Irrigating Agriculture

Centre Pivot and Lateral Move Performance Check

An underperforming centre pivot or lateral move (CPLM) irrigation system can be costly. Poor performance can occur throughout the system including in the pump, motor, sprinklers, drive mechanism, and end gun. This can impact your system’s ability to operate at the expected capacity and can result in poor crop emergence, [...]

2021-01-22T10:22:00+11:0022 January 2021|Irrigation Systems|

Head loss in open channel systems

Head loss is the drop in water level as water flows through a structure or along a channel. This video uses a scale model to visually demonstrate the effect that different sized structures, incorrectly installed structures and poorly maintained channels can have on head loss and flow rate. Special thanks [...]

2019-08-02T14:40:01+10:002 August 2019|Farm Planning, Home, Irrigation Systems, Resources|
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