What is rain gun irrigation system?
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What is rain gun irrigation system?
A Rain gun is a high-performance micro-irrigation device and it is designed for a variety of uses and applications where relatively high flows and extended radius of the water throw are desired. Rain gun sprinkler is available with an operating pressure of 2.0 to 7.5 kg/cm2 and flow of 3 to 30 lps.
What is gun irrigation?
In irrigation, the term gun is used to describe high volume sprinklers with discharge rates exceeding 50 US gpm. Flow rates for guns can vary from 50 to 1,000 US gpm.
What is mobile gun irrigation system?
Mobile raingun systems (also called traveling sprinklers or travelers) use a large rotary sprinkler operating at high pressure. Rainguns normally operate at high pressure from 400 to 800 kPa with discharges ranging from 30 to 200 m3 h-1. They can irrigate areas up to 100 m wide and 400 m long (4 ha) at one setting.
What is the difference between spray irrigation and sprinkler irrigation?
What is the difference between drip irrigation and sprinkler irrigation? Dripping valves are present in drip system while spray guns and nozzles are used in sprinkler system. Only the root area is wetted by drip irrigation, whereas one sprinkler wets an area of a circle, which covers a number of plants.
What is rain pipe?
Rain Hose is suitable for closely spaced crops, onion, vegetable crops, leafy vegetables, groundnut etc. Total length of Rain Hose required per acre is 800 meters. All the necessary fittings are included in the Kit for easy installation. Only PVC pipes of 2″ diameter(63 mm) is required.
What are main types of irrigation?
Types of Irrigation
- Surface irrigation. Surface irrigation is the oldest form of irrigation and has been in use for thousands of years.
- Micro-irrigation.
- Drip irrigation.
- Sprinkler irrigation.
- Center pivot.
- Irrigation by lateral move (side roll, wheel line, wheelmove)
- Lawn sprinkler systems.
- Hose-end sprinklers.
Which is best rain gun in India?
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What crops use sprinkler irrigation?
Sprinkler irrigation is suited for most row, field and tree crops and water can be sprayed over or under the crop canopy. However, large sprinklers are not recommended for irrigation of delicate crops such as lettuce because the large water drops produced by the sprinklers may damage the crop.