South Sudan Irrigation Project

Jim Farmer: jaf0011@tigermail.auburn.edu

Kyle Williams: krw0004@tigermail.auburn.edu
Annie Gallagher: arg0009@tigermail.auburn.edu
Plan Overview
Grains/ Vegetables
3 Fields, 3.26 total acres
Crops: Maize, Sorghum,
Millet, Peanuts, Okra,
Beans, Squash
450 minutes to irrigate all
3 fields separately
Total of 16349.57 gallons
of water/day
Each field is 1.09 acres

Grains/Vegetables
Grains/ Vegetables
Grains/ Vegetables

Crop
Daily Water Required/plot Run Time per Section Total Water/ Section
Gallons hrs Gallons
Field 1
Plot 1
Maize 1331
3 5220
Plot 2
Plot 3
Millet 1278
Plot 4
Field 2
Plot 1
Sorgham 1278
2.5 5138
Plot 2
Plot 3
Peanuts 1290
Plot 4
Field 3
Plot 1
Beans 1220
2.5 4659
Plot 2
Plot 3 Squash
1052
Plot 4 Okra
1165
All Crop water requirements used for calculations came from FAO Website
http://www.fao.org/docrep/s2022e/s2022e07.htm
Grains Vegetables Irrigation
Drip Irrigations System
0.25 gph emitter
5/8 Drip tape total: 47388 ft
Lateral Spacing: 3 foot
11 laterals per plot
Spacing between emitters: 2 ft
emitters per plot: 1969
GPM per plot: 8.53
Flush 1 plot at a time
Plot Dimensions
Width: 33ft
Length: 359ft
Acres: 0.27 acres



http://www.fao.org/docrep/009/a0218e/A0218E14.htm
Okra:
Beans:
Orchard Irrigation
2 plots, 2 acres total
Fruit: Papayas, Mangos
120 minutes, irrigate
both fields at once
3456 gallons/day
16 rows, 360 ft long
576 trees of each



Orchard
Orchard Irrigation
Orchard
Crops Emmiter Water Require/day GPM emitters/plot Run Time Width Length
gallons Hours ft ft
Plot 1 Papayas 1gph 1152 9.6
576 2 16 360
Plot 2 Mangos 2gph 2304 19.6
Both Plots are irrigated at the same time
11,520 ft 5/8PE Tubes with emitters used
Crop and row spacing: 10 ft
1 emitter per tree
http://www.fao.org/docrep/009/a0218e/A0218E14.htm
Papayas
*The row spacing for mangos was set at 10ft instead of
the recommended 30ft based on the assumption not
all trees would reach full maturity.
Total Crop Yields
Crop Total Area Total area
acres acres
vegitables
Okra 0.27
1.63
Squash 0.27
Beans 0.54
peanuts 0.54
Grains
Maize 0.54
1.63 Sorghum 0.54
Millet 0.54
Fruit
Mangos 1
2
Papyas 1
Water Reservoir
Dimensions: 300ft x 350ft x
4ft
Full Capacity =3,141,600
gallons
Minimum depth = 2.44 ft


Reservoir
Water Reservoir Methods
1. Total Daily crop Irrigation Requirement = 18474.35 gallons/ day
2. Water from well into reservoir = 18,000 gallons/day

3. Evaporation Loss/ day = 0.02535 ft/day
from yearly evaporation loss evenly distributed over 365
days.

Width Length Depth Full Capacity Evaporation depletion/ day depth of water after 160 days
feet feet feet gallons gallons Ft
Option 1 345 350 4 3612840 13783.23 1.98
Option 2 320 350 4 3351040 12784.45 1.96
Option 3 300 350 4 3141600 11985.42 2.44
Option 4 280 350 4 2932160 11186.39 2.23
Option 5 345 400 4 4128960 15752.27 1.94
4. Five size ponds were considered.

5. Reservoir Size was determined by depth of
water left, to promote fish

http://www.fao.org/docrep/w8522e/Fig8.2_anim.htm
Solar vs Diesel Cost Analysis
Solar is $39,589.99 cheaper than Diesel
Solar Panels come with a 25 year warranty for 80% efficiency

System Costs Unit Unit Cost Amount Cost Total
Diesel
Initial Cost Pramac s5000 3499.99 1 $3,499.99
$ 46,699.99
Operating Cost Fuel $9/gallon
30 gal/day, 160
days $43,200.00
Solar Initial Cost
Kyocera 320W solar
panel $395 18 $7,110.00 $ 7,110.00
Operating Cost $0
Solar Cost Estimate
Solar Cost Estimate
Unit Unit Cost Amount Cost Source
Rain drip 5/8" PE tubing $53.88/500ft 11,520ft $1,241.40 Lowes
1 GPH non-compensating emitters $0.19 each 576 $109.44 Drip Store
2 GPH non-compendating emitters $0.19 each 576 $109.44 Drip Store
5/8" drip tape $ 269.99/4100ft 47,388ft $3239.88 Drip Depot
2" schedule 40 pvc, 20 ft sections $1.54/ft 2,000ft $3,080.00 Ewing
2 Steel Basket Strainer $19.99 1 $19.99 Apache
2" 3-way check Valves $46.99 7 $328.93 Jandy
2 check valve $36.95 1 $36.95 Jandy
Solar Panels $395.00 18 $7,110.00 Kyocera
25 gpm well pump $2,068.77 1 $2,068.77 Sun Pump
pumps in series $1,350.00 2 $2,700.00 Sun pump
Sand filter $129.99 1 129.99 Pentair
2 port multivalve $137.99 1 137.99 Pentair
TOTAL $20,312.78
Solar Panels
Kyocera 320 Watt Panels: 80 cell Panel
18 solar panels




KD 320
Maximum Power 320W
Number of Cells 80
Tolerance 5%/-3%
Maximum System Voltage 600V
Maximum Power Voltage 40.1V
Maximum Power Current 7.99A
Open circuit Voltage 49.5V
Short Circuit Current 8.60A
Series Fuse Rating 15A
Length 65.4"
Width 52.0"
Depth 1.8"
Weight 60.6 lbs
http://www.kyocerasolar.com/assets/001/5133.pdf
Irrigation System Capacity
System capacity: 21,000 Gallons per day
Meets irrigation requirement of 18,474 gallons/day
Operates at 10 hours/day
Operating Capacity: 35GPM @ 120 ft of head

Irrigation Pump
Irrigation Pumps:
SCB 21-150 Booster Pump, 1.5HP, 120
volts DC
Max Current: 11 Amps
Max Power: 1,300 Watts
2 in series
Total Operation Time = 10 hrs / day
Dimensions
Width= 6
Height=8
Weight=46 pounds
http://www.solar-electric.com/scb-21-150.html
Well Pumps
Well Pump:
SunPumps Submersible Pump, 1HP, SCS 30-
115
At 120 volts DC the peak efficiency point is
30 gpm at 115 feet of head.
Operate 12 hrs / day
capacity 18,000 gallons
Max Power: 1200 Watts


http://www.civicsolar.com/node/20297
Sand Filter
Triton II TR40
Triton II sand Filter
Flow Rate Turn Over Capacity Filter Media
GPM 10 Hrs sand
38 22800 gallons 175lbs
2 Multiport Valve
http://www.poolsupplyworld.com/Pentair-261152-Multiport-Valve-
Kit-2in-Threaded/261152.htm
http://www.pentairpool.com/pool-pro/partslists/filters-
sand-triton-ii-filters-214.htm
2 port Multiport valve
Valve Type Filter Media
Backwash Valve sand
Further Research
The cost and feasibility of installing the water reservoir
was not taken into consideration.
Research and cost estimates need to be done for the
lining of the of the pond reservoir
The leaching from the reservoir, and rain during the dry
season was not accounted for during the water reservoir
calculations.
Sunpumps may not be available to the area of South
Sudan, requiring other pumps to be researched

Questions?