The invention discloses a ground
drip irrigation opening arrangement and flow setting optimization method for efficient
water retention of soil, and aims to solve the problems of low water
utilization rate and poor
water retention effect of a
root system layer caused by empirical design in traditional
drip irrigation. Soil hydraulic parameters (including matrix potential-
water content relation, saturated
hydraulic conductivity and the like) are measured, a three-dimensional Richards equation model is constructed for numerical
simulation, a multi-working-condition
drip irrigation opening arrangement scheme (such as symmetric double-circle, annular or strip-shaped) and a flow control strategy (such as pulse type or variable flow
irrigation) are designed, an optimal scheme is screened out by solving the model, and the optimal flow control strategy is used for controlling the flow of the drip
irrigation openings. Therefore, the
water retention capacity of a specific soil area such as a
root system layer is improved. The embodiment shows that compared with a traditional symmetrical circular
layout, the optimized annular drip
irrigation opening
layout has the advantages that under the condition that the total irrigation amount is the same, the average
moisture content of a
root system layer can be increased by about 11%, the high
moisture maintaining time can be prolonged by about 30%, the remarkable
water saving effect is achieved, the implementation cost is controllable, and expandability is high.