Using Sprinkler Pattern Data in System Design

The American Society of Agricultural Engineers' Committee on Sprinkler Irrigation is developing a standard procedure for determining water distribution patterns of sprinkler heads used in agriculture. When this procedure is developed and used by the manufacturers of sprinkler heads, or when a sprinkler testing organization conducts the tests and publishes the results, data will be available which can be used to design better sprinkler systems. Using the water distribution pattern test information in sprinkler system design would give an added incentive for testing and publishing the data as well as replacing the sprinkler selection method presently used in sprinkler design with a method having an engineering basis