DRIP IRRIGATION DESIGN CALCULATOR FOR SMALL LAND HOLDINGS
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A. Preliminary Design
Input parameters
Command Area 30 ha
Maximum working hours per day 17 hrs.
Available system discharge 108 m3/hr
Peak consumptive use of the crop 5.4 mm/day
Basic Design Unit 2 ha
Area of subunit 0.5 ha
Number of emitters per crop 1
Width of the wetted area 1m *For Vegatables make 'Width o
Spacing between laterals 1m
Application Efficiency 90 %
Leaching Requirement 0
Basic Design Parameters
Dripper Spacing 0.5 m
Lateral spacing 1m
Emitter Discharge 2 lit/hr
Operating Pressure Head of Emitter 10 m
Percentage of wetted area 100 %
Net depth of Irrigation 5.4 mm
Gross depth of Irrigation 6 mm
Time of Application 1.5 hrs.
Number of Irrigation Shifts per day 11.3
Adjusted Number of Irrigation shifts per day 12
Area irrigated per shift 2.5 ha
B. Detail Design
Step 1. System Layout
Width of subunit 50.00 m
Length of subunit 100.00 m
Number of drippers per lateral 100 drippers
Length of Lateral 50 m *The first dripper is considered to be
Number of laterals on manifold 100 laterals
Length of shorter manifold 100 m
Length of longer manifold 200.0 m
Number of drippers per subunit 10000 drippers
Number of submains operating simultanously 5.00
Number of subunits irrigated per shift 5.0
Number of drippers operating per shift 50000 drippers
Final system discharge 100.00 m3/hr
Step 2. Design of Laterals
Average Elevation Difference along Laterals 0.5 m *Please use positive for upslope an
Diameter of Lateral 12.8 mm
Length of Lateral 50 m
Number of drippers on the lateral 100
Inlet discharge of lateral 0.2 m3/hr
Friction head loss 0.51 m
Pressure variation between laterals 1.01 m The selected size of lateral is suitabl
Inlet operating pressure of lateral 10.63 m
Step 2. Design of Manifolds
Shorter Manifold
Average Elevation Difference along shoter manifold -2.5 m *Please use positive for upslope an
Diameter of shorter manifold 57.6 mm The selected size of manifold is suita
Length of shorter manifold 100.0 m
Number of laterals on the manifold 100
Inlet discharge of manifold 20 m3/hr
Frictional head loss in the shorter manifold 2.54 m
Pressure variation in the shorter manifold 0.04 m
Inlet operating pressure head of shorter manifold 11.29 m
Longer Manifold
Average Elevation Difference along longer manifold -4.0 m *Please use positive for upslope an
Diameter of longer manifold 68.6 mm Please change the diameter to the n
Length of longer manifold 200.0 m
Number of laterals on the manifold 100
Inlet discharge of manifold 20 m3/hr
Frictional head loss in the longer manifold 4.11 m
Pressure variation in the longer manifold 0.11 m
Inlet operating pressure head of longer manifold 11.71 m The longer manifold is the governing
Step 3. Design of Submain
Depth of intallation of submain below the ground 0.60 m
Segment 1
Discharge 20 m3/hr Fricti
Length 263 m
Diameter 70.4 mm Inlet
Average Elevation Difference 1.5 m
Segment 2
Discharge 20 m3/hr Fricti
Length 384 m
Diameter 70.4 mm Inlet p
Average Elevation Difference 4.5 m
Segment 3
Discharge m3/hr Fricti
Length m
Diameter mm Inlet
Average Elevation Difference m
Step 3. Design of Main Line
Segment 1
Discharge of main segment 1 40 m3/hr Frictional head loss al
Length of main segment 1 206 m Velocity al
Diameter of main segment 1 84.4 mm Inlet pressure head
Average Elevation Difference along segment 1 -4.5 m
Segment 2
Discharge 80 m3/hr Fricti
Length 85 m
Diameter 103.2 mm Inlet
Average Elevation Difference -1.5 m
Segment 3
Discharge 100 m3/hr Fricti
Length 83 m
Diameter 131.4 mm Inlet
Average Elevation Difference along segment 3 0m
Step 4. Pump Capacity
Inlet pressure head 29.05 m
Suction head of pump 20 m
Control head loss 5m
Local head loss in fittings 0.2 m
Pump motor efficiency 70 %
Pump efficiency 70 %
System Discharge 100.00 m3/hr
Total Dynamic Head 54.25 m
Pump capacity 42 hp
Summary - Salient Features of Design
1 Total Command Area 30 ha
2 Area of BDU 2 ha
3 Area of subunit 0.5 ha
4 Depth of irrigation 6 mm
5 Irrigation interval 1 day
6 Discharge of dripper 2 lit/hr
7 Operating head of drippers 10 m
8 Number of drippers per plant 1
9 Dripper spacing on the lateral 0.5 m
10 lateral spacing on the manifold 1m
11 Number of drippers working simultanously 50000
12 Number of system shifts per day 12
13 Area irrigated per shift 2.5 ha
14 Size of lateral 12.8 mm
15 size of shorter manifold 57.6 mm
16 size of longer manifold #REF! mm
17 size of submain segment 1 70.4 mm
18 size of submain segment 2 70.4 mm
19 size of submain segment 3 mm
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For Vegatables make 'Width of the wetted area' equal to 'spacing between laterals'
st dripper is considered to be connected at just the regular dripper spacing
se use positive for upslope and negative for downslope
cted size of lateral is suitable
se use positive for upslope and negative for downslope
cted size of manifold is suitable
se use positive for upslope and negative for downslope
hange the diameter to the next larger size
ger manifold is the governing head
Frictional head loss 6.98 m
Velocity 1.43 m/s The selected size of submain is suitable
Inlet pressure head 20.80 m
Frictional head loss 10.20 m
Velocity 1.43 m/s The selected size of submain is suitable
Inlet pressure head 27.01 m
Frictional head loss #NUM! m
Velocity #DIV/0! m/s #DIV/0!
Inlet pressure head #NUM! m
Frictional head loss along segment 1 7.77 m
Velocity along segment 1 1.99 m/s The selected size of main pipe is suitable
Inlet pressure head of segment 1 24.07 m
Frictional head loss 4.15 m
Velocity 2.66 m/s Recommended to change the size of submain
Inlet pressure head 26.72 m
Frictional head loss 2.04 m
Velocity 2.05 m/s The selected size of main pipe is suitable
Inlet pressure head 29.05 m
Summary - Salient Features of Design
20 size of main segment 1 84.4 mm
21 size of main segment 2 103.2 mm
22 size of main segment 3 131.4 mm
23 Length of lateral 50 m
24 Length of shorter manifold 100 m
25 Length of longer manifold #REF! m
26 Length of submain segment 1 263 m
27 Length of submain segment 2 384 m
28 Length of submain segment 3 0m
29 Length of main segment 1 206 m
30 Length of main segment 2 85 m
31 Length of main segment 3 83 m
32 System discharge 100.00 m3/hr
33 Total pumping head 54.25 m
34 HP of the pump 42 hp
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Internal Diameter of PE pipes
Nominal Diameter
Class 4 Class 6
(mm)
12 9.4
16 12.8
20 16.6
25 20.8
32 28.8 27.9
40 36.6 34.8
50 45.6 43.6
63 57.6 55.0
75 68.6 65.4
90 79.8
Internal Diameter of PVC pipes
Nominal Diameter Class 4 Class 6 Class 8
(mm) (ID, mm) (ID, mm) (ID, mm)
63 59.4 59.0 58.2
75 71.4 70.4 69.2
90 86.4 84.4 83.0
110 105.6 103.2 101.6
140 134.4 131.4 129.2
160 153.6 150.2 147.6
225 216.2 211.2 207.8
280 269.0 262.8 258.6
315 302.6 295.6 290.8
ipes
Class 10
(ID, mm)
57.0
67.8
81.4
99.4
126.6
144.6
203.4
253.2
285.0
