Performance of Low Energy Water Application Device |
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Authors: | Atul Kumar Singh S P Sharma A Upadhyaya A Rahman A K Sikka |
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Affiliation: | (1) Centre for Water Science, Cranfield University, Cranfield, MK43 0AL, UK;(2) Land and Water Department, CIHEAM, Bari Institute, Bari, Italy;(3) Water and Chemical Engineering Department, Politecnico di Bari, Bari, Italy |
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Abstract: | Considering the overall farming situation in developing countries particularly India it has been observed that the available
options of efficient irrigation technologies are unable to cover up small and marginal farm holders due to lack of the applicability
and acceptability in terms of their needs, priorities and financial capabilities. This makes imperative to develop a substitute
of existing technologies that could be cheap simple and less capital intensive as well as applicable for small farms. This
paper discusses the performances of a low cost water and energy efficient device called LEWA which can be used in place of
overhead impact sprinklers to irrigate field and row crops efficiently at small farms. LEWA can be operated at an operating
pressure range 39 to 98 kPa at its nozzle head, with discharge rate 0.87–1.10 m3/h, and throw diameter 6–8 m. Since operating pressure at the nozzle head governs overall system pressure and reflects the
total cost of the system, size of prime mover pump required and its operational cost; therefore the developed device holds
greater promise in development of a cost effective water and energy efficient pressurized irrigation system for small and
marginal farmers possessing small and fragmented land. |
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