rights 

Section 2  Row and Field Crop Drip
  Chapter 13  Background to Row and Field Crop Drip
  Chapter 14  Benefits from Row Crop Drip
  Chapter 15  Typical Field Layouts
  Chapter 16  Management and Design Considerations
  Chapter 17  Design of Tape/Hose Laterals
  Chapter 18  Flushing of Hoses and Manifolds - Tape
  Chapter 19  Example Design of Manifold Sizing

 
Section 3  Subsurface Drip (SDI) on Trees/Vines
  Chapter 20  Permanent Buried Drip (SDI) on Trees/Vines

Section 4  Example Designs
  Chapter 21  Example Drip Design #1 Vines - Pressure Regulator on each Hose
  Chapter 22  Example Drip Design #2 - No Pressure Regulators at Individual Hoses
  Chapter 23  Detailed Design of Microspray System

 

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