Assembling and Performance Evaluation of Centre Pivot Irrigation System New Hamdab Irrigation Project Northern State, Sudan
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ASSEMBLING AND PERFORMANCE EVALUATION OF CENTRE PIVOT IRRIGATION SYSTEM NEW HAMDAB IRRIGATION PROJECT NORTHERN STATE, SUDAN By Zuhair Abdalmalik Elhassan B.Sc. (Agric.) Honours University of Khartoum 1999 A Thesis Submitted to the University of Khartoum in partial Fulfillment for the requirement of the Degree of Master of Science in agriculture Supervisor: Dr. Amir Bakheit Saeed Dept. of Agricultural Engineering Faculty of Agriculture University of Khartoum April 2008 1 TABLE OF CONTENTS Page TABLE OF CONTENTS i LIST OF TABLES iii LIST OF FIGURES iv LIST OF PLATES v LIST OF MAPS vii DEDICATION viii ACKNOWLEDGEMENT ix ABSTRACT x ARABIC ABSTRACT xi CHAPTER ONE: INTRODUCTION 1 CHAPTER TWO: LITERATURE REVIEW 3 2.1 Irrigation methods 3 2.1.2 Sub-irrigation system 3 2.1.1 Surface irrigation systems 3 2.1.3 Drip (trickle) irrigation system 4 2.1.4 Sprinkler (overhead) irrigation systems 4 4 2.1.4.1 Advantage of sprinkler irrigation systems 5 2.1.4.2 Disadvantage of sprinkler irrigation systems 5 2.2 Sprinkler system classification 2.2.1 Permanent system 6 6 2.2.2 Semi-permanent system 2 6 2.2.3 Portable systems 6 2.3 Centre pivot irrigation system 2.3.1 Centre pivot with corner attachment 8 2.3.2 Linear move irrigation system 8 9 2.4 System performance 10 2.4.1 The uniformity coefficient (CU) 12 2.4.2 Distribution uniformity or pattern efficiency (DU) 12 2.4.3 Application efficiency (Ea%) 13 2.5 Irrigated agriculture in Sudan 13 2.6 Future prospects of modern irrigation CHAPTER THREE: MATERIALS AND METHODS 18 3.1 Prelude 18 21 3.2 Pivot assembly 36 3.3 Hydraulic performance 3.3.1 Uniformity coefficient (CU) 47 47 3.3.2 Distribution uniformity or pattern efficiency (DU) 47 3.3.3 Application efficiency (Ea%) 48 3.3.4 Overall Irrigation efficiency 48 3.3.5Percentage of loss in the cultivable area 3 50 3.4 Irrigation water measurements 50 3.5 Measurement of irrigation water at centre pivot system 51 3.6 Plant parameters 51 3.6.1 Plant height (cm) 51 3.6.2 Crop density 51 3.6.3 Number of tillers 51 3.6.4 Spike length 51 3.6.5 Number of seeds/spike 51 3.6.6 Weight of 1000 grain 51 3.6.7 Stem thickness CHAPTER FOUR: RESULTS AND DISCUSSION 52 4.1 Technical performance 52 52 4.1.1 Uniformity coefficient 53 4.1.2 Uniformity distribution (DU) 54 4.1.3 Application efficiency (Ea%) 4.2 Plant parameters 55 4.2.1 Plant density, number of leaves, leaf area index, stem size 55 and plant height 4.2.2 Weight of 1000 grain, number of seeds/plant and 61 yield(kg/fd) 4 CHAPTER FIVE:CONCLUSIONS AND 70 RECOMMENDATIONS 5.1 Conclusions 70 5.2 Recommendations 70 REFERENCES 72 APPENDICES 75 5 LIST OF TABLES . Table Title Page 2.1 Agricultural Activities in Sudan 15 3.1 Climate data from Karima metreological station (1941-1970) 19 4.1 Plant density (Number of plants/m2) 56 4.2 Number of leaves per plant 56 4.3 Leaf area index (mm2) 56 4.4 Stem size (mm) 57 4.5 Plant height (cm) 57 4.6 Weight of 1000 grain (gm) 62 4.7 Number of seeds per plant 62 4.8 Yield (kg/fd) 62 4.9 Amount of water applied per feddan (m3/fed) 62 4.10 Center pivot at 100% speed 63 4.11 Center pivot at 40% speed 66 6 LIST OF FIGURS Fig Title Page 3.1 Concrete pad with 4 anchor bolts 27 3.2 Drop pipe and sprinkler 29 4.1 Center pivot at 100% speed 65 4.2 Center pivot at 40% speed 68 7 LIST OF PLATES Plate Title Page 3.1 A boom truck and nylon strap 22 3.2 Center pivot complete package 24 3.3 Center pivot concrete pad and trench 25 3.4 Center pivot head fixed to its legs 26 3.5 The pipes are laid and bolted together 28 3.6 The pipes of span 30 3.7 Complete span 31 3.8 Weldment connected to pivot 32 3.9 Towing wheel 33 3.10 Rubber hose with clamps 34 3.11 Collector ring 35 3.12 Diesel engine with single stage pump 37 3.13 Diesel engine with double stage pump 38 3.14 Suction basin 39 3.15 PVC pipes (∅ 9″) 40 3.16 Zee pipe from single stage pump 41 3.17 Zee pipe from double stage pump 42 8 Plate Title Page 3.18 Flow meter 43 3.19 Pressure gauge 44 3.20 Catch cans 45 3.21 Water measurement 46 3.22 Wheel track 49 4.1 Wheat under center pivot 58 4.2 Wheat in the pilot farm (surface irrigation) 59 4.3 Wheat in the tenant farm (surface irrigation) 60 5.1 Potato under center pivot 72 9 LIST OF MAPS Map Title Page 3.1 New Hamadab agricultural project 20 10 This work is dedicated, To my Father Mother, Brothers Sisters & all my friends 11 ACKNOWLEDGMENT My praise be to Allah, who gave me health to complete this work, also I would like to express my sincere gratitude and thanks to my supervisor Dr. Amir Bakheit Saeed for his guidance, encouragement and help to carry out this work. Finally, I would like to express deep thanks to all those who gave me help during the progress of this work particularly Dr. Ali Widaa, Eng. Abdulbagi Abuagla, Eng. Khalid Mubashar , Shaza Alrayeh & Miss Bilghies. Zuhair 12 ABSTRACT This study was conducted at new Hamdab agricultural project, one of the newly established resettlement projects associated with the implementation of Merowi Dam. The project lies on the western bank of the River Nile in the Northern state about 300 km north of Omdurman. Following the innovation technologies in the irrigation systems world wide, this study has come to make a comparison between modern irrigation systems and traditional ones in aspects of operation costs, irrigation water requirement and expected yield. The study comprised an updated comprehensive survey on the centre pivot systems introduced in Sudan; then assembling five Zimmatic centre pivot systems on predetermined locations on the sandy area (high terrace) of new Hamdab project. The systems were then evaluated for hydraulic performance namely, uniformity coefficient (Cu), distribution uniformity (Du) and application efficiency (Ea). The centre pivot system was then compared with surface irrigated field plots (pilot farm) while considering the traditional method (tenant field) as a control and wheat as an indicator crop. The centre pivot system wwhen run at two speeds (40% and 100%) respectively gave the following results: 1- Uniformity coefficient (Cu) 75% and 85%. 2- Distribution uniformity (Du) 60% and 76%. 3- Application efficiency (Ea) 53% and 47%. With respect to wheat growth parameters and yield attributes, the centre pivot irrigation system showed highly significant difference over the pilot farm and the tenant farms, the average productivities of wheat per feddan were respectively: 1532 kg, 464kg, 159 kg for center pivot, pilot farm and tenant farm. 13 On the other hand records of water consumed per feddan per season were 5344 m3 for the centre pivot and 9306 m3 for either one of pilot farm and tenant’s farm. The study clearly shows that center pivot irrigation system has gave prospects particularly in the high terrace soils in north Sudan. 14 اﻟﺨﻼﺻﺔ اﺟﺮﻳﺖ هﺬﻩ اﻟﺪراﺳﻪ ﻓﻲ ﻣﺸﺮوع اﻟﺤﺎﻣﺪاب اﻟﺠﺪﻳﺪة اﻟﺰراﻋﻲ ، اﺣﺪ ﻣﺸﺎرﻳﻊ اﻋﺎدة اﻟﺘﻮﻃﻴﻦ اﻟﺠﺪﻳﺪة اﻟﻤﺼﺎﺣﺒﺔ ﺳﺪ ﻣﺮوي. ﻳﻘﻊ اﻟﻤﺸﺮوع ﻋﻠﻰ اﻟﺠﺎﻧﺐ اﻟﻐﺮﺑﻲ ﻟﻨﻬﺮ اﻟﻨﻴﻞ ﻓﻲ اﻟﻮﻻﻳﺔ اﻟﺸﻤﺎﻟﻴﺔ وﻳﺒﻌﺪ ﺑﺤﻮاﻟﻰ 300 آﻠﻢ ﺷﻤﺎل أم درﻣﺎن. ﻣﻮاآﺒﺔ ﻟﻠﺘﻄﻮر اﻟﻌﺎﻟﻤﻲ ﻓﻲ ﻧﻈﻢ اﻟﺮي اﻟﺤﺪﻳﺜﺔ ﺟﺎءت هﺬﻩ اﻟﺘﺠﺮﺑﺔ ﻟﺘﻮﻃﻴﻦ ﺗﻘﺎﻧﺔ اﻟﺮي اﺣﺪﻳﺜﺔ ﻓﻲ اﻟﺴﻮدان ﺑﻌﺪ ﻣﻘﺎرﻧﺘﻬﺎ ﻣﻊ اﻟﻨﻈﻢ اﻟﺘﻘﻠﻴﺪﻳﻪ اﻟﺴﺎﺋﺪﻩ ﻣﻦ ﺣﻴﺚ ﺗﻜﻠﻔﺔ اﻟﺘﺸﻐﻴﻞ، آﻤﻴﺔ ﻣﻴﺎﻩ اﻟﺮي اﻟﻤﺴﺘﺨﺪﻣﻪ واﻻﻧﺘﺎﺟﻴﺔ اﻟﻤﺘﻮﻗﻌﺔ. هﺪﻓﺖ اﻟﺪراﺳﺔ ﻻﺟﺮاء ﻣﺴﺢ ﺷﺎﻣﻞ ﻋﻠﻰ ﻧﻈﻢ اﻟﺮي اﻟﻤﺤﻮري ﻓﻲ اﻟﺴﻮدان و ﺗﺮآﻴﺐ ﻋﺪد ﺧﻤﺴﺔ أﺟﻬﺰة ري ﻣﺤﻮري ﻣﺎرآﺔ (زﻳﻤﺘﻴﻚ)ﻋﻠﻰ ﻣﻮاﻗﻊ ﻣﺤﺪدة ﺳﻠﻔﺎ ﻋﻠﻰ اراﺿﻲ رﻣﻠﻴﺔ (ﺗﺮوس ﻋﻠﻴﺎ) ﻟﻤﺸﺮوع اﻟﺤﺎﻣﺪاب اﻟﺠﺪﻳﺪة و ﺗﻘﻴﻴﻢ ﺑﻌﺾ اﻟﺨﺼﺎﺋﺺ اﻟﻬﻴﺪروﻟﻴﻜﻴﻪ وﺑﺤﺴﺎب ﻣﻌﺎﻣﻞ اﻟﺘﻮزﻳﻊ(Cu) ، اﻧﺘﻈﺎﻣﻴﺔ اﻟﺘﻮزﻳﻊ (Du) وآﻔﺎءﻩ اﻻﺿﺎﻓﺔ (Ea) ﻻﺟﻬﺰة اﻟﺮي اﻟﻤﺤﻮري. ﺗﻤﺖ ﻣﻘﺎرﻧﺔ ﻧﻈﺎم اﻟﺮي اﻟﻤﺤﻮري ﺑﻨﻈﺎم اﻟﺮي اﻟﺴﻄﺤﻲ اﻟﻤﺘﺒﻊ ﻓﻲ ﻣﺰرﻋﺔ ﺗﺠﺮﻳﺒﻴﺔ ﺑﺎﻟﻤﺸﺮوع واﻋﺘﺒﺎر اﻟﻤﺰارع اﻟﺘﻘﻠﻴﺪﻳﺔ ﻟﻠﻤﺰارﻋﻴﻦ آﻤﺮﺟﻊ ﻣﻊ اﻋﺘﺒﺎر ﻣﺤﺼﻮل اﻟﻘﻤﺢ ﻓﻲ هﺬﻩ اﻟﻤﻮاﻗﻊ ﻣﺤﺼﻮﻵ ﻣﺆﺷﺮﺁ ﻟﻠﺘﺠﺎرب. ﺗﻢ اﺧﺘﻴﺎر اﺣﺪ هﺬﻩ اﻻﺟﻬﺰﻩ اﻟﺨﻤﺲ ﺑﻌﺪ اآﻤﺎل ﻋﻤﻠﻴﺔ اﻟﺘﺮآﻴﺐ و ﺗﺸﻐﻴﻠﻪ ﺑﺎﻟﺴﺮﻋﺘﻴﻦ اﻟﻘﻴﺎﺳﻴﺘﻴﻦ 40 ٪ و 100 ٪ ﻋﻠﻰ اﻟﺘﻮاﻟﻲ وآﺎﻧﺖ ﻧﺘﺎﺋﺞ اﻟﺨﺼﺎﺋﺺ اﻟﻬﻴﺪروﻟﻴﻜﻴﺔ ﻋﻠﻲ اﻟﺘﻮاﻟﻲ آﺎﻻﺗﻲ: 1- ﻣﻌﺎﻣﻞ اﻟﺘﻮزﻳﻊ (Cu) 75 ٪ و 85 ٪ . 2- إﻧﺘﻈﺎﻣﻴﺔ اﻟﺘﻮزﻳﻊ (Du) 60 ٪ و 76 ٪. 3- آﻔﺎءة اﻟﺘﻮزﻳﻊ (Ea) آﺎﻧﺖ 53 ٪ و 47 ٪. ﻣﻘﺎرﻧﺔ ﻋﻮاﻣﻞ اﻟﻨﻤﻮ واﻹﻧﺘﺎﺟﻴﺔ ﻟﻠﻘﻤﺢ ﺑﺎﻟﺮي اﻟﻤﺤﻮري ﻣﻊ آﻞ ﻣﻦ اﻟﻤﺰارع اﻟﺘﺠﺮﻳﺒﻴﺔ واﻟﺘﻘﻠﻴﺪﻳﺔ أﻇﻬﺮت ﻓﺮوﻗﺎ ﻣﻌﻨﻮﻳﺔ ﻋﺎﻟﻴﺔ ﻟﻠﺮي اﻟﻤﺤﻮري ﻋﻠﻲ اﻟﻤﺰراع اﻟﺘﺠﺮﻳﺒﻴﺔ واﻟﺘﻘﻠﻴﺪﻳﺔ، وآﺎﻧﺖ اﻧﺘﺎﺟﻴﺔ ﻓﺪان اﻟﻘﻤﺢ ﻋﻠﻲ اﻟﺘﻮاﻟﻲ آﺎﻟﺘﺎﻟﻲ : 1- اﻟﺮي اﻟﻤﺤﻮري 1532 آﺠﻢ . 2- اﻟﻤﺰارع اﻟﺘﺠﺮﻳﺒﻴﺔ 464 آﺠﻢ . 3- اﻟﻤﺰارع اﻟﺘﻘﻠﻴﺪﻳﺔ 159 آﺠﻢ . وﻣﻦ ﻧﺎﺣﻴﺔ أﺧﺮى ﺗﻢ ﺗﺴﺠﻴﻞ آﻤﻴﺎت اﻟﻤﻴﺎﻩ اﻟﻤﺴﺘﻬﻠﻜﺔ ﻓﻰ اﻟﻤﻮﺳﻢ ﻟﻠﻔﺪان وآﺎﻧﺖ 5344 ﻣﺘﺮ ﻣﻜﻌﺐ ﻟﻠﺮى اﻟﻤﺤﻮرى،9306 ﻣﺘﺮ ﻣﻜﻌﺐ ﻟﻜﻞ ﻣﻦ اﻟﻤﺰارع اﻟﺘﺠﺮﻳﺒﻴﺔ واﻟﺘﻘﻠﻴﺪﻳﺔ. ﻣﻤﺎ ﺳﺒﻖ ﺗﺘﻀﺢ ﻣﻼءﻣﺔ اﻟﺮى اﻟﻤﺤﻮرى ﻟﻈﺮوف اﻟﺴﻮدان ﺧﺎﺻﺔ ﻓﻰ أراﺿﻰ اﻟﺘﺮوس اﻟﻌﻠﻴﺎ ﻓﻴﻤﺎ ﻳﺘﻌﻠﻖ ﺑﺰﻳﺎدة اﻻﻧﺘﺎج وﺗﺤﺴﻴﻦ ﻧﻮﻋﻴﺘﻪ ﻣﻘﺎرﻧﺔ ﺑﺎﻟﻨﻈﻢ اﻟﺘﻘﻠﻴﺪﻳﺔ. 15 CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION Irrigation is the artificial application of water to the soil for the purpose of crop production. Irrigation water is applied to supplement the water available from rainfall and the contribution to soil moisture from the ground water. In many areas of the world, the amount and timing of rainfall are not adequate to meet the moisture requirement of crops and irrigation is essential to raise crops necessary to meet the needs of food and fiber.