HYDR0015-1 : Fluid mechanics applied to irrigation

Study Programmes 2015-2016

HYDR0015-1

Fluid mechanics applied to irrigation

Duration :

24h Th, 24h Pr

Number of credits :

Master in environmental bioengineering (120 ECTS)		4

Lecturer :

Sarah Garré

Language(s) of instruction :

French language

Organisation and examination :

Teaching in the second semester

Units courses prerequisite and corequisite :

Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program

Course contents :

Crop water needs: soil, plant and estimation of evapotranspiration
Irrigation scheduling
Measurement of crop water needs: classical and innovative methods
Water in the world
Surface irrigation Surface irrigation systems Theory of surface irrigation fields leveling
Sprinkler irrigation Key equipment Network description Rain distribution, sprinkler spacing, uniformity Basic principle for the disign of a sprinkler irrigation system
Drip irrigation Drip irrigation systems and material disposition Crops water needs for drip irrigation Network design Related equipments Network and irrigated material survey Irrigation system management
Soil salinity Origins and consequences Technics against salinity

Learning outcomes of the course :

Surface, drip and sprinkling irrigation engeneering formation After completing the course the student is expected to
- understand the hydraulic functioning of soil and plant and how they interact - compute and measure crop water needs - provide irrigation scheduling - use electrical resistivity tomography to study the soil-plant continuum - Understand the working process and the design of the different irrigation systems (surface irrigation, sprinkler irrigation, drip irrigation). - Understand, evaluate and manage a problem of salinity. - Incorporate social and cultural aspects in irrigation management

Prerequisite knowledge and skills :

- Plant physiology - Introduction to bioclimatology - Edaphology - Hydrology - Applied fluid mechanics - Transport and distribution of fluids

Planned learning activities and teaching methods :

*lectures *computer calculations *irrigation game *literature *workshops *excursion *project *e-learning

Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning) :

Face-to-face + distance-learning