Development of Surface Irrigation Systems Design and Evaluation Software (SIDES)

•Software for the design of surface irrigation and water conveyance systems is developed.•Evaluation of surface irrigation systems is also incorporated in developed software.•The surface irrigation system design is based on the volume balance approach.•Visual Basic 6 programming language is used for...

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Published in:Computers and electronics in agriculture 2014-01, Vol.100, p.100-109
Main Authors: Adamala, Sirisha, Raghuwanshi, N.S., Mishra, Ashok
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Agronomy. Soil science and plant productions
Basin
Biological and medical sciences
Border
Channels
Computer programs
Conveying
Design engineering
Education
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
Furrow
Furrows
Irrigation systems
Open channel
Pipeline
Software
Surface irrigation systems
Visual programming languages
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Summary:•Software for the design of surface irrigation and water conveyance systems is developed.•Evaluation of surface irrigation systems is also incorporated in developed software.•The surface irrigation system design is based on the volume balance approach.•Visual Basic 6 programming language is used for the development of software.•The software provides detailed step wise design results in a text format for all modules. A software for the design and evaluation of surface irrigation systems (furrow, border and basin) along with the design of water conveyance systems (open channel and pipe line) is developed to assist users in educational and research organizations. The software named as ‘SIDES’ is developed using Visual Basic 6 programming language. The developed software for the design of surface irrigation systems is based on the volume balance approach and is tested using the available published datasets. Results obtained using the SIDES matched well with the published datasets for all the designs. Besides the design parameters at maximum application efficiency, SIDES also provides detailed tabular and step wise design results. A comprehensive ‘Help’ menu is incorporated in the SIDES to facilitate a thorough understanding of the theory and methodology adopted for the design.
ISSN:0168-1699
1872-7107
DOI:10.1016/j.compag.2013.11.004