Dripper clogging by soil particles entering lateral lines directly during irrigation network assembly in the field

Simulation of the flow characteristics of a labyrinth milli-channel used in drip irrigation

“…In addition, drip irrigation is considered the safest irrigation technology for wastewater reuse (Tripathi et al, 2019). Nevertheless, drippers that generate low flow rates (between 0.5 and 8 l h -1 ) have only narrow discharge sections that can be easily clogged thus perturbing the irrigation uniformity, reducing irrigation efficiency, and inducing additional cost (Amaral et al, 2022;Shi et al, 2022).…”