| Author | Surasri Kidtimonton |
| Call Number | AIT Thesis no.IR-92-03 |
| Subject(s) | Irrigation scheduling--Thailand--Phitsanulok
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| Note | A thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of
Engineering, School of Environment, Resources and Development |
| Publisher | Asian Institute of Technology |
| Series Statement | Thesis ; no. IR-92-03 |
| Abstract | An optimization and simulation methodology is adopted for planning the
management of an operational command area in dry season to improve the water
management of the irrigation project. Linear optimization models of water and land
allocation including simulation of the supplemental irrigation canal for wet season
performance are presented in this study.
Optimal cropping patterns that maximize net benefit for the farmers as well as
optimal water allocation in the command area are obtained by the simplex method of
the HYPER LINDO package running in a micro computer.
Two scenarios of irrigation planning for Plai Chumpol Subproject, Phitsanulok
Irrigation Project, Thailand are analyzed. The first scenario, three years rotation plan,
is obtained by LP model while the second scenario is the summarized results of the first
scenario which are tested by irrigation canal simulation governed by Saint V enant
equations for unsteady flow in open channel. These equations are solved by the finite
difference scheme and the double sweep technique. Through this, the selected policy
is evaluated whether it can be adopted without failure. The strategy in terms of reducing
the amount of sown area at downstream end is used in case of insufficient capacity of
main canal.
The optimal net benefit curves, sown area curves and water allocation curves are
obtained from the solutions of the LP model by sensitivity analysis with the variation
of some constraints to assist decision makers in the analysis of irrigation planning.
The results of the first scenario will be significant as equitable distribution
supplies to the farmers while the results of the second scenario will be significant as the
improvement of the water use efficiency of the irrigation systems. |
| Year | 1993 |
| Corresponding Series Added Entry | Asian Institute of Technology. Thesis ; no. IR-92-03 |
| Type | Thesis |
| School | School of Environment, Resources, and Development (SERD) |
| Department | Department of Food, Agriculture and Natural Resources (Former title: Department of Food Agriculture, and BioResources (DFAB)) |
| Academic Program/FoS | Irrigation Engineering and Management (IR) |
| Chairperson(s) | Loof, Rainer;Onta, Pushpa Raj; |
| Examination Committee(s) | Gupta, Ashim Das;Kono, Yasuyuki;Oron, Gedion; |
| Scholarship Donor(s) | Royal Thai Government (RTG); |
| Degree | Thesis (M.Eng.) - Asian Institute of Technology, 1993 |