| dc.contributor.author | Engelkemier, Seiji | |
| dc.contributor.author | Grant, Fiona | |
| dc.contributor.author | Landis, Jordan | |
| dc.contributor.author | Sheline, Carolyn | |
| dc.contributor.author | Varner, Hannah | |
| dc.contributor.author | Zubajlo, Rebecca E. | |
| dc.contributor.author | Sokol, Julia | |
| dc.contributor.author | Winter, Amos | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2021-11-09T19:03:50Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2021-11-09T19:03:50Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2019-08-18 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/138039 | |
| dc.description.abstract | Copyright © 2019 ASME. In low income countries, existing drip irrigation systems are cost prohibitive to many smallholder farmers. Companies are working to develop efficient, low-cost irrigation systems by using technologies such as positive displacement (PD) pumps and pressure compensating (PC) emitters. However, these two technologies have not been paired in an efficient and cost-effective manner. Here we describe a proof-of-concept pump control algorithm that demonstrates the feasibility of exploiting the physical relationship between the input electrical power to a PD pump and the hydraulic behavior of a system of PC emitters in order to determine the optimal pump operating point. The development and validation of this control algorithm was conducted in partnership with the Kenya-based irrigation company SunCulture. This control method is expected to reduce cost, improve system efficiency, and increase accessibility of irrigation systems to smallholder farmers. | en_US |
| dc.language.iso | en | |
| dc.publisher | American Society of Mechanical Engineers | en_US |
| dc.relation.isversionof | 10.1115/detc2019-98128 | en_US |
| dc.rights | Article is made available in accordance with the publisher's policy and may be subject to US copyright law. Please refer to the publisher's site for terms of use. | en_US |
| dc.source | ASME | en_US |
| dc.title | Feasibility of Pairing a Low-Cost Positive Displacement Pump With Low-Energy Pressure Compensating Drip Irrigation Emitters for Smallholder Farms in Africa | en_US |
| dc.type | Article | en_US |
| dc.identifier.citation | Engelkemier, Seiji, Grant, Fiona, Landis, Jordan, Sheline, Carolyn, Varner, Hannah et al. 2019. "Feasibility of Pairing a Low-Cost Positive Displacement Pump With Low-Energy Pressure Compensating Drip Irrigation Emitters for Smallholder Farms in Africa." Proceedings of the ASME Design Engineering Technical Conference, 2B-2019. | |
| dc.contributor.department | Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Mechanical Engineering | |
| dc.contributor.department | Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Global Engineering and Research Laboratory | |
| dc.relation.journal | Proceedings of the ASME Design Engineering Technical Conference | en_US |
| dc.eprint.version | Final published version | en_US |
| dc.type.uri | http://purl.org/eprint/type/ConferencePaper | en_US |
| eprint.status | http://purl.org/eprint/status/NonPeerReviewed | en_US |
| dc.date.updated | 2020-08-13T15:00:09Z | |
| dspace.date.submission | 2020-08-13T15:00:12Z | |
| mit.journal.volume | 2B-2019 | en_US |
| mit.license | PUBLISHER_POLICY | |
| mit.metadata.status | Authority Work and Publication Information Needed | en_US |
