Working with WINSRFR5.

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Dr. Fiaz Hussain
The SRFR engine can be configured to model basins, borders, and furrows, all under the
assumption of one-dimensional flow. This means that all flow characteristics vary only
with distance along the field length and time, i.e., not across the width. This also means
that water does not flow between neighboring irrigation units.

For borders and basins, the model is applicable to fields where the side-fall is negligible in
comparison with the applied depth, infiltration and roughness are relatively uniform
across the field width, and inflow is distributed uniformly along the upstream boundary.
When water flows into a border/basin from a source point, this last requirement is clearly
not satisfied. Nevertheless, the analysis is still applicable if the water spreads laterally
over a relatively short distance.

Outputs include the advance and recession curves, the final infiltration profile, flow and
depth hydrographs at specified locations, water surface profiles at specified times, and
indicators of hydraulic performance such as application efficiency, distribution uniformity,
and adequacy of the irrigation.
The software offers four analytical functionalities