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Application of Micro-Computed Tomography to Decipher Deposition and Flocking Patterns of Clogging Material on Cylindrical Drip Emitters


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1 Water and Livelihoods Foundation, Tarnaka, Secunderabad, Telangana 500 017, India
2 C.V.R. College of Engineering, Mangalpalli, Ibrahimpatnam (M), Telangana 501 510, India
 

Five sets of cylindrical drip emitters used for up to five years in the farmlands were scanned using micro-computed tomography. Around 54.46–94.52% of the total clogging material on the emitters was found on the active outlet areas that facilitate delivery of water by the emitters. Also, larger flocks of the clogging material were found on the outlet areas. Emitter geometric features, viz. width of flow path, dent angle and boundary curvature were observed to influence the extent of physical and chemical clogging. Any attempt to design an anti-clogging emitter may necessarily include optimization of active outlets.

Keywords

Anti-Clogging Performance, Drip Emitter, Flocking Patterns, Geometry Optimization, Micro-Computed Tomography.
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Authors

Venkata Ramamohan Ramachandrula
Water and Livelihoods Foundation, Tarnaka, Secunderabad, Telangana 500 017, India
Ramamohan Reddy Kasa
C.V.R. College of Engineering, Mangalpalli, Ibrahimpatnam (M), Telangana 501 510, India

Abstract


Five sets of cylindrical drip emitters used for up to five years in the farmlands were scanned using micro-computed tomography. Around 54.46–94.52% of the total clogging material on the emitters was found on the active outlet areas that facilitate delivery of water by the emitters. Also, larger flocks of the clogging material were found on the outlet areas. Emitter geometric features, viz. width of flow path, dent angle and boundary curvature were observed to influence the extent of physical and chemical clogging. Any attempt to design an anti-clogging emitter may necessarily include optimization of active outlets.

Keywords


Anti-Clogging Performance, Drip Emitter, Flocking Patterns, Geometry Optimization, Micro-Computed Tomography.

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.18520/cs%2Fv124%2Fi6%2F738-747