A decision support model for travelling gun irrigation machines
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Article Title | A decision support model for travelling gun irrigation machines |
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ERA Journal ID | 3455 |
Article Category | Article |
Authors | Smith, Rod (Author), Gillies, Malcolm H. (Author), Newell, Geoffrey (Author) and Foley, Joseph P. (Author) |
Journal Title | Biosystems Engineering |
Journal Citation | 100 (1), pp. 126-136 |
Number of Pages | 11 |
Year | 2008 |
Publisher | Elsevier |
Place of Publication | United Kingdom |
ISSN | 1537-5110 |
1537-5129 | |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biosystemseng.2008.01.004 |
Web Address (URL) | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1537511008000251 |
Abstract | The computer model, TRAVGUN was developed to simulate the irrigation applications by travelling gun machines under different wind conditions. A novel approach to calibration of the model was introduced to give both the sprinkler pattern (radial leg) and the six wind parameters of the empirical sprinkler irrigation model, from simple field measurements of applied depths along transects perpendicular to the travel direction of the machine. Once calibrated, TRAVGUN can be used to investigate the sprinkler patterns and transects under other wind conditions. When seasonal wind information is available the user can simulate the field application while changing various operating parameters such as the lane spacing and sector angle to identify the optimum values for those parameters. |
Keywords | rain gun; sprinkler pattern; radial leg; wind distortion |
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020 | 300201. Agricultural hydrology |
409901. Agricultural engineering | |
400513. Water resources engineering | |
Public Notes | File reproduced in accordance with the copyright policy of the publisher/author. |
Byline Affiliations | National Centre for Engineering in Agriculture |
https://research.usq.edu.au/item/9yx52/a-decision-support-model-for-travelling-gun-irrigation-machines
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