by

DR. Karim Badr Hussein

 Types of Sprinkler Systems

 Stationary (Permanent system).

 Portable system.

 Semi Stationary or Semi Portable system.

 Central Pivot
Stationary (Permanent system)
Stationary (Permanent system)
Portable system
Portable system
Portable system
Semi Stationary or Semi Portable system.
Semi Stationary or Semi Portable system.
Central Pivot
Central Pivot
 Suitable Crops

 Most row, field and tree crops. 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.
 Suitable Slopes

 Sprinkler irrigation is adaptable to any

farmable slope, whether uniform or
undulating.
 Suitable Soils

 Sprinklers are best suited to sandy soils

with high infiltration rates although they
are adaptable to most soils.
Suitable Irrigation Water

 A good clean supply of water, free of

suspended sediments, is required to avoid
problems of sprinkler nozzle blockage.
Sprinkler Irrigation System Components

 Pump unit.

 Mainline and sometimes sub mainlines.

 Laterals.

 Sprinklers.

 Fertilizer Applicator
Sprinkler Irrigation System Components
 1. Pump unit.

 Is usually a
centrifugal pump
which takes water
from the source
and provides
adequate pressure
for delivery into
the pipe system.
1. Pump unit.
1. Pump unit.
1. Pump unit.
2. The Main Line and Sub-main Lines

 They are pipes

which deliver
water from the
pump to the
laterals.
2. The Main Line and Sub-main Lines
2. The Main Line and Sub-main Lines
 3.The Laterals

 The laterals deliver water from the main

lines or sub-main lines to the sprinklers.
They can be permanent but more often they
are portable
3.The Laterals.
4. Sprinklers

 In general, impact sprinklers tend to

operate at higher pressures, have larger
wetted diameters and droplet sizes.
 4. Sprinklers
 Rotating Impact Sprinklers
 4. Sprinklers
 Gun Sprinklers
 4. Sprinklers
 Fixed Head Sprinklers
 5.Fertilizer Applicator

 Soluble chemical fertilizers can be injected

in to the sprinkler system; the fertilizer is
easily placed at the desired depth in a
soluble and readily available form to plants,
without any danger of being leached away.