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Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur

Micro Irrigation Engineering

Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur and NPTEL via Swayam

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Water scarcity and inefficient water resource management technologies are the main challenges in developing countries like India. India has only 4% of the World's freshwater resources, out of which 85 % of water is used for agriculture. Irrigation is the backbone of agriculture, and the efficient utilisation of irrigation water is possible only by the adoption of highly efficient irrigation methods, such as micro irrigation. Micro-irrigation provides water to plant(s) in precise amount, at right time and at appropriate place. In this course contains the basic fundamentals of fluid mechanics, flow through pump, filters, pipes and water dispensing from fine small orifices. The course also covers design, installation, operation, automation and evaluation of micro-irrigation system. This course will be useful to the Graduate, Post Graduate and Ph. D students of Agricultural Engineering, Civil Engineering, and Agricultural Science. This course will also be useful to Micro-Irrigation Industry professionals and field practising Engineers.INTENDED AUDIENCE : Students and Faculty of Agricultural Universities,IIT, NIT, Micro irrigation Industry professionals,Researchers working in the area of Precision Agriculture and EntrepreneursPRE- REQUISITES : B. Tech in Agricultural Engineering/Civil Engineering. M.Sc in Horticulture/Soil Science/AgronomySUPPORTED INDUSTRIES : 1. Netafim Irrigation India Pvt. Ltd., Vadodara (Gujarat) 2. Jain Irrigation Systems Limited, Jalgaon (Maharashtra) 3. Premier Irrigation Adritec Pvt. Ltd, Kolkata (West Bengal) 4. Kothari Drip Irrigation Systems Ltd, Kunnathur (Tamil Nadu) 5. Rivulis Irrigation India Pvt. Ltd., Secunderabad (Telangana)

Syllabus

Week 1:


Lecture 1: Micro-Irrigation: Introduction and Scope
Lecture 2: Fundamentals of Fluid Mechanics and its Application
in Micro Irrigation
Lecture 3: Soil Water Concept
Lecture 4: Soil Water Constants and Infiltration
Lecture 5: Tutorial 1-Numerical Examples on Fluid Mechanics
and Soil Water

Week 2 :


Lecture 6: Evapotranspiration
Lecture 7: Determination of Evapotranspiration
Lecture 8: Crop Coefficients and Crop Water Requirement
Lecture 9: Demonstration of Agro-Meteorological Instruments
Lecture 10: Demonstration of Lysimeter
Lecture 11: Tutorial 2 - Numerical Examples on Crop Water
Requirement

Week 3 :


Lecture 12: Irrigation Scheduling
Lecture 13: Soil and Plant Water Monitoring Instruments
Lecture 14: Measurement of Irrigation Water
Lecture 15: Irrigation Efficiency
Lecture 16: Tutorial 3 - Numerical Examples on Irrigation
Water Management

Week 4:


Lecture 17: Introduction of Water Lifts and Pumps
Lecture 18: Variable Displacement Pumps
Lecture 19: Irrigation Water Quality
Lecture 20: Tutorial 4 - Numerical Examples on Water
Measurements and Pumps
Lecture 21: Irrigation Methods

Week 5:


Lecture 22: Micro Irrigation System: Concept and Types
Lecture 23: Drip Irrigation: Introduction and Types
Lecture 24: Drip Irrigation: Design Considerations & System
Layout
Lecture 25: Types and Selection of Emission Devices
Lecture 26: Hydraulics of Drip Irrigation System Pipe Network

Week 6:


Lecture 27: Tutorial 5 - Numerical Example on Design of Drip
Irrigation System
Lecture 28: Fertigation
Lecture 29: Fertigation Application Methods
Lecture 30: Drip Irrigation: Filtration System
Lecture 31: Tutorial 6 - Numerical Examples on Emission
 Devices and Fertigation


Week 7:

Lecture 32: Installation and Operation of Drip Irrigation System
Lecture 33: Maintenance of Drip Irrigation System
Lecture 34: Demonstration of Drip Irrigation Components and
Evaluation of Drip Emitters
Lecture 35: Soil Water Movement under a Drip Emitter
Lecture 36: Design and Development of Drip Emitters
Week 8:

Lecture 37: Tutorial 7- Numerical Examples on Drip IrrigationSystemLecture 38: Micro Sprinkler Irrigation SystemLecture 39: Bubbler Irrigation System

Lecture 40: Sprinkler Irrigation System
Lecture 41: Sprinkler Irrigation System Design

Week 9 :Lecture 42: Performance Evaluation of Sprinkler IrrigationSystemLecture 43: Tutorial 8 - Numerical Examples on SprinklerIrrigation SystemLecture 44: Tutorial 9 - Numerical Examples on Design ofSprinkler Irrigation SystemLecture 45: Sprinkler Irrigation System: Layout, Installation,Operation and Maintenance

Week 10:


Lecture 46: Standards and Quality Assurance of Drip Irrigation
System Components
Lecture 47: Standards and Quality Assurance of Sprinkler
 Irrigation System Components

Lecture 48: Solar PV System for Irrigation (Part 1)
Lecture 49: Solar PV System for Irrigation (Part 2)
Lecture 50: Tutorial 10 - Numerical Examples on Solar PV
 Irrigation System

Week 11:


Lecture 51: Automation of Micro Irrigation System (Part 1)
Lecture 52: Automation of Micro Irrigation System (Part 2)
Lecture 53: Automation of Micro Irrigation System (Part 3)
 Lecture 54: Automation of Micro Irrigation System (Part 4)`
Lecture 55: Economic Analysis of MIS (Part 1)

Week 12:


Lecture 56: Economic Analysis of MIS (Part 2)
Lecture 57: Economic Analysis of MIS (Part 3)
Lecture 58: Tutorial 11- Numerical Examples on Economics of
 MIS

Lecture 59: Precision Agriculture
 Lecture 60: Micro Irrigation Engineering: Epilogue

Taught by

Prof. Kamlesh Narayan Tiwari

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  • Anonymous
    This is very essential for the developing countries. If you add lectures such as water harvesting and canal management practices, it will help professionals more.
  • Anonymous
    This is very essential for the developing countries. If you add lectures such as water harvesting and canal management practices, it will help professionals more.
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