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Vol. 48 No. 3 (2017)
https://doi.org/10.4081/jae.2017.649

Multi-component Lattice Boltzmann simulation of the hydrodynamics in drip emitters

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Received: 11 December 2016
Published: 14 September 2017
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Drip emitters, Lattice Boltzmann, hydraulic modelling, multicomponent flows, clogging.
Agricultural Hydraulics

Authors

Giacomo Falcucci
Department of Enterprise Engineering, Tor Vergata University, Rome, Italy.
Vesselin K. Krastev
Department of Economics and Management, School of Engineering, University of Tuscia, Italy.
Chiara Biscarini
chiara.biscarini@unistrapg.it
http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2279-7244 (unauthenticated)
UNESCO Chair in Water Resources Management and Culture, University for Foreigners of Perugia, Italy.
In this paper, we propose a fast and efficient numerical technique based on the Lattice Boltzmann method (LBM) to model the flow through a reference drip emitter geometry. The aim of the study is to demonstrate the applicability of the LBM as a reliable simulation tool for the hydraulic optimisation of irrigation systems. Results for the water flow through a rectangular drip emitter are in good agreement with literature numerical and experimental data. Furthermore, we demonstrate the feasibility of the proposed model to simulate a multi-component flow that could be used to simulate the presence of additives, contaminants, and suspended particles.

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Italian Ministry of Education,
University and Research under PRIN grant No. 20154EHYW9

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“Multi-component Lattice Boltzmann simulation of the hydrodynamics in drip emitters” (2017) Journal of Agricultural Engineering, 48(3), pp. 175–180. doi:10.4081/jae.2017.649.

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