Dynamic Fluidic Sprinkler and Intelligent Sprinkler Irrigation Technologies (eBook)

Dr. Xingye Zhu is a researcher and Ph.D. advisor at Jiangsu University, China. He obtained his Ph.D. degree in Jiangsu University in 2009. Since then, he has worked in several Chinese projects in the field of sprinkler irrigation. He is the author of more than 100 articles published in reputed journals and is a member of different international working groups. 

Dr. Alexander Fordjour is a lecturer at the Koforidua Technical University, Ghana. He received his Ph.D. in Fluid Machinery Engineering from Jiangsu University, China. His research interests are irrigation design and performance improvement, fluid machinery, water resources engineering and management. He is the author of more than 10 articles published in the international journals.  

Dr. Junping Liu is an associate professor at Jiangsu University, and she obtained her Ph.D. degree in Jiangsu University in 2012. She researched on the theory and technology of new water-saving irrigation equipment these years. She has published more than 60 papers and 20 Chinese invention patents.

Dr. Shouqi Yuan is a professor and Ph.D. advisor at Jiangsu University, China. He has been awarded 2 Chinese National Second Prize for Sci-Tech Advancement and 1 Chinese National Second Prize for Teaching Achievements. Currently, he is the secretary of the Party Committee of Jiangsu University in China and director of Chinese National Water Pump and System Engineering Technology Research Center. He is the author of more than 400 articles published in reputed journal and 14 books. 

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This book presents a newly designed dynamic fluidic sprinkler (DFS) to improve hydraulic performance of the existing complete fluidic sprinkler (CFS) under low-pressure conditions. Sprinkler irrigation has high prospects for improving water management in crop production. In recent years, low-pressure water-saving has become an important research content in the field of sprinkler irrigation. It introduces the effect of riser height on rotation uniformity and application rate of the dynamic fluidic sprinkler. It also discusses the intelligent sprinkler irrigation technologies for autonomous and remote sensing system. This book will be a useful reference for researchers and professionals in the field of agriculture and irrigation.