Centre pivot irrigation system, production, per ha {AU}| | AusLCI, U
Unit process Australia v00.00.000
Included processes:Included materials for irrigation system but not pumps. Remark: This inventory has been developed as part of the AusAgLCI initiative funded by a partnership of Australian Research and Development Corporations (RIRDC, CRDC, GRDC, SRDC, HAL, MLA, DA, FWPA) and Research Agencies (CSIRO, USQ and Q DAFF), with technical support from Life Cycle Strategies. More detail on inventory development can be found in the 'AusAgLCI Methodology for developing Life Cycle Inventory' documents located at www.auslci.alcas.asn.au. Bill of Material has been taken for the case study of potatoes. Usage pattern of this type of irrigation is taken as described in the FAO case study. Geography: Refers to an average production in Australia. Technology: Average Time period: Data collected for 2012 Version: 1.0 Record: Data entry by: Tim Grant Telephone: 0061 408104977; E_mail: tim@lifecycles.com.au; Company: LCS; Country: AU Generator: Generator/publicator: Tim Grant Telephone: 0061 408104977; E_mail: tim@lifecycles.com.au; Company: LCS; Country: AU
- Sector
- Processing
- Contributor
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- Last updated
- 25 Jul 2012
- Reference ID
4094ff6b-d81c-3d4f-8b90-ed7d7fd8acab
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- Quantitative reference
- Centre pivot irrigation system, production, per ha {AU}| | AusLCI, U
- Sampling procedure
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- Creation date
- 25 Jul 2012
- Is copyright protected
- No
- Is infrastructure process
- No
- Tags
- processing
- Sources
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Handbook on pressurized irrigation techniques/2007/FAO
Product outputs
| Flow | Amount | Unit | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Centre pivot irrigation system, production, per ha {AU}| | AusLCI, U | 46.3 | ha | — |
Technical inputs
| Flow | Amount | Unit | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aluminium, cast alloy {GLO}| market for aluminium, cast alloy | Cut-off, U | 0.0 | kg | — |
| Drawing of pipe, steel {GLO}| market for drawing of pipe, steel | Cut-off, U | 50.0 | kg | — |
| Extrusion, plastic pipes {GLO}| market for extrusion, plastic pipes | Cut-off, U | 3.3333333333333335 | kg | — |
| Extrusion, plastic pipes {GLO}| market for extrusion, plastic pipes | Cut-off, U | 0.0 | kg | — |
| Extrusion, plastic pipes {GLO}| market for extrusion, plastic pipes | Cut-off, U | 5.0 | kg | — |
| Extrusion, plastic pipes {GLO}| market for extrusion, plastic pipes | Cut-off, U | 0.0 | kg | — |
| Low density polyethylene, at plant {AU}| | AusLCI, U | 5.0 | kg | — |
| Polyethylene, high density, granulate {GLO}| market for polyethylene, high density, granulate | Cut-off, U | 0.0 | kg | — |
| Polypropylene, PP, at factory gate {AU}| | AusLCI, U | 0.0 | kg | — |
| Polyvinylidenchloride, granulate {RoW}| market for polyvinylidenchloride, granulate | Cut-off, U | 3.3333333333333335 | kg | — |
| Section bar extrusion, aluminium {GLO}| market for section bar extrusion, aluminium | Cut-off, U | 0.0 | kg | — |
| Steel, low-alloyed {GLO}| market for steel, low-alloyed | Cut-off, U | 50.0 | kg | — |
| Synthetic rubber {GLO}| market for synthetic rubber | Cut-off, U | 23.1 | kg | — |
Outputs to treatment
| Flow | Amount | Unit | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Waste plastic, mixture {RoW}| treatment of waste plastic, mixture, sanitary landfill | Cut-off, U | 8.333333333333334 | kg | — |
Parameters
| Name | Value | Formula | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alu_mass | — | — | [kg] mass of Aluminum components |
| surface | 46.3 | — | [ha] surface of the field covered by the irrigation system |
| HDPE_mass | — | — | [kg] mass of HDPE components |
| PP_mass | — | — | [kg] mass of PP components |
| Steel_mass | 2500.0 | — | [kg] mass of Steel components |
| Alu_head_mass | — | — | [kg] mass of Aluminum components for head control |
| PVC_head_mass | 40.0 | — | [kg] mass of PVC components for head control |
| PVC_mass | — | — | [kg] mass of PVC components |
| Rubber_mass | 462.0 | — | — |
| flow | — | — | [m3/d] |
| lifetime | 20.0 | — | [years] lifetime of the irrigation components |
| lifetime_steel | 50.0 | — | [years] lifetime of the alumimum components |
| lifetime_head | 12.0 | — | [years] lifetime of the irrigation head control components |
| PP_head_mass | — | — | [kg] mass of PP components for head control |
| use_pyear | — | — | [d/year] one irrigation every 3 days during the growing season is about 60 irrigations per season |
| HDPE_head_mass | — | — | [kg] mass of HDPE components for head control |
| LDPE_mass | 100.0 | — | [kg] mass of LDPE components |
| Lime_purity | 0.9 | — | (2,1,1,1,1,na) - fractional purity of limestone NIR 2023 (DCCEEW 2025). |
| LDPE_head_mass | — | — | [kg] mass of LDPE components for head control |
| Steel_head_mass | — | — | [kg] mass of Steel components for head control |