Sprinkler and Drip Irrigation

V. Ravikumar is currently the chief Scientist in an All India coordinated project namely Irrigation Water Management at Water Technology Centre, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University (TNAU), Coimbatore, India. He obtained Bachelor of Engineering degree from Agricultural Engineering College, TNAU, Coimbatore; and masters and doctorate degrees in Irrigation Water Management in College of Engineering, Guindy, Chennai. He has more than 30 research publications which include two in American Society of Civil Engineers, three in Agricultural Water Management and one in Irrigation Science. He has taught this subject of Sprinkler and Drip irrigation to students of agricultural engineering, working professionals and farmers for a period of 27 years. He is a Co-developer of a popular free software for the design of drip irrigation systems namely, Drip System Simulation Programme (DSSP). He was awarded with Shrimati Saroma Sanyal Memorial prize by Institution of Engineers (India) in 2011.

Sprinkler Irrigation Types & Components.- Uniform Irrigation with Sprinklers.- Layout of Sprinkler Systems.- Design of Periodic Move and Solid Set Sprinkler Systems.- Selection of Pumps.- Maintenance and Operation of Sprinkler Irrigation Systems.- Drip Irrigation Components.- Drip  Irrigation –Planning Factors.- Hydraulics of Micro irrigation Pipes.- Drip Subunit Design with Uniform Diameter pipes in Uniform Slopes.- Design with Telescopic Pipes in Uniform and Non-uniform Slopes.- Design of Mains.- Fertigation.- Maintenance and Operation of Drip Irrigation Systems.- Evapotranspiration for Micro Irrigated Crops.- Rhizosphere Modelling.- Water Budgeting & Economic Evaluation.- Pressure, Energy and Power in Water.- Bernoulli’s law.- Soil Texture and Soil Moisture.- Soil Water Movement.- Salinity.- Pumps.