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Accurate water delivery using a simplified automated farm turnout
Author(s) -
Stringam Blair L.,
Sauer Brian W.,
Pugh Clifford A.
Publication year - 2003
Publication title -
irrigation and drainage
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.421
H-Index - 38
eISSN - 1531-0361
pISSN - 1531-0353
DOI - 10.1002/ird.102
Subject(s) - turnout , environmental science , work (physics) , hydrology (agriculture) , marine engineering , engineering , geotechnical engineering , mechanical engineering , political science , voting , politics , law
A simplified automated farm turnout was designed to maintain constant turnout flowrates from canal delivery systems to individual farm fields. Off‐the‐shelf components were combined to fabricate this device. The cost of all the components totaled less than $2300. All of these components work together to maintain turnout flowrates to the specified amount plus or minus 3% error. These turnouts are recommended for canal systems where the canal levels typically fluctuate throughout the day. Four of these automated turnouts have been installed; three on farms near Boise, Idaho, and one in Yuma, Arizona. Copyright © 2003 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.