Taking measures to improve water management is of particular importance because the on-going demand for irrigation water may lead to an increase in pressure on water sources. The need to increase irrigation's flexibility and efficiency has led to the development of more advanced pressurized irrigation such as sprinkler irrigation. Sprinkler irrigation is the process of applying water in the form of a spray or in the form of rainfall. Both distribution uniformity and coefficient of uniformity result in approximately the same values when uniformity is high. During applying irrigation water for crops in sprinkler irrigation water mostly lost by wind speed in the form of evaporation. It is affected by the direction and magnitude of the prevailing wind. The other factor that affects the uniformity of irrigation is the raiser height, mainly in windy areas. As the riser height decreases, water application uniformity will increase and also evaporation and drift losses will increase. For wind speeds under 4 m. p. h., they either have minimal or no impact on the distribution pattern. The distribution of irrigation water is also impacted by wind direction relative to lateral lines. When the wind is blowing from the lateral at an angle of between 15 and 45 degrees, a better pattern can be produced. The distribution of water in sprinkler system equipment is influenced by water pressure at the riser as well. Because the slope of the line is less and the higher pressures are better, this suggests that as wind speeds rise, the influence of pressure becomes more pronounced. It is advised that a sprinkler head be used within the manufacturer's specified range of pressures in order to achieve irrigation consistency.
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abstract = {Taking measures to improve water management is of particular importance because the on-going demand for irrigation water may lead to an increase in pressure on water sources. The need to increase irrigation's flexibility and efficiency has led to the development of more advanced pressurized irrigation such as sprinkler irrigation. Sprinkler irrigation is the process of applying water in the form of a spray or in the form of rainfall. Both distribution uniformity and coefficient of uniformity result in approximately the same values when uniformity is high. During applying irrigation water for crops in sprinkler irrigation water mostly lost by wind speed in the form of evaporation. It is affected by the direction and magnitude of the prevailing wind. The other factor that affects the uniformity of irrigation is the raiser height, mainly in windy areas. As the riser height decreases, water application uniformity will increase and also evaporation and drift losses will increase. For wind speeds under 4 m. p. h., they either have minimal or no impact on the distribution pattern. The distribution of irrigation water is also impacted by wind direction relative to lateral lines. When the wind is blowing from the lateral at an angle of between 15 and 45 degrees, a better pattern can be produced. The distribution of water in sprinkler system equipment is influenced by water pressure at the riser as well. Because the slope of the line is less and the higher pressures are better, this suggests that as wind speeds rise, the influence of pressure becomes more pronounced. It is advised that a sprinkler head be used within the manufacturer's specified range of pressures in order to achieve irrigation consistency.},
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