ABSTRACT
The hydraulic characteristics of the Santape were determined, which is a perforated flexible polyethylene linear tube, of low density, with orifices made by laser rays. The discharge-pressure relationship, the manufacturing variation coefficient of the orifices, the inner diameters of tube and its wall rupture as a function of pressure variation, the reach and height of the water jet, and the discharge as a function of the tube length were evaluated. The emitters presented mean value for the manufacturing variation coefficient equal to 4.10% and a turbulent regime (discharge exponent of 0.5646). An increase in the inner diameter of the tube was verified as the pressure increased and the rupture of the wall occurred at 169.30 kPa pressure. The discharge as a function of the tube length varied from 11.25 to 7.09 L h-1 m-1, data obtained experimentally for tube lengths from 10 to 200 m and pressure equal to 80 kPa.
Key words:
localized irrigation; discharge; hydraulic