Understanding physical clogging in drip irrigation: in situ, in-lab and numerical approaches

Understanding physical clogging in drip irrigation: in situ, in-lab and numerical approaches

Dripper clogging is a major drawback of microirrigation systems that must be addressed to improve their efficiency and durability. Particle-induced clogging is first studied in situ. The experiments consist in observing in real conditions the behavior of a series of drippers fitted on an agricultura...

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Published in:Irrigation science Vol. 34; no. 4; pp. 327 - 342
Main Authors: Bounoua, Salim, Séverine Tomas, Jérôme Labille, Bruno Molle, Jacques Granier, Pierre Haldenwang, Surani Nuur Izzati
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: Berlin/Heidelberg Springer Berlin Heidelberg 01-07-2016
Springer Nature B.V
Springer Verlag
Subjects:
Agriculture
Aquatic Pollution
Biomedical and Life Sciences
Calcite
Channels
Clay
Clay (material)
Climate Change
Computational fluid dynamics
Continental interfaces, environment
Drip irrigation
Durability
Efficiency
emitters (equipment)
Environment
Environment and Society
Environmental Sciences
filters
Fluid dynamics
fluid mechanics
Freshwater
Illite
Irrigation
Irrigation water
Life Sciences
microirrigation
Plugging
Review
river water
Rivers
salt concentration
Sciences of the Universe
Sediments
smectite
Smectites
Sustainable Development
Waste Water Technology
Water analysis
Water Industry/Water Technologies
Water Management
Water Pollution Control
France
France, Provence-Cote d'Azur, Durance R
ANE, France
Clay Particle
Calcite
Suspended Particulate Matter
Turbulent Kinetic Energy
Water Velocity
VELOCITY
IRRIGATION
MICROIRRIGATION SYSTEMS
FLUID VELOCITY FIELD
FIELD OBSERVATIONS
LABORATORY ANALYSIS
FLUID DYNAMICS
AGRICULTURAL PLOTS
LABYRINTH CHANNELS
CLAY MINERALS
BIOLOGICAL CLOGGING
COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS
NUMERICAL APPROACHES
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Summary:Dripper clogging is a major drawback of microirrigation systems that must be addressed to improve their efficiency and durability. Particle-induced clogging is first studied in situ. The experiments consist in observing in real conditions the behavior of a series of drippers fitted on an agricultural plot in the south of France. The plot is supplied from a canal with Durance River water. The latter is loaded with sediments that gradually clog drippers and filters. Water analysis reveal that physicochemical clogging prevails over biological clogging. This characterization helps in setting in-lab experiment protocol. Indeed, besides field observation of clogging, laboratory analyses of both the irrigation water and the clogging material are performed with reactive and inert clay: smectite and an illite–calcite mix. A surprising tendency is observed: Salt concentration in smectite seeded water decreases the clogging, whereas it increases agglomerate size. Computational fluid dynamic simulations are carried out to investigate the impact of particles on flow behavior. Results demonstrate that clay particles interacting with the flow govern the complex structure of the fluid velocity fields inside the dripper labyrinth channel.
Bibliography:http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00271-016-0506-8
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ISSN:0342-7188
1432-1319
DOI:10.1007/s00271-016-0506-8