Planning and Calculating A Pipe Drip IrrigationSystem

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Irrigation Are you looking to f ind the right solution to help improve the drainage system of your garden?If the f lowers in your back garden are continually suf f ering f rom having large amounts ofexcess ground water blighting your ef f orts to create the perf ect environment f or your prizedplants, you may be pleasantly surprised to f ind out that there are in f act several viable optionsto help eradicate the issue and thereby hopef ully get the most out of your garden space.

In my experience in this area, I can generally recommend using drip irrigation systemsto tackle the issue and help control ground water f low as they of f er perhaps themost ef f ective method of managing the problem of plant drainage and can be a lotmore reasonably priced than you may perhaps init ially think. For example, why not trychecking out the range of irrigation systems currently available to buy on the web andsee if this can solve your plant drainage dif f icult ies. You may also f ind that many suchsystems that can be f ound online are actually very easy to install and use indeedmuch less complex than one may think.

I learnt many usef ul irrigation methods thanks to Agriculture Guide you can f indcomprehensive irrigation systems reviews, and also what they are, where they used, how youcan construct them easily etc, f or details you have to look Agriculture Guides irrigationsystems tutorials and reviews. Especially I strongly advise you to look their drip irrigation pagetoo.So if you are having real problems with getting unwanted standing water away f rom your plantswhy not give some serious consideration to installing a drip irrigation system in your gardentoday ? * Thanks to you Agriculture Guide, you let me learn about all those irrigation systemsthat are suitable f or my backyard garden.Bef ore planning drip irrigation system, some preparations should be made and should be hadan idea about how planning can be made f or this system. For this purpose these point shouldbe cared.a. State of the Land: Bef ore planning drip irrigation system, the size, gradient,structure of earth of land should be known. Size of the land is very important criteria f orplacing main pipe and drippers.Although drip irrigation systems work with pressure as closedsystem, they can not be used af ter a specif ic gradient value without some precaution. Forinstance; if gradient is more than %10, pressure as 1 atm is occured between the bottom andthe top side. If it is %20 this preasure increases to 2 atm. If land is being irrigated with one mainpipe, the pressure at the top will be 1 atm and the pressure at the bottom will be 3 atm. So thewater wil come out with pressure instead of dripping and dripping system will lose the speciality.In dripping systems, pressure shoul be between 0,5 1,5 atm. So this system should not beused in the lands that have gradient more than 10%, with one main pipe. This problem can besolved by using special dripping pipe that works under high pressure or using valves thatdecreases the pressure. At the same time, dripping pipes should be placed upright to thegradient. In this way, the dif f erence of f low rate that is caused by pressure between the f irstdripping head and the last head is prevented.It is important to know the structure of earth that this system will be used. Because in theheaps of t ime, t ime that passes during the water comes f rom dripper and goes to the area ofplant root depends on the earth structure. This is very important criteria to know the minimumtime f or irrigation.

b. Plant Type : In drip irrigation systems, it is required to know the plant type, height of theplant and petal projection area. With these inf ormations pipe quantity, dripper distance, drippingline length can be determined.c. Planting Interval and Distance : It is required to know planting interval and distance f ordetermining pipe thickness, distance between the drippers and line length and calculating thetotal quantity pipe that will be used.d. State and the Distance of Water Source : Bef ore using drip irrigation system, it isrequired to know whether the water comes f rom well, or open canal, or static pool, or small lakeand it is required to be sure that this source has enough f low rate. Posit ion of the source isimportant according to the land. If source is under the land more motor power is required, if it isabove less motor power is required. At the same time it is important to know the distancebetween the land and the source f or calculating the length of the main pipe.e. Quality of Water : Water that is used in drip irrigation should not be too salty. If salty wateris used in drip irrigation system, it can cause cumulation of salt around the plant and the earthbecomes more salty. At the same time, mossy, silty water should not be used in drip irrigationsystem bef ore f iltering. The water that is used f or irrigation can include lime(litt le or much) andthis can close the dripping holes. So this blockage can be invented by adding asid according tothe rate of lime in the water.f . Technical Properties of the Material That Will Be Used : Nowadays mostly dripping pipesare made f rom the dripper, based on point. Dripping capacity of the drippers that is produced, isclear (in one hour and f ixed pressure) and should be learned f rom the seller. In market place,generally dripping pipes that have 4 liter/hour dripping capacity is sold. When determining thelength of the line and the number of drippers, diameter of the pipe and dripping capacity ofdrippers should be cared. Also if the main pipe will be placed on the earth, it should be producedf rom the material that is not ef f ected f rom the harm of UV gleam. Furthermore f iltrationcapacity of the f ilter that will be used and maximum f low rate that main pipe can carry should beknown.g. Economic Conditions : Drip irrigation system is an expensive system. Bef ore using thissystem, cost of the project should be determined and then should be applied to the land

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Planning and Calculating A Pipe Drip Irrigation System