Full Product Manual

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Sparse Plantings............................................................. 38
Selecting Emitters ..................................................... 39
Calculating the Wetted Area ................................... 40
Chapter Review ....................................................................... 41
Answer Key .................................................................... 42
Calculate System Run Time........................................................... 43
1. Calculate System Run Time ............................................... 44
Dense Plantings ............................................................. 44
Sparse Planting .............................................................. 45
2. Determine Maximum Run Time ....................................... 46
3. Determine Irrigation Interval ............................................ 48
Chapter Review ....................................................................... 49
Answer Key .................................................................... 50
Irrigate Non-Base Plants ................................................................ 51
Chapter Review ....................................................................... 52
Answer Key .................................................................... 53
Dense Hydrozone Design Worksheet .................................. 54
System Layout .................................................................................. 55
Using Inline Tubing ................................................................ 57
Placing Supplemental Emitters ................................... 57
System Configuration............................................................. 59
Irrigating Slopes ...................................................................... 61
Container Plants ...................................................................... 62
System Hydraulics........................................................................... 63
Water Pressure ......................................................................... 63
Static/Dynamic Pressure.............................................. 63
Calculating Pressure Loss ...................................................... 64
Flow ................................................................................. 64
Determine Maximum Lateral Lengths ....................... 68
Pressure Loss Calculation ............................................ 69
High Pressure .......................................................................... 71
Hydraulics Worksheet ............................................................ 72
Installation, Maintenance, and Trouble Shooting .................... 73
Installation................................................................................ 73
Maintenance and Troubleshooting ....................................... 74
Appendices ....................................................................................... 77
Formulas For Xerigation Design........................................... 77
PET Data ................................................................................... 81
Friction Loss and Performance Data .................................... 85
Xerigation Planning Blank Forms......................................... 87
Glossary .................................................................................... 95
Xerigation Product Line ......................................................... 99
Installation Details ................................................................ 103
Bibliography ................................................................................... 104
Index................................................................................................. 105
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