Structural optimization of pit bionic drip irrigation emitter to improve hydraulic performance and anti-clogging performance
Zhen Zhao, Tianyu Xu, Yanru Su, Sanlin Bao, Qiuyue Yu
TL;DR
This paper improves drip irrigation emitters by optimizing their structure to reduce clogging and improve water flow.
Contribution
A novel pit bionic design is proposed to enhance hydraulic and anti-clogging performance of drip irrigation emitters.
Findings
Optimized emitters reduced sand particle sedimentation by 58.02% on average for specific particle sizes.
The optimized model showed 13.34% and 14.51% higher relative traffic in the third and fourth stages.
The maximum allowable particle size for the optimized design was nearly twice that of the original design.
Abstract
The blockage inside the flow channel of drip irrigation emitters is a key issue that restricts their usability. The low-speed vortex zone that exists in traditional channel design is the core reason. This study designed four different structures of pit bionic drip irrigation emitters based on the principles of plant bionics. The computational fluid dynamics (CFD) numerical simulation method was adopted and the flow velocity and turbulence energy of four structures were analyzed. The discrete element method (DEM) was combined to study the motion trajectory of 0.1 mm sand particles. The results indicate that schemes 1, 2, and 4 all have significant low-speed vortices in the return water zone (D zone). The situation in scheme 3 is relatively mild and the probability of sand particles depositing in the channel decreases. The flow channel structure was further optimized based on the original…
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Taxonomy
TopicsIrrigation Practices and Water Management · Hydraulic flow and structures · Hydrology and Sediment Transport Processes