Determination of Pipe Diameters for Pressurized Irrigation Systems Using Linear Programming and Artificial Neural Networks

Pressurized irrigation systems are widespread among other alternatives in Mediterranean countries. Since the initial investment costs of pressurized irrigation systems are quite high, it is crucial to determine design parameters such as pipe diameter. Most of the current optimization techniques for...

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Main Authors: Ezgi Kurtulmuş, Ferhat Kurtulmuş, Hayrettin Kuşçu, Bilge Arslan, Ali Osman Demir
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Published: Ankara University 2023-01-01
Series:Journal of Agricultural Sciences
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author Ezgi Kurtulmuş
Ferhat Kurtulmuş
Hayrettin Kuşçu
Bilge Arslan
Ali Osman Demir
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Bilge Arslan
Ali Osman Demir
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description Pressurized irrigation systems are widespread among other alternatives in Mediterranean countries. Since the initial investment costs of pressurized irrigation systems are quite high, it is crucial to determine design parameters such as pipe diameter. Most of the current optimization techniques for pipe diameter selection are based on linear, non-linear, and dynamic programming models. The ultimate aim of these techniques is to produce solutions to problems with less cost and computation time. In this study, a novel approach for determining pipe diameter was proposedusing Artificial Neural Networks (ANN) as an alternative to existing models. For this purpose, three pressurized irrigation systems were investigated. Different ANN architectures were created and tested using hydrant level parameters of the irrigation systems, such as irrigated area per hydrant, hydrant discharge, pipe length, and hydrant elevation. Different training algorithms, transfer functions, and hidden neuron numbers were tried to determine the best ANN model for each irrigation system. Using multilayer feed-forward ANN architecture, the highest coefficients of determination were found to be 0.97, 0.93, and 0.83 for irrigation systems investigated. It was concluded that pipe diameters could be determined by using artificial neural networks in the planning of pressurized irrigation systems.
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spelling doaj-art-aae03fc2b0ff4ba4a8b0a273f8e8f06d2025-08-20T03:04:11ZengAnkara UniversityJournal of Agricultural Sciences1300-75802148-92972023-01-012918910210.15832/ankutbd.93633545Determination of Pipe Diameters for Pressurized Irrigation Systems Using Linear Programming and Artificial Neural NetworksEzgi Kurtulmuş0Ferhat Kurtulmuş1Hayrettin Kuşçu2Bilge Arslan3Ali Osman Demir4BURSA ULUDAG UNIVERSITYBURSA ULUDAG UNIVERSITYBURSA ULUDAG UNIVERSITYBURSA ULUDAG UNIVERSITYBURSA ULUDAG UNIVERSITYPressurized irrigation systems are widespread among other alternatives in Mediterranean countries. Since the initial investment costs of pressurized irrigation systems are quite high, it is crucial to determine design parameters such as pipe diameter. Most of the current optimization techniques for pipe diameter selection are based on linear, non-linear, and dynamic programming models. The ultimate aim of these techniques is to produce solutions to problems with less cost and computation time. In this study, a novel approach for determining pipe diameter was proposedusing Artificial Neural Networks (ANN) as an alternative to existing models. For this purpose, three pressurized irrigation systems were investigated. Different ANN architectures were created and tested using hydrant level parameters of the irrigation systems, such as irrigated area per hydrant, hydrant discharge, pipe length, and hydrant elevation. Different training algorithms, transfer functions, and hidden neuron numbers were tried to determine the best ANN model for each irrigation system. Using multilayer feed-forward ANN architecture, the highest coefficients of determination were found to be 0.97, 0.93, and 0.83 for irrigation systems investigated. It was concluded that pipe diameters could be determined by using artificial neural networks in the planning of pressurized irrigation systems.https://dergipark.org.tr/tr/download/article-file/1764820machine learningoptimization techniquesirrigation water managementnetwork performance analysishydraulic parameters
spellingShingle Ezgi Kurtulmuş
Ferhat Kurtulmuş
Hayrettin Kuşçu
Bilge Arslan
Ali Osman Demir
Determination of Pipe Diameters for Pressurized Irrigation Systems Using Linear Programming and Artificial Neural Networks
Journal of Agricultural Sciences
machine learning
optimization techniques
irrigation water management
network performance analysis
hydraulic parameters
title Determination of Pipe Diameters for Pressurized Irrigation Systems Using Linear Programming and Artificial Neural Networks
title_full Determination of Pipe Diameters for Pressurized Irrigation Systems Using Linear Programming and Artificial Neural Networks
title_fullStr Determination of Pipe Diameters for Pressurized Irrigation Systems Using Linear Programming and Artificial Neural Networks
title_full_unstemmed Determination of Pipe Diameters for Pressurized Irrigation Systems Using Linear Programming and Artificial Neural Networks
title_short Determination of Pipe Diameters for Pressurized Irrigation Systems Using Linear Programming and Artificial Neural Networks
title_sort determination of pipe diameters for pressurized irrigation systems using linear programming and artificial neural networks
topic machine learning
optimization techniques
irrigation water management
network performance analysis
hydraulic parameters
url https://dergipark.org.tr/tr/download/article-file/1764820
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