{"id":8239,"date":"2025-08-17T10:39:28","date_gmt":"2025-08-17T07:09:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cissc.ac.ir\/study-and-investigation-of-evaporation-and-wind-drift-losses-in-sprinkler-irrigation-systems\/"},"modified":"2026-04-13T11:37:47","modified_gmt":"2026-04-13T08:07:47","slug":"study-and-investigation-of-evaporation-and-wind-drift-losses-in-sprinkler-irrigation-systems","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cstid.ir\/en\/study-and-investigation-of-evaporation-and-wind-drift-losses-in-sprinkler-irrigation-systems\/","title":{"rendered":"Study and Investigation of Evaporation and Wind Drift Losses in Sprinkler Irrigation Systems"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"8239\" class=\"elementor elementor-8239 elementor-7228\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0838b16 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0838b16\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-bd2304f\" data-id=\"bd2304f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-84cc846 elementor-widget-divider--view-line_text elementor-widget-divider--element-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"84cc846\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider__text elementor-divider__element\">\n\t\t\t\tStudy and Investigation of Evaporation and Wind Drift Losses in Sprinkler Irrigation Systems\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8172c7a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8172c7a\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1ab52e9\" data-id=\"1ab52e9\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-34a0df5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"34a0df5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"97\" height=\"94\" src=\"https:\/\/cstid.ir\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/logo-1.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-7231\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9752ff7\" data-id=\"9752ff7\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a04e300 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a04e300\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Research Project: &#8220;Study and Investigation of Evaporation and Wind Drift Losses in Sprinkler Irrigation Systems&#8221; was conducted under an agreement between the University of Kurdistan and the Center for International Scientific Studies and Collaborations, led by Dr. Isa Maroufpour.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Losses due to evaporation and wind drift (WDEL) are key factors in reducing the efficiency of sprinkler irrigation systems. Under certain conditions, up to half of the irrigation water may evaporate or be blown outside the target area before reaching the ground surface. This research aimed to develop a novel equation for estimating WDEL based on dimensional analysis and Buckingham&#8217;s \u03c0 theorem, considering a wide range of technical and meteorological variables. Furthermore, this equation is applicable to various types of sprinklers and different climatic conditions.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">To this end, laboratory data collected from previous studies in northeastern Spain and northwestern Iran were used. The dataset included 153 WDEL observations under diverse conditions of operating pressure, nozzle diameter, irrigation duration, day\/night irrigation, nozzle height above the soil surface, and weather variations. Experiments were conducted on fixed classic systems and moving lateral pipes, using impact, gear-driven, and rotating plate sprinklers.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The final equation consisted of four technical variables (main nozzle diameter, auxiliary nozzle diameter, operating pressure, and nozzle height) and four meteorological variables (air temperature, relative humidity, wind speed, and solar radiation). This equation provided greater accuracy in estimating losses compared to existing relationships in the scientific literature. To validate the model, 70% of the data were used for calibration and 30% for validation. Applying the equation to all available data yielded a coefficient of determination (R\u00b2) of 0.81 and a root mean square error (RMSE) of 3.49%. The results indicate that this proposed relationship represents a significant advancement over previous equations in terms of input variable range and predictive capa<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Study and Investigation of Evaporation and Wind Drift Losses in Sprinkler Irrigation Systems Research Project: &#8220;Study and Investigation of Evaporation and Wind Drift Losses in Sprinkler Irrigation Systems&#8221; was conducted under an agreement between the University of Kurdistan and the Center for International Scientific Studies and Collaborations, led by Dr. Isa Maroufpour. 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