Performance of pressure-compensating emitters using treated sewage effluent for irrigati

Abstract

This study aimed to evaluate the flow variation of pressure-compensating emitters using treated sewage effluent (TSE). A drip irrigation system with four types of pressure-compensating emitters (G1 - Naan Dan Jain Model Top Drip, G2 - Naan Dan Jain Model Naan PC, G3 - Drip-Plan, G4 - Naan Dan Jain Model Naan Amnon) was installed with TSE from the sewage treatment station, filtered through a disc filter (120 mesh). Seven evaluations of flow rate of the drippers were performed (0, 100, 200, 300, 400, 500 and 600 h of operation) operating at 100 kPa. The experimental design was completely randomized in a 4 x 7 factorial arrangement (4 models and 7 times) with four replicates and Tukey test to compare the means. The relative flow rate (Qr), flow rate coefficient of variation (CVQ) and degree of clogging (DC) were determined. It was found that the models of emitters were not much susceptible to clogging during the operation of the system. The G4 model showed better performance compared with the others, presenting mean Qr of 99.92%, CVQ of 2.69% and DC of 1.19% at the end of the experiment. The results revealed that emitters are affected by the time of use of TSE.

Objetivou-se, neste trabalho, avaliar a variação de vazão de gotejadores autocompensantes utilizando efluente de esgoto tratado (EET). Um sistema de irrigação por gotejamento com quatro modelos de gotejadores autocompensantes (G1 - Naan Dan Jain Modelo Top Drip, G2 - Naan Dan Jain Modelo Naan PC, G3 - Drip-Plan, G4 - Naan Dan Jain Modelo Naan Amnon) foi instalado com efluente originado da estação de tratamento de esgoto, filtrado por um filtro de disco (120 mesh). Foram realizadas sete avaliações da vazão dos emissores (0, 100, 200, 300, 400, 500 e 600 h de funcionamento), operando a 100 kPa. O delineamento experimental foi inteiramente casualizado com arranjo fatorial 4 x 7 (4 modelos e 7 tempos), com 4 repetições e teste de Tukey para comparação das médias. Foram determinados a vazão relativa (Qr), o coeficiente de variação de vazão (CVQ) e o grau de entupimento (GE). Verificou-se que, com o funcionamento do sistema, os modelos de gotejadores foram pouco suscetíveis ao entupimento. O modelo G4 se destacou perante os demais apresentando Qr média de 99,92%, CVQ de 2,69% e GE de 1,19% no final do experimento. Os resultados obtidos permitem afirmar que o tempo de uso do EET afeta a vazão dos gotejadores.