Irrigation System
Impact sprinklers suitable for windy conditions
The following is a list of sprinkler type, nozzle and operating detail combinations that achieved distribution uniformities above 80 % when measured in windy conditions (Lantzke et al. HAL project final report):
HR46C 4.76mm single Jet @ 400 kPa
Square configuration: 12m x 12m.
Rectangular configuration: 9m x 12m, 9m x 14m, 9m x 15m.
Flow Rate: 29.0L/min.
Diameter of throw: 31.5m
HR 46C double jet nozzle 4.76mm x 3.2mm @ 400 kPa
Square configuration: 12m x 12m, 14 x 14m.
Rectangular configuration: 9m x 12m, 9m x 14m, 9m x 15m, 12m x 14m, 12m x 15m.
Flow Rate: 42.9L/min.
Diameter of throw: 31.5m
Naan 5035 5mm single jet at 400 Kpa
Square configuration: 12m x 12m.
Rectangular configuration: 9m x 14m, 9m x 15m, 12m x 14m, 12m x 15m.
Flow Rate: 30.8L/min.
Diameter of throw: 31.5m
Naan 5035 double jet 5mm x 2.5mm at 400 Kpa
Square configuration: 12m x 12m.
Rectangular configuration: 9m x 14m, 9m x 15m, 12m x 14m, 12m x 15m.
Flow Rate: 37.5L/min.
Diameter of throw: 31.5m
Rainbird 30BH double jet 4.76mm x 3.17mm @ 400kPa
Square configuration: 12m x 12m, 13m x 13m.
Rectangular configuration: 9m x 14m, 12m x 14m.
Flow Rate: 42.6L/min.
Diameter of throw: 31.2m
Rainbird 48H 5.2mm Single Jet @ 400kPa
Square configuration: 12m x 12m(marginal).
Rectangular configuration: 9m x 12m, 9m x 14m, 9m x 15m.
Flow Rate: 37.8L/min.
Diameter of throw: 36.8m
Pope Premier Single Jet No 12 @ 300kPa
Square configuration: 12m x 12m(marginal).
Rectangular configuration: 9m x 12m, 9m x 14m.
Flow Rate: 24.2L/min.
Diameter of throw: 29.8m
Pope Premier double jet No 12 x 6 @ 300kPa
Square configuration: 12m x 12m, 13m x 13 m(marginal).
Rectangular configuration: 9m x 12m, 9m x 14m.
Flow Rate: 30.8L/min.
Diameter of throw: 29.8m
RainSpray Model 2 single jet No 12 @ 400kPa
Square configuration: 12m x 12m, 13m x 13 m (marginal).
Rectangular configuration: 9m x 14m, 9m x 15m(marginal).
Flow Rate: 29.0L/min.
Diameter of throw: 31.0m
RainSpray Model 2 double jet No 12 x 8 @ 400kPa
Square configuration: 12m x 12m, 14m x 14m
Rectangular configuration: 9m x 14m, 9m x 15m, 12m x 14m, 12m x 15m.
Flow Rate: 43.0L/min.
Diameter of throw: 31.0m
RainSpray Model 2 single jet No 14 @ 400kPa
Square configuration: 12m x 12m.
Rectangular configuration: 9m x 14m, 9m x 15m.
Flow Rate: 52.0L/min.
Diameter of throw: 33.0m
RainSpray Model 2 double jet No 14 x 8 @ 400kPa
Square configuration: 12m x 12m, 14m x 14m 15m x 15m.
Rectangular configuration: 9m x 14m, 9m x 15m, 12m x 14m, 12m x 15m 12m x 16m, 14m x 16m.
Flow Rate: 54.0L/min.
Diameter of throw: 33.0m
Toro TR2 single jet No 11 @ 345kPa
Square configuration: 12m x 12m (marginal).
Rectangular configuration: 9m x 14m, 9m x 15m.
Flow Rate: 22.0L/min.
Diameter of throw: 26.2m
Toro TR2 double jet No 11 x 6 @ 380kPa
Square configuration: 12m x 12m, 14m x 14m, 15 x 15m (marginal)
Rectangular configuration: 9m x 14m, 9m x 15m, 12m x 14m, 12m x 15m.
Flow Rate: 31.0L/min.
Diameter of throw: 28.4m
Toro TR2 single jet No 14 @ 380kPa
Square configuration: 12m x 12m (marginal).
Rectangular configuration: 9m x 14m, 9m x 15m.
Flow Rate: 38.0L/min.
Diameter of throw: 26.5m
Toro TR2 double jet No 14 x 8 @ 380kPa
Square configuration: 12m x 12m, 13m x 13m
Rectangular configuration: 9m x 14m, 9m x 15m.
Flow Rate: 51.0L/min.
Diameter of throw: 31.7m
Commonly used sprinklers
Cropwell double jet 4.0mm x 2.5mm @ 350 kPa
Square configuration: 10m x 10m, 11m x 11m, 12m x 12m,
Rectangular configuration: 9m x 12m, 9m x 14m.
Flow Rate: 25.2L/min.
Diameter of throw: 24.8m
