Pipe 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: 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
- —
- Last updated
- 25 Jul 2012
- Reference ID
b643484c-b542-3ceb-bce0-99e580f45022
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- Pipe 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pipe irrigation system, production, per ha {AU}| | AusLCI, U | 3.3 | 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 | 0.005 | kg | — |
| Extrusion, plastic pipes {GLO}| market for extrusion, plastic pipes | Cut-off, U | 0.025 | 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 | 0.0 | kg | — |
| Extrusion, plastic pipes {GLO}| market for extrusion, plastic pipes | Cut-off, U | 34.26 | kg | — |
| Low density polyethylene, at plant {AU}| | AusLCI, U | 0.0 | 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 | 0.025 | kg | — |
| Polyvinylidenchloride, granulate {RoW}| market for polyvinylidenchloride, granulate | Cut-off, U | 34.26 | 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 | 0.005 | kg | — |
Outputs to treatment
| Flow | Amount | Unit | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Waste plastic, mixture {RoW}| treatment of waste plastic, mixture, sanitary landfill | Cut-off, U | 34.285 | kg | — |
Parameters
| Name | Value | Formula | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| PVC_mass | 685.0 | — | [kg] mass of PVC components |
| Alu_head_mass | — | — | [kg] mass of Aluminum components for head control |
| PVC_head_mass | 0.2 | — | [kg] mass of PVC components for head control |
| lifetime_head | 20.0 | — | [years] lifetime of the irrigation head control components |
| surface | 3.3 | — | [ha] surface of the field covered by the irrigation system |
| HDPE_mass | — | — | [kg] mass of HDPE components |
| LDPE_head_mass | — | — | [kg] mass of LDPE components for head control |
| Alu_mass | — | — | [kg] mass of Aluminum components |
| lifetime_alu | 50.0 | — | [years] lifetime of the alumimum components |
| Steel_head_mass | 0.1 | — | [kg] mass of Steel components for head control |
| LDPE_mass | — | — | [kg] mass of LDPE components |
| Steel_mass | — | — | [kg] mass of Steel components |
| Lime_purity | 0.9 | — | (2,1,1,1,1,na) - fractional purity of limestone NIR 2023 (DCCEEW 2025). |
| PP_head_mass | — | — | [kg] mass of PP components for head control |
| HDPE_head_mass | — | — | [kg] mass of HDPE components for head control |
| lifetime | 20.0 | — | [years] lifetime of the irrigation components |
| PP_mass | 0.5 | — | [kg] mass of PP components |