Study on local head-loss of the drip irrigation tape equipped with integrated in-line emitters by considering cross-section deformation
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DOI:10.7606/j.issn.1000-7601.2021.02.12
Key Words: drip irrigation tape  in-line emitter  cross-section deformation  local head-loss  numerical simulation
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WANG Yalin College of Hydraulic & Environmental Engineering, China Three Gorges University, Yichang, Hubei 443000, China 
JU Xueliang Key Laboratory of Environmental Protection of State Grid Corporation of China, State Grid Shaanxi Electric Power Research InstituteXi’an, Shaanxi, 710054, China 
LI Meng, College of Biological & Pharmaceutical Sciences of China Three Gorges University, Yichang, Hubei 443000, China 
HU Zihan College of Hydraulic & Environmental Engineering, China Three Gorges University, Yichang, Hubei 443000, China 
ZHAO Yonghong College of Hydraulic & Environmental Engineering, China Three Gorges University, Yichang, Hubei 443000, China 
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Abstract:
      In order to study the effect of cross-section deformation on local head-loss in in-line drip irrigation tape, in this paper, six different wall thickness of drip irrigation tapes were selected, the relationship between cross-section deformation and the wall thickness and pressure were obtained by the experiment. On this basis, the influencing factors of local head-loss in drip irrigation tape were obtained by numerical simulation and dimension analysis. The results showed that the shape of the cross-section of the drip irrigation tape varied with the pressure, low-pressure conditions, the cross-section of the drip irrigation tape was nearly elliptical. The expression of local head-loss in in-line drip irrigation tape with variable cross-section was given, and the local head-loss in the drip irrigation tape was inversely proportional to the 0.867 power of the flatness of the drip irrigation tape. In the actual project, when calculating the head-loss of the drip irrigation tape, it is necessary to distinguish between low pressure and non-low pressure working conditions. When the non-circular cross-section of the drip irrigation tape appeared under low pressure, the influence of the cross section deformation of the drip irrigation tape on the head-loss of the drip irrigation tape should be considered. It can be estimated by referring to the 15% ratio of the local head-loss to the friction head-loss in the analysis of the calculation example in this paper, or multiplying it by a correction factor of about 1.5 based on the calculation of the circular section.