Skip to main content

I am planning a new tree nursery, and am exploring the gravity-fed water system options. There is room to place 2,146 trees in the area, they each require 2.5 gallons of water every day. I want to use 1 gphgallon per hour (gph) drip emitters and break the trees into 17 different zones with a maximum of 128 trees per zone. The drip irrigation requires 20 psi to work properly, and a reducer can be installed to keep the pressure from being too high. Assuming these are all on a level surface, what size tank would I need with what dimensions to keep the lines pressurized with a minimum of 20 psi after a daily 5,365 gallons have been applied?

I am planning a new tree nursery, and am exploring the gravity-fed water system options. There is room to place 2,146 trees in the area, they each require 2.5 gallons of water every day. I want to use 1 gph drip emitters and break the trees into 17 different zones with a maximum of 128 trees per zone. The drip irrigation requires 20 psi to work properly, and a reducer can be installed to keep the pressure from being too high. Assuming these are all on a level surface, what size tank would I need with what dimensions to keep the lines pressurized with a minimum of 20 psi after a daily 5,365 gallons have been applied?

I am planning a new tree nursery, and am exploring the gravity-fed water system options. There is room to place 2,146 trees in the area, they each require 2.5 gallons of water every day. I want to use 1 gallon per hour (gph) drip emitters and break the trees into 17 different zones with a maximum of 128 trees per zone. The drip irrigation requires 20 psi to work properly, and a reducer can be installed to keep the pressure from being too high. Assuming these are all on a level surface, what size tank would I need with what dimensions to keep the lines pressurized with a minimum of 20 psi after a daily 5,365 gallons have been applied?

Source Link
Liz
  • 1
  • 1

Calculation of water pressure from a gravity fed irrigation system

I am planning a new tree nursery, and am exploring the gravity-fed water system options. There is room to place 2,146 trees in the area, they each require 2.5 gallons of water every day. I want to use 1 gph drip emitters and break the trees into 17 different zones with a maximum of 128 trees per zone. The drip irrigation requires 20 psi to work properly, and a reducer can be installed to keep the pressure from being too high. Assuming these are all on a level surface, what size tank would I need with what dimensions to keep the lines pressurized with a minimum of 20 psi after a daily 5,365 gallons have been applied?