Dr.C. Pedro Paneque Rondón’s research while affiliated with Agricultural University of Havana and other places

This work was carried out at “Ceballos” Citrus Company with the objective of evaluating the phenomenon of hydraulic hysteresis in emitters and self-compensating irrigation tapes. The emitter models Vip Line with a nominal flow of 3.9 L/h and Naan PC with a nominal flow of 4 L/h were evaluated as well as the Aqua Traxx Irrigation Tape. The determination of the flow-pressure curve was performed by measuring the hysteresis phenomenon in the backward direction. These self-compensating emitters are affected by the phenomenon of hysteresis of the material, an aspect that is observed in the difference of the curves q = f (h) registered with ascending and descending pressures and whose equations are of the polynomial type obtained in experimental conditions with coefficients of relation higher than 90%.