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Cleaning Options for Canal Siphons
Author(s) -
Messina Michael J.
Publication year - 2003
Publication title -
opflow
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1551-8701
pISSN - 0149-8029
DOI - 10.1002/j.1551-8701.2003.tb01729.x
Subject(s) - pigging , engineering , irrigation , marine engineering , petroleum engineering , mining engineering , environmental science , computer science , geology , hydrology (agriculture) , geotechnical engineering , mechanical engineering , pipeline (software) , ecology , biology
This article describes how the Solano Irrigation District (SID) used pigging devices to clean inverted siphons. Special considerations are discussed for this project that include: flat grade of the canal; space constraints; multiple passes; a stuck pig; and, exit flow conditions.