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The document outlines a course on Micro Irrigation Systems, detailing its objectives, instructional units, and course outcomes. It covers various irrigation methods including drip, sprinkler, surge, and subsurface irrigation, along with their design, layout, and hydraulics. The course aims to equip students with technical knowledge and practical skills in modern irrigation practices and their economic implications.

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Syllabus Template

The document outlines a course on Micro Irrigation Systems, detailing its objectives, instructional units, and course outcomes. It covers various irrigation methods including drip, sprinkler, surge, and subsurface irrigation, along with their design, layout, and hydraulics. The course aims to equip students with technical knowledge and practical skills in modern irrigation practices and their economic implications.

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Course

Programme Name of the Course L T P C


Code

B.E. 21AG8309 MICRO IRRIGATION SYSTEM 3 0 0 3

 To expose the students to basic conceptual differences in the


design of Pressure Irrigation systems viz., Drip, Sprinkler,
Surge and Capillary modes
 To help the students gain a thorough design and layout
understanding based on the Hydraulics of pipe-flow coupled
Course with friction loss calculations
Objective  To impart technical confidence in the minds of students in making
choice based and corrections imbibed layout designs with cost
economics.
 To infer about the merits and demerits of modern irrigation
practices with conventional ones
 Gain knowledge about Urban agriculture and its scope in the modern world

Instructional
Unit Description
Hours
CONCEPTS AND HYDRAULICS OF MICROIRRIGATION
Pressure Irrigation Concepts – Underground/Overground irrigation
conveyance - Drip Irrigation – Sprinkler Irrigation –Perfospray Irrigation
- Blind Pipe Hydraulics – Head Loss due Friction – Multi-outlet
(Irrigation)/Multi-inlet (Drainage) Pipe flow Hydraulics –General
I Formula - Darcy-Weisbach theoretical and empirical formulae – Hazen- 9
Williams Formula – Reduction Factor – Christiansen’s Formula -
Hydraulic Gradient - Slope gradient effectsonfrictionlosses-
SurgeIrrigation SubsurfaceCapillaryDiffusion–PitcherIrrigation–Micro-
sprinklers–Pop-upSprinklers–LawnandLandscapeIrrigationlayouts
II DESIGNANDLAYOUTOFDRIPIRRIGATION 9
BasicDataandInformation–SoilCompatibility–CropSuitability–
RowtoRowandPlant to Plant Spacing – Per Hectare Square Layouts –
Crop Population – Evapo-transpiration variations with Crop and Climate
– Wetting Circles around Plants – Daily WaterRequirements–
PumpDischargerequirements–Emittertypes–DailyIrrigationDuration –
PermissibleFrictionLossvariations–DripperPressureVsDischarge–Multi-
outlet Lateral and Sub-main Pressures – Mainline Pressures (Blind pipes)
– Horse-Power and MaterialRequirements–-
PipesizedeterminationsUniformityCoefficient–Catch-Canand
HydraulicGradienttechniques-CostEconomics–Operationandmaintenance

DESIGNANDLAYOUTOFSPRINKLERIRRIGATION
Basic Data and Information – Soil types and Infiltration rates –Bulk crop
coverage – Water Requirement – Frequency of Irrigation - Materials
required – Solid Systems – Portable systems–systemcomponents–
sprinklerspacingalonglaterals-LateralSpacingalong sub-mains–
OperationalPressurerequirements–HorsePowerofPump–theoretical water
III 9
distribution patterns – sprinkler spray circle overlapping- Perfospray
sprinkling – HighPressureSprayGuns–determinationofpipesizes–
calibrationofsprinkler dischargeswithoperatingPressures–catch-
cansforUniformityCoefficientevaluation–
OperationandMaintenanceaspects–costeconomics.

DESIGNANDLAYOUTOFSURGEIRRIGATION
Surge Flow Furrow Irrigation – Hydraulics – ON-OFF flow cycling –
Surge Cycle Ratio - infiltration variations – water front advance
IV predictions – optimization of furrow inflowrateswithlengthandspacing– 9
WaterDistributionEfficiency–soilandcropcompatibility-semi-
automationwithleversystems–totalautomationwithsensorsystem–
limitations-costeconomics.
DESIGNANDLAYOUTOFSUB-SURFACEIRRIGATION
Sub-surface piping and wick networks – capillary diffusion mode –
location of pipes and outlets – rootzone wetting patterns – Pitcher Pot
Irrigation – Afforestation, KitchenGardening and Terrace cultivation
V prospects – surface mulching – automation with soil moisture deficit 9
sensing – cost economics.

Total Instructional Hours 45

Course
Outcome

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REFERENCE BOOKS:
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