Optimal water management in small-scale tank irrigation systems

Autor: Toshihiko Kawachi, Koichi Unami, Macarius Yangyuoru
Rok vydání: 2005
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Zdroj: Energy. 30:1419-1428
ISSN: 0360-5442
DOI: 10.1016/j.energy.2004.02.014
Popis: The small-scale tank irrigation system is an effective option for sustainable agricultural water development. The management strategy for water release in such a system is considered in the framework of variational calculus. A minimum principle is deduced to characterize an optimal strategy minimizing a performance index that evaluates water content deviation in the command area and the time when the irrigation tank dries up. The optimal strategies are demonstrated in two practical example systems.
Databáze: OpenAIRE