Soils 456 Notes Chapter 4

Sprinkler Planner

Sprinklers Characteristics

1. Nozzle size

2. Operating Pressure

3. Flow

4. Radius of Throw

5. Water Distribution Pattern

Uniformity efficiency

6. Wetting Arc

7. Trajectory

8. Type of head and sprinklers

1. Irrigation Association

2. Rain bird catalog

3. Toro

9. Table 4.1 select type of sprinkler by pressure and radius of throw