B.Tech. Agricultural Engineering · Semester 7

Sprinkler and Micro Irrigation Systems

IDE7.5 Irrigation & Drainage Engineering

Syllabus lecture plan

1. 02Design of sprinkler irrigation system: layout selection, hydraulic design 3 of lateral, sub-main and main pipe line, design steps; Selection of pump and power unit for sprinkler irrigation system
2. 03Performance evaluation of sprinkler irrigation system: water distribution 2 pattern and overlapping of sprinklers and laterals, uniformity coefficient and pattern efficiency
3. 04Micro Irrigation systems: types- drip, spray, & bubbler systems, merits 2 and demerits, different components
4. 05Design of drip irrigation system: general considerations, wetting 3 patterns, irrigation requirement, emitter selection; Hydraulics of drip irrigation system, design steps
5. 06Necessary steps for proper operation of a drip irrigation system, 2 maintenance of micro irrigation system: clogging problems, filter cleaning, flushing and chemical treatment
6. 07Fertigation: advantages and limitations of fertigation, fertigation 3 frequency, duration and injection rate, methods of fertigation

Part of the B.Tech. Agricultural Engineering curriculum (ICAR recommendations). Upload or find notes, previous-year papers and quick-revision reels for each lecture on theciae.