Sachpazis Costas: Geotechnical Engineering: A student's Perspective Introduction
Component of drip irrigation system
1. Functions of Drip Irrigation
Components
Delivered by
Er. AJIT M. KURE
M. Tech. (Agricultural Engineering)
Integrated Rural and Agricultural Development
Association (IRADA), Satara (MH)
Online Training on
“Advanced Irrigation and Precision Agriculture”
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Drip Irrigation Layout
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1. Pump
• Electrical ~ Mechanical ~ Kinetic ~ Potential
• Discharge
• Head- Suction and Delivery
• Types - Positive Displacement Pump,
• Variable Displacement Pump eg. Centrifugal
• Efficiency-55 to 60%
• "Q" must be less and "H" must be High
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2. Bypass Valve
• To revert excess flow
• To control pressure
• Simplex arrangement
• To maintain "Q"
• Avoid adverse impact
• To secure system
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3. Non Return Valve
• Avoid backward flow of water
• Less frictional losses
• Light weight
• Easy to fit
• Essential one after fertigation
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4. Filtration Unit
• Impurities
1.Physical- Sand, Silt , small
stones.
2.Biological - Algae, Dried
leaves
• Need-
• To improve efficiency
• To maintain proper pressure
• To regulate required flow
• To reduce drip system clog
• Reduce maintainence and
system cost
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Primary Filters
1. Hydrocyclone Filter
2. Sand separator
• Features
• Remove Physical
Impurities
• Water source-Bore
well
• Working Principle
• Main filteration
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Sand SeparatorHydrocyclone Filter
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• Mostly used filter
• Placement/Location
• Composed of-
• Body
• Valve system
• Cap
• Handle
• Sand
• Remove Biological
Impurities
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Sand Filter
3. Sand Filter
Internal Cut Section
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Secondary Filters
• Compulsory Filter
• Impurities below 100
micron
• Screening of silt particles
• Available in-
• Metallic or Plastic
• Screen or Disc
• Easy to clean
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Screen FilterScreen
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Disc Filter
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5. Fertigation Equipments
• Advancement in modern technique
• Fertilizer with Irrigation
• Reducing labour cost
• Higher application efficiency
• Cost effective
• Easy to operate
• Reduction in fertilizer losses
• Precise application
• Application rate 60-70 lph
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Ventury Assembly
StrainerVentury
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• Rigidity
• Easy to operate
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Fertilizer Tank
INLET
OUTLET
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• Precise application of fertilizer
• PPM application
• Works on Hydraulic pressure
• Less friction loss
• Rigid plastic body
• Filtration available
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Injector Pump
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6.Flow Control and Saftey Valves
• Ball Valve
• To control and divert the flow
• Rigid uPVC plastic
• Less friction
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Flush ValveDU- Ball Valve
-Flush Valve
-To Remove the dirt, accumulated
salt, sludge in pipeline
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Air in pipeline Causes
• Reduction of flow
• Pressure fluctuation
• Water hammer
• Dry running of pumps
• Some time air need to add
• To over come negative
pressure
• Pipe rupture saftey
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Air Release Valve
1 2
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Foot vavle
Strainer
Foot Valve
- Primary
Cleaning
- Location
- Priming
- Bronze, HD CI,
PVC
- Easy
installation
• Rubber Flap
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7. Pipelines
• Mainline and Submain line
• PVC
• Sizes-
40mm,50mm,63mm,75mm,90mm,
110mm
• Carrier of water
• Mainline Length depend upon
• Distance between water source
and filed
• Slope, Dimension of field
• Crop, Area
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- Submain acts as connector
-Lateral with grommet and takeoff
-Fitted with Valves
-Buried in soil
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8. Laterals/Polytube
• Conveyor between submain and
root zone via dripper
• LLDPE
• Strong and Flexible
• Row to row distance
• Specification as per 'Q'
• End Stops
• Sizes- 12mm,16mm,20mm
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Take off , Grommet
End Stop
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9. Emmitters/Drippers
• Main Component
• Laterals to plant root zone
• Selection on
• Soil details
• Crop data
• Topography
• Types
• Non PC
• SC PC
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Inline NPC Dripper
Online NPC Dripper
Dripper Assembly
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• SC PC- Self cleaning and Pressure Compensating Drippers
• Easy to open to clean
• Silicon rubber diaphragm ensure good performance
• Narrow cross-shaped inlet acts as a filter
• Undulating land irrigation
• Water saving
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SC PC Dripper
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Other Drippers
• Turbostake - Nurseries, Pot
irrigation, home gardens
• Turbo key plus- Orchards,
landscape
• J- loc- Orchards required to
cover large root zone
• Click Tif- Multiple Outlet, In
soilless culture
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Click TifJ loc
Turbo stake
Turbo key
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10. Others
• To check leak and clog
• Managing filters, Injector
• System operating range
• Adaptors
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Pressure Gauge Water Meter
Need
• To measure the water flow
rate
• Precise application
• Greenhouse
• Water budgeting
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Thank You.......
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