Correlation of Sprinkler Nozzle Performance to Computational Fluid Dynamics

Rain Bird Engineering, 2001-02

Liaison(s): Greg Kang
Advisor(s): Mary Cardenas
Students(s): Casey May (TL), Amy Bentow, Robin Chambers, Erin Koos, Lut Au-Yeung

Although Rain Bird has the best sprinkler nozzles in the industry, the spray pattern is not perfect. As part of an effort for continuous product improvement, Rain Bird has asked the Clinic team to create a Computational Fluid Dynamic model of the water flow produced by one of their current nozzles. The model is used as a tool to predict watering patterns and improve nozzle designs, making the design process more efficient.