The present work was carried out in order to develop two mathematics models for design drip irrigation with microtubs, under turbulent flow. In the models were taken account the local head loss in the microtub, local head loss and head loss due to velocity energy in the microtub outside. To determine the local head loss it was calculated the K coefficients of the energy dissipation at the entrance of the microtub through laboratory tests. The models were evaluated through the design of an irrigation lateral line, ant it was obtained great performance with determination coefficient of 98%, the discharge observed were close to the projected discharge, excellent distribution uniformity, low mean absolute error and variation of discharge coefficient. According to the results, it can be conclude that the microtub drip irrigation operating under turbulent regime is technically feasible and the developed of mathematical models are adequate to evaluate the head loss in the system.
lateral line; head loss; hydraulic
