Research Article

Head Loss in Thin-Walled Drip Tapes with Continuous Labyrinth

Table 2

Equations of head loss (, m·m−1) as a function of flow rate (, m3·s−1) for Turbo Tape (TT, ξ = 150 μm) and Silver Drip (SD, ξ = 200 μm).

Emitting pipe modelTest pressure (kPa) rangeEquation

TT404818 to 17383 = 287455.851.750.9984
TT606454 to 23177 = 282964.871.750.9977
TT806887 to 29092 = 281889.131.750.9991
TT10012741 to 32855 = 279015.611.750.9983
SD406275 to 15337 = 289183.701.750.9993
SD608947 to 22490 = 288884.161.750.9988
SD8011731 to 27427 = 288696.891.750.9997
SD1007954 to 31414 = 287183.701.750.9994