A rotary sprinkler is part of a lawn irrigation system.

It consists of one or more rounded heads driven

into the lawn using metal spikes. Each head is designed to automatically rotate 360 degrees, spraying
water through a series of holes around the sprinkler's diameter. Water may be supplied to the rotary
sprinkler through a series of underground pipes, or by connecting the head to a garden hose.

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In Patent 1,950,512 to Norland a rotating sprinkler was described in which the water jet impinged upon
a serrated disc, causing the disc to revolve. The disc was so weighted as to be unevenly balanced, and
the resultant torque and vibration caused the disc to swing and to swing the sprinkle nozzle to which the
disc was attached. The principle of swinging a nozzle in direct response to reactive force of a jet acting
upon a serrated member, or upon an inclined target, or even upon the atmosphere, has been widely
employed in lawn sprinklers. However the reactive force of these directly responsive devices is so closely
related to the volume and force of the jet that it often drops to inoperative levels when the jet pressure
is reduced. Water might be thrown in a wide circle, but not effectively in a small one.

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The rotating sprinkler head is the most important component in the system. Its operating characteristics
determine the rate, amount and distribution of water application. Most of the sprinklers used for field
crops are of the slowly rotating type with either one or two nozzles.These sprinklers rotate around a
vertical axis. The rotation is caused either by the torque produced by the reaction of the water leaving a
nozzle or by the impact of a spring-loaded arm that periodically interrupts the jet from one of the
nozzles. Some rotating sprinklers can be adjusted to irrigate a particular segment of a circle. Sprinkler
heads commonly used have two nozzles, one to cover the farther area from the sprinkler and the other
to cover the area near the sprinkler. Single nozzles are used for low application rates. (K Janhvi)

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A rotating sprinkler is portion of garden watering. It comprises of one or more adjusted closes driven
into the grass with a metal spike. Each head is outlined to naturally turn 360 degrees, showering water
through sprinkler breadth gaps. Water can be encouraged into the revolving sprinkler through
underground channels or by interfacing the head to a cultivate hose.

A pivoting sprinkler was portrayed in which the water fly encroached upon a serrated circle, causing the
circle to spin. The plate was so weighted as to be unevenly adjusted, and the resultant torque and
vibration caused the circle to swing and to swing the sprinkle spout to which the plate was connected.
The guideline of swinging a spout in coordinate reaction to receptive constrain of a fly acting upon a
serrated part, or upon an slanted target, or indeed upon the air, has been broadly utilized in grass
sprinklers. Be that as it may the responsive constrain of these straightforwardly responsive gadgets is so
closely related to the volume and drive of the fly that it regularly drops to broken levels when the fly
weight is decreased. Water may well be tossed in a wide circle, but not viably in a little one.

The turning sprinkler head is the foremost critical component within the framework. Its working
characteristics decide the rate, sum and conveyance of water application. Most of the sprinklers utilized
for field crops are of the gradually turning sort with either one or two nozzles.These sprinklers pivot
around a vertical pivot. The revolution is caused either by the torque created by the response of the
water clearing out a spout or by the affect of a spring-loaded arm that intermittently hinders the fly from
one of the spouts. A few turning sprinklers can be balanced to water a specific portion of a circle.
Sprinkler heads commonly utilized have two spouts, one to cover the more distant zone from the
sprinkler and the other to cover the zone close the sprinkler. Single spouts are utilized for moo
application rates.