Removal of suspended solids in irrigation water utilizing non-woven synthetic fabrics

The objective of this work was to verify the efficiency of trickle irrigation filters on the removal of suspended solids using as filter elements three different types of non-woven synthetic fabrics. Also, was conducted an experiment with disk and screen elements in order to compare with the non woven synthetic fabric element. The results have demonstrated that non-woven synthetic fabrics presented better performance, removing 27 to 29% of suspended solids, while screen and disk elements presented 19 to 20% removal. No significant differences were observed among the three fabrics evaluated as well as between the screen and disk elementsCom vistas à eficiência de remoção de sólidos em suspensão, quando utilizados em filtros para irrigação localizada, empregaram-se três tipos diferentes de manta sintética não tecida, além de elemento de tela e de disco. Como resultado, as mantas tiveram desempenho superior, ou seja, 27 a 29% de remoção de sólidos em suspensão, enquanto os elementos de tela e disco apresentaram apenas 19 a 20%; contudo, dentre as três mantas avaliadas não foram observadas diferenças significativas, o mesmo ocorrendo entre os elementos de tela e disco.38238