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Hydraulic characterization of porous pipes made of recycled automobile tires used in subsurface irrigation/Caracterizacao hidraulica de tubos porosos oriundos de pneus reciclados utilizados em irrigacao subsuperficial

Even considering the ecological appeal to reuse wastes, the technical feasibility of irrigation products, such as porous pipes made of recycled automobile tires, must be assessed. Besides the hydraulic characterization is one of these technical requirements, it also provides essential data for desig...

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Published in:Revista brasileira de engenharia agrĂ­cola e ambiental 2014-11, Vol.18 (11), p.1095
Main Authors: Pinto, Marinaldo F, de Camargo, Antonio P, Neto, Osvaldo Rettore, Frizzone, Jose A
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Language:Spanish
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Summary:Even considering the ecological appeal to reuse wastes, the technical feasibility of irrigation products, such as porous pipes made of recycled automobile tires, must be assessed. Besides the hydraulic characterization is one of these technical requirements, it also provides essential data for designing subsurface irrigation systems. The objective of the research was to study the following characteristics of porous pipes: head loss, pressure-flow rate relationship, and variation of flow rate. Five samples of pipe were employed for determining head loss; eigth samples were used for determining pressure-flow rate curves and coefficient of variation evaluating seven pressures. Head loss experiments required pipes externally sealed (waterproofed) as well as pipes operating normally under several flow rates. The coefficient of variation of flow was around 5%, which represents a satisfactory result. The power function did not fit to the experimental data of pressure-flow rate. The head loss coefficient and the friction correction factor due to outflow of emitters presented values which did not match with those found in literature. Effects related to pipe diameter changes due to operating pressure must be taken into account in further studies. Key words: microirrigation flow rate head loss Mesmo diante do apelo ecologico pelo reaproveitamento de residuos, os produtos de irrigacao, como e caso de tubos porosos oriundos de pneus reciclados, devem ser avaliados quanto a sua viabilidade tecnica. A caracterizacao hidraulica e um dos requisitos necessarios para tal finalidade alem de fornecer dados essenciais ao dimensionamento de sistemas de irrigacao. Diante do exposto objetivou-se caracterizar tubos porosos quanto aos fatores perda de carga, vazao em funcao da pressao e variacao de vazao. Foram utilizadas cinco amostras de tubo para determinacao da perda de carga e oito para a determinacao da curva vazao-pressao e do coeficiente de variacao, sendo ensaiados sete niveis de pressao. A perda de carga foi determinada com tubo impermeabilizado e com distribuicao de vazao para diferentes vazoes. O tubo poroso apresentou coeficiente de variacao de vazao em torno de 5%, considerado resultado satisfatorio. O modelo potencial nao se ajustou aos dados da curva caracteristica vazao-pressao. Os fatores de atrito e de reducao de perda de carga apresentaram comportamento divergente da literatura em que outros fatores, como a variacao do diametro, devem ser estudados com maiores de
ISSN:1415-4366
DOI:10.1590/1807-1929/agriambi.v18n11p1095-1101