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- Title
Pump Selection for Extending Drip Irrigation Systems.
- Authors
Filkov, Petar I.; Meranzova, Rossitza A.
- Abstract
In the past few years in Bulgaria some farmers have extended their arable area and their drip irrigation systems. The same water source and existing pipe network are often used, as the system is developed in stages. In some cases, at the last stage of the extension the irrigated area or the needed discharge is increased more than twice. Usually such extension is not taken into account at the original design of the system, so the pump replacement and reconstruction of a part of the network are necessary. Variants for the selection of new pump equipment for extended systems and corresponding constraints for their application are considered in the article. In case of design of new drip irrigation systems recommendations for pump selection are given based on adequate pump use both for the design stage and for possible future expanding of the system. A practical example is also presented in the article.
- Subjects
BULGARIA; PUMPING machinery design &; construction; MICROIRRIGATION; REPLACEMENT of industrial equipment; IRRIGATION equipment; MAINTENANCE
- Publication
Ovidius University Annals, Series Civil Engineering, 2011, Vol 8, Issue 13, p13
- ISSN
1584-5990
- Publication type
Article