AquaFlow User Manual 0303
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1. RECEN MI ww ARE TS Design Report AquaFlow will produce a design report that can be printed out for your customer and Will store the report on your hard drive for future reference E Bele e e e pes Ed LG Lm In order to produce the Design Report click Reports on the main menu The following window will open ET Selection Menu Desig Menu Submain Menu Mainline Mena ABUARLOWTH r iz v3 Veri E mee rims Ie Gast her 2 EM IF Gannon OL To generate the report first click on verify Customer the following window will open The designer now has ihe opportunity to select a different customer that has been previously entered by using the dropdown box below Customer enter new customer information by clicking on the New button Once the proper customer information is viewed in the Toro Customer information fields click on the OK button to return to the previous screen TREY iuc HE Next select the graphs and tables you want to include by selecting or deselecting the check boxes under the Graphs and tables to be included in the report section of the window above Click the Select Logos button to put the Toro Ag logo or any of the Toro product line logos and your company Logo on the front page of the report Click Print Preview and AquaFlow will preview the report for you on your screen Next click Save and AquaFlow will2. ume seenonmew ore nuce IIE PRODUCT LINE GRAPH PRESSURE GRAPH FLOW EET REIHE PRINT TABLE EU RUN LENGTHS Go To Denn ane CS2010 60 SELECTED Next Click on the Custom Part button and the following window will op Drip In Classe Natsu teat Case pat 3 eas cit pat chao e ma ma ranma Sek g 5 ws a xe 99 Mri ne ston Tos P can or The part specifications can now be entered the following is an explanation of each of the inputs Part Number This can be anything the designer would care to name the part In this example CS20100 80 will be used This will identify the custom part in the lateral selection drop down box under Custom Part Spacing Q100 Qh Em Esp Em Coef Urin EI Tara T Inside diameter of the tube in inches This is the emission device spacing along the Iateral in inches The flow rate in gpm per 100 feet This field is calculated no value is inputted The nominal flow rate of the emitter in eph The emitter low exponent The emitter coefficient or emitter constant This is a calculated field and no value is inputted Coefficient of variation Cv of the emitter in percent entered as a decimal 3 would be entered as 03 The barb loss factor or Kd factor which is a unit less co
3. Aqua Traxx lateral lines Submains may be constructed of PVC pipe PVC Lay Flat hose or Oval Hose SUBMAIN DESIGN MENU With the Lateral selected and design completed the next step is to go to the Submain Design Menu As before AquaFlow preserves the previously entered design parameters for you You must now select a submain material Oval Hose Lay Flat or PVC 16 Dropdown box with different pipe materials Ilsa zremeer gma lernon I LaLa mpm PLDT PRESSURE imme moame Umm a eae Eal oer pm MESS HELP Next select a pipe size from a database by using the scroll bar as shown below ee pun pressure Ming T asma oz I Plor row leasesnana Er ated EX mm PRINT TABLE pz m Goto neson omen eer amma Er EE Go Ta Moines EASE ESA be ioni mE Scroll bar used to view different pipe sizes Note Custom submain pipe inputs are also available See Chapter 3 Next enter a submain length in feet select the Option button for an Up or down hill sloping submain use the spinner buttons to enter the slope Next enter the pressure this will be the pressure at the end of the submain Once all the inputs are made click the Plot Pressure button In this example a submain block is 200 feet long and is on a 1 0 downhill slope from the inlet to the submain SUBMAIN DESIGN
4. MENU PLOT PRESSURE The Plot Pressure function plots pressure profiles of all the Lateral lines on the submain superimposed on one another These pressure profiles will vary vertically on the graph due to the pressure variation within the submain Note The submain pressure calculations begin at the downstream end of the submain and proceed to the upstream end Therefore the last curve plotted is at the submain inet I i i AquaFlow will graph the pressure profile of the submain block Emission Uniformities EU of greater than 90 will be graphed in green EU s of 8556 to 9 will be graphed in blue and a block EU of less than 85 will be graphed in red It is recommended that system EU be designed at 90 or better In the bottom right corner of the graph the following data is presented The number of lateral on the submain Submain material and pipe size Length of the submain in feet Submain flow rate in gpm Submain inlet pressure required Submain end pressure Pressure variation in the submain not the entire block Uniformity of the entire submain block Chemical travel time of the last row of the submain from the inlet Chemical travel time of the entire block Note The Block chemical travel time is the amount of time in minutes it takes for a molecule of water to travel from the inlet of the submain to the exit of the last emitter of the last lateral Next click on OK Thi
5. Rom drive the disk will execute automatically The disk also has Toro Ag literature cut sheets in PDF file format Acrobat Reader is required to view literature files and can be downloaded at no cost at http www adobe com products acrobat readstep htm If you need a copy of the AquaFlow installation disk or an upgrade to the most current version contact the following Toro Ag Irrigation 1588 North Marshall Ave El Cajon Ca 92020 Telephone 619 562 2950 Facsimally 619 258 9973 Customer service 800 333 8125 Web site wwwtoroag com Alter inserting the AquaFlow disk in the ed rom drive t sereen appea DA The Blue Stripe of Quality Lies AqusFlos Design Pmgram Contact Click on the link AguaFlow Design Program to install the software to the hard drive Click on the link Literature to access the Toro Ag literature in PDF file format click on he link AquaF ow Design Program to install the AquuFlow des drive click on the link Contacts to access contact information software to the hard After clicking on AquaFlow Design Program follow the instructions and the install wizard will create folders in the program directory C Program Files Toro p Bigor In addition a shortcut icon will be placed on the desk top Double click on the desktop icon and the program will open pos Chapter 2 Starting the design Double click on the AquaFlow icon located on the desk top
6. is the velocity of the water exiting the lateral in feet per second Flushing Travel Time This is the time it takes molecule of water to travel from the inlet of the lateral to the end of the lateral during the flushing event Next click on the OK button to return to the previous screen I the flushing calculations are unsatisfactory the designer has the option of entering new values in the flushing screen until acceptable results are found For demonstration purposes the flushing velocities will be recalculated this time the Flushing Vel option button will be selected The inlet pressure will be 12 psi and the lateral end pressure will be 1 psi EI IIIS p GRAPH PRESSURE Im ioe crn eure eat leat 208 Fubing Cacti Ret ore Icon O8 GPM Aat Get og 2 05 a pertes inpet Enos a LAPT en a Fusing vebaly 228 sac sya 27 GPH en Pst penes pepe eid EASE Ed d bn 20 sm on pst Cia Ed Mather sss Wo m enl Rites al Heme Pc MUSNA VELOEN IS iR Paser MR Click on the Calculate button to view the results In this example by raising the inlet pressure to 12 psi during the flushing event the flushing velocity goes from 1 1 feet per Second to 2 08 feet per second In an actual flushing event an end user will most likely open up multiple laterals to flush at one time which may cause the submain pressure to drop In this example as ong as the l
7. of Toro Ag Product lines to choose from EE ERAPH FLOW eS tene LUN LENGT Scroll bar DTE EGER SELECT amatio pan MUS HET Spinner buttons used to enter and slop an inlet pressure EI d PRINT TABLE EA Aper NL v Pressure orien EU RUN LENGTHS EASKET gt anamen Era rd stom Par fo To Des nete Next use the up and down seroll bar to scroll through the list of part with different flow rates and spacing that Aqua Traxx is available in In this example Aqua Traxx S 8 diameter eight inch spacing with a flow rate of 0 67 gpm per 100 feet is selected Note The xx in the part number denotes wall thinness in mils 1 mil 1 1000 of an inch Since the mil thickness does not affect the hydraulic computations the many different wall thicknesses are not listed The mil thickness will affect the operating pressure range Check specifications for operating pressure range for each product Next use the spinner buttons to input the land slope and inlet pressure Land slope must be entered in slope in increments of 0 1 positive is for downhill and negati is for uphill In this example 1 1 downhill slope and an inlet pressure of 12 psi is selected 10 GRAPH FLOW INLET PRESSURE f dius NE UNES noinen 3 Be Ta Derim Eas w ES Cuon Pat rz After the part number for the lateral is selected and the land slope and inl
8. some 4 5 inch Lay Flat and would like to use it for a submain Ia the SUBMAIN DESIGN MENU EEIMESENSN ainz ZE A PRINT TABLE EDT Enel o Tome uso p war From the submain material dropdown box select Lay Flat Next select any part number A part number must be selected to activate the Custom parts button SUA DESIN HET E miax BUM rw ENT es EEH ES CER 2 mum maa ee es pup i MS pow srace J m Go To Mainiines gt E E Next click on the Custom button and the following screen will open g The part specifications can now be entered the following is an explanation of each of the inputs Part Number This can be anything the designer would care to name the part In this Spacing Qu Qigply Em Exp Em Cost Em CV Barb K example VF450 will be used since it is consistent nomenclature with the other Lay Flat part numbers This will identify the custom part and can be selected by first going to the material selection dropdown box first select Lay Flat the new part will be under Custom Part This is the inside diameter of the pipe in inches No value is entered No value is entered No value is entered No value is entered No value is entered No value is entered No value is entered 29 c Hazen Williams roughness factor which is a unit less constant For PVC Lay Flat 150 is used in most case
9. the lateral is 400 feet long Next enter the row spacing in inches in this example the row spacing is 60 inches The AquaFlow program also has the ability to calculate flushing velocities in feet per second at the end of the lateral and both inlet and outlet flow rates in gpm during the flushing event If flushing information is not required the program default is to proceed to the next window without calculating flushing data Tn this example a minimum flushing velocity of 1 1 feet per second is required with a lateral end pressure of 1 psi The designer now has two choices in calculating flushing elocity Fist by selecting the Inlet Pressure option button AquaFlow will calculate the inlet pressure required to attain an inputted flushing velocity given an inputted lateral end pressure Second by selecting the Flushing Vel Flushing Velocity option button AquaFlow will calculate the flushing velocity given an inputted inlet pressure and an inputted lateral end pressure In this example both calculations will be performed for demonstration purposes porom CREE numo fred m Bee ommna cec Beis LEAS 4 A A io In abr Lemon zu Feet E Cocaine sya 20 GPH ea Pst PASST Neither esami E Inlet Presewe EARaT23 Flushing Vel ERES pen Calculate Flush VELOC S AR Pede MER First select the Inlet Pressure option button to calculate the minimum inlet pressure to attain th
10. c Ag Irrigation AquaFlow user manual AQUAFLOW Irrigation design software TABLE OF CONTEN CHAPTER 1 Getting started AquaFlow design software Installing AquaFlow Literature files Program files CHAPTER 2 Beginning the design Main Menu Parts Database Entering customer information Selecting a customer Design Example CHAPTER 3 Custom parts inputs Database selection CHAPTER 4 Uniformity EU Efficiency EA APPENDIX Roughness Coefficient C Values for Hazen Williams Equation Chapter 1 AquaFlow Design Software AquaFlow provides designers with the information they need to design a micro irigation system for optimum performance AquaFlow provides system operators with the information necessary to operate the system efficiently applying the desired amount of water and nutrients to the crop AquaFlow will help you to design a complete micro irripation system including the selection of the laterals and the sizing of submains and mainlines The AquaFlow program includes both metric and U S measurement units in the graphic screens for pressure profile and flow profile curves Metric units are given in kPa and meters US units are given in psi and feet The following text will familiarize the designer with the use of the AquaFlow program Installing AquaFlow onto a computer AquaFlow install disk Insert the AquaFlow disk shown above into your CD
11. e desired flushing Velocity In this example a minimum flushing velocity of 1 1 feet per second is entered in the flushing velocity field In the End PSI field 1 psi is centered In any subsurface system it is recommended that a 1 psi end pressure be assumed to account for elevation and soil compaction even if the ends are to be opened to atmosphere Next click on the Calculate button and AquaFlow will calculate the flushing velocities and present the data before continuing to the next window This provides the designer an opportunity to adjust the inputs if the results are not satisfactory Se LL GRAPH PRESSURE 3 M EE zn Bere T ed TOE _ PANT Aste oe ATEM EAdorS Be Go To Soloct Go To Submis gt Flushing Calculation Results window ecvatiow el selsciuon ans af EE e Von EGN Bult ews 1 084 sa 20 seu en pst Ero leaBiateer frenis LOOPS expat Fishing oes Liefer riz Flashing Wave Tre lense lense The Flushing Calculation Results window will open provi the following informatio Inlet Flow The demand of a single lateral in gpm during the flushing event Outlet Flow The amount of flushing water in gpm exiting a single lateral during the Flushing event Inlet Pressure The inlet pressure in psi required during the flushing event End Pressure The pressure at the end of the lateral during the flushing event Flushing Velocity This
12. e the C value in the AquaFlow database for IPS Class 100 PVC is 150 a custom part with the lower C value of 130 will need to be inputted See appendix for Hazen Williams C values for different pipe materials Ta the MAINLINE DESIGN MENU a ME rey HE EE EIER ee see mes ue en te ones REC e rece Trenes restent apu e Next From the Main Line material dropdown box select IPS PVC Next select any part number A part number must be selected to activate the Custom parts button sg er pa snc eee n EI Next click on the Custom button and the following window will open ESEI The part specifications can now be entered the following is an explanation of each of the inputs Part Number This can be anything the designer would care to name the part In this Spacing Q100 Qlgph Em Exp Em Cost Em CV Barb K example 6 IN CL100 130 will be used to easily distinguish the part This will identify the custom part and can be selected by first going to tbe material selection dropdown box next select IPS PVC the new part will be under Custom Part This is the inside diameter of the pipe in inches No value is entered No value is entered No value is entered No value is entered No value is entered No Value is entered No value is entered 2 c Hazen Williams roughness fact
13. et pressure inputted next click on the Graph Pressure button The Toro Ag performance curves wit CE o SERO AQ Prien Cures Sen er wera a meen EU NEUTER er a prd E an a0 iso so 75 en so e an 20 low will now open ds 238 sa 400 soa aon 700 BG 956 1000 1100 1209 1500 me os mi Ed AquaFlow computes and plots a family of pressure profile curves representing lateral lengths out to an EU value of 85 or until the minimum operating pressure is exceeded The pressure profile curves are color coded to indicate the EU value ranges for each lateral length The graph on the previous page indicates that the selected Aqua Traxx product EASxx0867 is suitable for run lengths as long as 500 feet at a 12 psi inlet pressure and 1 1 slope Click OK to retum to the lateral selection menu zii GRAPH PRESSURE d 5 ES Ez EE t H E INLET PRESSURE EU RUN LENGTHS Rabia Next click on the Go To Design button the following window will open ECKE nara racssun fhuatr a Seti proe racers BEEEEREME nar row INLET PRESSURE PRINT TABLE Eco Ce e Go Ta Select va 27 ae eo psi CAGLA a 2 Ja eee Assent ELM Te e Hai EBEE onu EA2422 eaa es Ensossa cem fibrae Enos lm lm m Calc UNEMALSPONSU cowcres HELP Next click in the window under LENGTH FT and enter the lateral length in feet in this example
14. from the database I starting a design for a new customer select the New button and enter the information in each field all fields are required Once the information is entered click on OK this will return you to the Main Menu The next step in the design is to select a customer for whom the design is for In the Main Menu go to System Design Select Customer AauaFow Fls_You Sytem lesan tomar UNESCUS Whew Feb Lera Sacto Resorts The Toro Customer information window will open use the dropdown box to select the customer that the design is for By clicki on the New button information for a new customer may also be inputted Once a customer is selected click on the OK button this will return you to the Main Menu You are now ready to select a lateral In the Main Men selection P Mew system Desn Covers Unts Us window rb per E i select System Design Lateral The Lateral selection Menu window will open Elantra serrian mena astera EEE GRAPH FLOW Dropdown box witha list of Toro Ag product lines that can be selected as a lateral PAE TALE Ed ED HUN LENGTHS Hep Use the dropdown box under PRODUCT LINE to select the product line you wish to use as a lateral The dropdown box will list a number of product lines to choose from iian secure nara E PRODUCT LINE GRAPH PRESSURE Aaaama o List
15. igns that will be stored in the reports folder located on the hard drive C Program Files Toro AquaFlow Reports Lr pur ELM To enter customer information in the Main Menu select file Add customer vio main Men Uana patie TSE a Dedit ase res 4 The Toro Customer information window will open EI o pem Rte Dropdown box e will list customers that have been P previously entered fet seam reels E zi mee m La Design Example A designer is planning an Aqua Traxx tape system for tomatoes The plant rows run downhill at a 1 1 slope they are 400 feet long and they are spaced 60 incl There will be one Aqua Traxx line per plant row There will be four submi feet long The submains will each feed 41 tape lines and they will run dow slope of 1 The mainline runs parallel to the submains The designer has selected Aqua Traxx tape part number EASO80867 S 8 inch diameter 8 mil S inch spacing 0 67 gpm 100 feet He will run the system at a lateral inlet pressure of 12 psi He wants to achieve an overall Emission Uniformity EU of 90 or greater within each submain block A flushing velocity of 1 1 feet per second is required flushing one lateral at a time With the end pressure of the lateral during the flushing event set a 1 psi I starting a design for a customer that has been previously entered lick on the dropdown box and select the customer
16. in flow due to Coefficient of var ion CV is not accounted for 36 ROUGHNESS COEFFICIENT C VALUES FOR HAZEN WILLIAMS EQUATION VALUES OF TYPE OF PIPE Pvc Polyethylene Asbestos Cement Cement Lined Steel Welded Stee Riveted Seal Concrete Cast kon Copper Brass Wood Stave Vitiied Cay Corrugated Steel Above values of C for use with Hazen Williams Equation friction head losses in feet per RANGE NEW PIPE 160 145 358 150 128 348 160 340 150 160 140 150 150 80 346 140 90 mo 150 85 328 150 80 388 150 128 40 145 110 328 To 86 foot of pipe length for fresh water at 50 degrees Fahrenheit E xL Pipe Inner Diameter inches DESIGN C 356 34 346 346 308 308 308 308 E To 308 60 37
17. ngth of lateral line used to calculate Cv or 1 whichever is greater Cv The manufacturer s coefficient of variation for point or line source emitters expressed as a decimal Qm The minimum emitter flow rate for the minimum pressure Hm in the system in gph Qa The average or design emitter flow rate for the average or design pressure Ha in gph Equation 3 incorporates two distinct and independent factors into an expression of uniformity The first factor 1 1 27Cv 5 expresses the flow rate resulting from manufacturing variation Cv which is computed for a sample population of emission devices as the standard deviation divided by the mean For Aqua Traxx tape systems Cv 03 and n I this factor is equal to 0 96 The second factor Qm Qa expresses the flow rate variation caused by pressure variations within the field and is a function of irrigation design Therefore for a typical Aqua Traxx system EU is equal to 0 96 Qm Qa 35 Application Efficiency AE Ave depth of water infiltrated Ave depth of water applied x 100 Or it can also be written as follows AE 8 QmiQa Where AE Qm Qa Application Efficiency expressed as a decimal The minimum emitter flow rae for the minimum pressure Hm in the system in gph The average or design emitter flow rate for the average or design pressure Ha in gph Note This AE percentage will be higher because the variation
18. nstant Hazen Williams roughness factor which is a unit less constant For polyethylene 140 is used in most eases See appendix for Hazen Williams C values for diferent pipe material This is the minimum operating pressure for the product In the hydraulic calculations if the pressure falls below this inputted value AquaFlow will show an error message In this example 6 psi is used as the minimum MaxPSE This is the maximum operating pressure for the product In the hydraulic calculations if the pressure falls above this inputted value AquaFlow will show an error message In this example 60 psi is entered which isthe maximum operating pressure for Drip In NomPS Nominal pressure of the emission device This is the pressure at which the nominal flow rate is attained For Drip In classic emitters 15 psi is the nominal pressure Show The default setting is True and all parts will entered this way Now that all the parts specifications have been entered click on the OK button This will tetum you to the LATERAL SELECTION MENU The new part number will be stored under the PRODUCT LINE CUSTOM Br GRAPH FLOW gace PAINT TABLE EU RUN LENGTHS SEDENS cs2010 80 ane The designer can now select the custom part and continue with the design When AquaFlow is closed the designer will have the option to save the new part or not Submain selection Menu In the following example a farmer has come across
19. or which is a unit less constant For PVC Lay Flat 150 is used in most cases See appendix for Hazen Williams C Values for different pipe materials MinPSI This is the minimum operating pressure for the product In the hydraulic calculations if the pressure falls below this inputted value AquaFlow will show an error message In this example 0 psi is used MaxPSb This is the maximum operating pressure for the product In the hydraulic calculations if the pressure Falls above this inputted value AquaFlow will show an error message In this example 100 psi is entered NomPSt value between the minimum and Maximum can be entered in this Show The default setting is True and all parts will entered this way Next click on OK this will return you back to the MAINLINE DESIGN MENU ks un HE The designer can now select the custom part and continue with the design Whes AquaFlow is closed the designer will have the option to save the new part or not Database AquaFlow uses a database file named aquadata dat each time a custom part number is entered and saved AquaFlow will create a new database and name it aquadata dat the First time and aquadata2 dat the second and so on The new database will become the default database that AquaFlow uses each time the program is opened Database selection I the desi selected In ner wishes to use a specific database any of the s
20. owest pressure in the subamin does not drop below 3 65 psi the flushing velocity will not drop below the minimum flushing velocity of 1 1 Teet per second required in this example Note Asa general rule flushing velocities of 1 foot per second or higher are recommended in order to ensure adequate lateral flushing acceptable values are not possible with the lateral selected the designer may have to return to the selection menu and select a new part for the lateral Ifthe designer is satisfied with the flushing results the next step would be to proceed to the next window by clicking on the GRAPH PRESSURE button DESIGN MENU GRAPH PRESSURE AquiFlow computes and plots the individual pressure profile curve representing the lateral length selected The graph on the next page shows the pressure profile for a 400 foot long lateral and provides design data including the inlet flow rate Emission Uniformity EU and Application Efficiency EA values for the s travel time the time it takes a molecule of water to travel from the inlet of the lateral to he last emitter during the irrigation event is also included Flushing data is also provided ES flees Drop down box can be used to adjust the scale of the graph to accommodate higher pressures and or longer length of run SUBMAIN DESIGN Submains provide water to individual field blocks distributing water at a uniform pressure to the
21. s See appendix for Hazen Williams C values for different pipe materials MinPSI This is the minimum operating pressure for the product In the hydraulic calculations if the pressure falls below this inputted value AquaFlow will show an error message In this example 0 psi is used si minimum pressure for Lay Flat ce there is no MaxPSE This is the maximum operating pressure for the product In the hydraulic calculations if the pressure falls above this inputted value AquaFlow will show an error message In this example 100 psi is entered which is the maximum pressure ratting for Lay Flat NomPSk Any value between the minimum and maximum can be entere in hs fic Show The default sening is True and all paris wil entered this way Next click on OK this will etum you back to the SUBMAIN DESIGN MENU IEEEEENSM isis lura mar PRESSURE pes rior iow PRINT TABLE prr Esame sn a Go To Mainines gt custo The designer can now select the custom part and continue with the design Whe AquaFlow is closed the designer will have the option to save t 30 Main Line Design Menu In the following example a farmer has found some IPS 100 Class PVC at a discount and would like to use it for a main line The pipe has a 6 3 inch inside diameter and a Hazen Williams C value of 130 The grower is getting the discount based on the reduced C value most PVC has a C value of 150 Sinc
22. s will bring you back to the previous screen SUMAN DESIGNE E siaii scoop o Focus ETUR ITAS2n H ve 27 epu aep M Go To Mainines gt EAS ica jor B e Mainline Design Menu The final step in the design process is to size the mainline For this example we will design a mainline which feeds four of the above submain blocks simultaneously This menu will enable you to size the mainline one segment at a time To start enter the land elevations upstream and downstream enter the downstream flow rate feeding the last submain and the downstream pressure in this case we allow for a 5 ps pressure loss through the submain riser assembly Select a pipe type and click on a pipe size Values of head loss velocity and upstream pressure will appear in the appropriate boxes You may experiment with a number of different pipe sizes until you select the one you want note that the Velocity box turns yellow warning for velocities over 5 feet per second When you ate satisfied click Next The program will store the design values for the first segment and advance to the next segment where all the steps above are repeated When the last segment has been completed click Done Mainline Design Summary When you click the Done box the program displays the Mainline Design Data summary for you on the screen as shown below
23. save the report to the hard drive Finally click on print to print the report Chapter 3 Custom parts input Custom part input of emission devices such as drip ape inline hose and pune emitters are easily imputed into AquaFlow and will be stored in a database Custom input of submain and mainline pipe size and material are also available Lateral selection menu In the following example a farmer wants to irrigate a Vineyard with a spacing of 80 inches and wants to use one 1 0 gph emitter per plant The designer has decided to use 20 mm Drip In drip line 1 0 gph classic emitter spaced at 80 inches Since this spacing is not offered in the Toro A price list this part number is not in the AquaFlow database and would need to be inputted as a custom part Note Custom spacing is available in the drip In product line contact your District Sales Manager or Toro reprehensive for minimum quantities and pricing To input a custom emission device start the design as you would any other by selecting a customer Next in the main menu under System Design select Lateral Selection nah Teme UNS EAT Next the Lateral Selection window will open from the drop down box under PRODUCT LINE select a product line and then select any part number In this example the Drip In Classic product line is selected A part number must be selected to activate the Custom Part button any part number can be selected
24. to open the program the following screen will appear Lg Issa ares sum You are now in the Main Menu AquaFlow uses a database to store all the information used by the program in calculating pressure and flow variation in a system The database has the following Toro Ag products lines stored in the lateral selection menu Aqua Traxx Aqua Traxx PC Drip In Classic Drip In Mining Classic Drip In PC Dura Traxx Mine Traxx NGE emitters Custom parts Note Custom parts inputs are available in the lateral selection menu See Chapter 3 The database also contains Oval hose Lay Flat and PVC for designing submains and mainlines Custom part inputs are also available in both the Submain selection menu and the Mainline selection menu See Chapter 3 freni are GEH SI y To view the database in the main menu go to view then select Parts Database The parts database window will ope osse aaa ome T3 Exe Esa E ras ram The parts database can be expanded by clicking on the square bos with the si located to the left of the Product line This will allow the user to view the product specifications used by the program to calculate the hydraulic data ETE When finished viewing the database click on the Close Button to return to the Main Menu Entering customer information The AquaFlow program will create a database of customers and des
25. tored database files can be he Main Menu under file select Select Database 33 Note The database file AquaFlow is actively using is shown on the top of the main Active database file fie Yon svtemem canvedens_unttis Woy rei Aston Ventana dts Pats fo py date pts rs FTP Seren Lon Seip Interne setip Graph rer setip Est l low will open Next the following wi o 3 004 bonfama SS BR Few E Feos parera m 8e T Open arvestan A Select the desired database file and click on the Open button AquaFlow will now use the selected database file ES Chapter 4 EMISSION UNIFORMITY EU The goal of irrigation design is the efficient distribution of water and nutrients to the crop One important measure of efficient distribution is the uniformity of water application Emission Uniformity is a measure of the uniformity of water application and is used in both the design and operation of a micro irripation system Emission uniformity may apply to a single lateral line a submain block or an entire irrigation system Emission uniformity EU is defined ASAE EP405 EU 1 1 27Cv n QQ Bes Where EU Emission Uniformity expressed as a decimal n For a point source emitter on a permanent crop the number of emitters per plant For a line source emitter on an annual crop either the spacing between plants divided by the same unit le
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