KAHRAMANMARAS SUTCU IMAM UNIVERSITY JOURNAL OF NATURAL SCIENCES, cilt.19, sa.4, ss.445-453, 2016 (ESCI)
This study was carried out in Kahramanmaras Sutcu Imam University, Faculty of Agriculture and Biosystems Engineering Department Laboratory, to examine the dripper flow characteristics under seven different pressures (0.5, 0.75, 1.00, 1.25, 1.50, 1.75 and 2.00 atmosphere), pressure-discharge relationship, variation coefficient (CV), emission uniformity (EU), uniformity coefficient (CU) and statistical uniformity (Us) values compatibility of the drip irrigation laterals owned by four different companies based on the standards of American Society of Agricultural Engineers (ASAE). As a result of this study, it was determined that the responses of the drippers with flow rate values with 4 l h(-1) under pressure of 1.00 atmosphere differs from each other in the ratios as follows: A firm in % 1, B firm in 15.5 %, C firm in 1.5 % and, D firm in 12.5 %. In addition, variation coefficient, dripper uniformity, uniformity coefficient and statistical uniformity values meet the standards, and revealed good and very good values as descriptive data.