Evaluation of Adsorption Mechanism in Clogging of Materials Used in Drip Irrigation System


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Authors

  • Vishal K. Chavan
  • P. Balakrishnan
  • S. K. Deshmukh
  • Vishal K. Ingle

Keywords:

Drip irrigation, clogging, adsorption, Langmuir and Freundlich, polymers

Abstract

A laboratory study was conducted to understand the adsorption mechanism in clogging of different materials used in drip irrigation system. The adsorption characteristics of Langmuir and Freundlich equations for granules of PVC, LLDPE, silicon diaphragm (rubber button) and HDPE were analysed. The result indicated that the per cent clogging was higher for LLDPE indicating 6.9 to 11.1% from day 1 to day 15 compared to other grinded materials. The minimum per cent clogging was recorded as 1.1 to 3.0% for PVC. The adsorption study demonstrated that LLDPE is the most and PVC is the least susceptible to clogging.

Author Biographies

  • Vishal K. Chavan
    M.Tech. Student,
  • P. Balakrishnan
    Dean, College of Agriculture Engineering, Raichur, Karnataka;
  • S. K. Deshmukh
    Chief Coordinator, M/s. Jain Irrigation System Private
    Limited, Jalgaon, Maharashtra 
  • Vishal K. Ingle
    Assistant Professor, Department of Soil and Water Engineering, College of Agriculture, Gulbarga, Karnataka

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Vol. 50 No. 3 (2013)

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Chavan, V. K., Balakrishnan, P., Deshmukh, S. K., & Ingle, V. K. (2014). Evaluation of Adsorption Mechanism in Clogging of Materials Used in Drip Irrigation System. Journal of Agricultural Engineering, 50(3). https://epubs.icar.org.in/index.php/JAE/article/view/37040