APPENDIX- Scenario 2: PEAK DESIGN DRIP IRRIGATION For:

BLOCK - 4, PLOT – 1.9Hec. Sprinkler 1.3m3/3Bar - CP1

BLOCK - 5, ONE FROM TWO CONTROL POINTS WORKING FOR 1Hec.
ONE VALVE FOR LINEAR PIVOT ON 19 Hec.

(OMAHENEHE-BLOCK4-5)
1 GENERAL INFORMATION
1.1Owner DARD
1.2 Address Windhoek
1.3 Contact details +
1.4 Designer Felix Ndinamwene/ AHMED
1.5 Designer contact details +264811502144/0817974343
1.6 SABI member

2 CLIMATE
2.1 Month mention October
2.2 Weather station mention OMHENEN
2.3 A-pan evaporation / Reference evapotranspiration mm/month 179.9

3 IRRIGATOR’S MANAGERIAL REQUIREMENTS

3.1 Available working days per week days 7
3.2 Available irrigation hours per day hours 9

4 CROP
4.1 Type mention MAIZE
4.2 Area ha 2.9+ 19hec. for pivot
4.3 Plant density plants/ha 4166
4.4 Plant distance m 0.3
4.5 Row spacing m 0.8
4.6 Natural root depth m 0.2
4.7 Planting date date Throughout

5 SOIL
5.1 Effective soil depth m ……
5.2 Effective root depth m …….
5.3 Total available water to (-10 to -1500kPa) mm/m …….
5.4 Readily available water in root zone mm …..

6 Sprinkler
6.1 Type mention RainBird
6.2 Nozzle size mm
6.3 Discharge /h 1300
6.4 Operating pressure kPa 300
6.5 Application efficiency % 95
6.6 Row Spacing m 12

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6.7 Lateral spacing m 12
6.8 Wetted area % ……
6.9 Gross application rate on the wetted area mm/h …….
6.10 Flow of block for each control point m3/h 91

7 SCHEDULING PLANNING
7.1 Crop factor / crop coefficient fraction …
7.2 Evapotranspiration (ETc) mm/month …
7.3 Net irrigation requirement mm /month …
7.4 Gross irrigation requirement mm/month …
7.5 Theoretical cycle length days …
7.6 Theoretical standing time hours …
7.7 Practical cycle length days …
7.8 Practical standing time hours …
7.9 Working days per week days …
7.10 Irrigation hours per day hours …
7.11 Gross application per practical cycle mm …

8 SCHEDULE FOR BLOCKS IRRIGATED

SIMULTANEOUSLY

Shifts Demand Area

Operating Block
No. m3/h ha
Sprinklers Drip Irrigation Centre Pivots
1 315 A B E F G H 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
1.9 1

9 HYDRAULICS m
9.1 Emission uniformity (EU) % 95
9.2 Allowable pressure variation in the block m 2
9.3 Required pressure at block inlet valve m 55
(including secondary losses like block valve, filter)
9.4 Flow velocity in mainline m/s 0.60
9.5 Allowable pressure variation in mainline % 3.6

10 PUMP
10.1 Type, make mention Grundphose
10.2 Impeller diameter mm Stainless steel
EN 1.4301
AISI 304-6inch
i10.3 Suction height m 0
10.4 Design pump pressure m 61
10.5 Design pump discharge m3/h 95
10.6 Efficiency at the design duty point % 85
10.7 Shut-off pressure m 80
10.8 Power required at duty point kW 22
10.9 Power output of electric motor kW

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10.10 Rotor speed rpm 2850-2880
RP5 (five stage)
11 FILTER
11.1 Make, type, size mention 100mm /250m3/hr-
9Bar - Backflush

11.2 Number of units in filterbank number 1

11.3 Filter fineness micron 130
11.4 Pressure drop over filter bank
Clean m 0.88
Dirty m

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