Flow of ground water through porous medium is governed by well-known Darcy’s law which states that the rate of flow, Q through a saturated porous medium is: (i) Proportional to the difference in hydraulic head Ah between the two flow sections, (ii) Proportional to the area of flow cross-section A, and (iii) Inversely proportional to […]
Darcy’s Law (With Equations) | Well Irrigation
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This article provides a paragraph on well irrigation. The amount of water stored in the earth’s crust is estimated to be around 8 billion cubic kilometres, half of which is at depths less than 800 metres. This volume of water is about 35 times the combined storage of all the world’s rivers, fresh water lakes, […]
Open Wells and Tube Wells (With Diagram)
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After reading this article you will learn about the open wells and tube wells with the help of a diagram. Water wells can be classified either open wells or tube wells. Open wells have relatively large diameter (generally 1 to 5 m) and low yields (generally less than 30 m3/hr), and are not very deep […]
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