Design and fabrication of irrigation pump operated by air pressure

Author: 
Nagaraju Tenali, Tejaswini A C, Ashok Kumar M, B. Karuna Kumar, K.Ch.Kishor Kumar*5, S.B.Karimulla Reddy

Ever increasing fuel price and unreliable electricity supply hamper irrigated crop production. Pressurized Air operated pump may be one of an alternate the electric motor operated pumps for irrigated crop production in the country. In this project we tried to develop an “IRRIGATION PUMP OPERATED BY AIR PRESSURE”. The main objective of this project is to develop an economical Irrigation pump which can be operated by compressed air. Generally, the reciprocating pump operated with compressed air, this project is an attempt to operate centrifugal pump with compressed air. Main advantage of compressed air pump is that no hydrocarbon fuel & electrical power supply required because of no combustion process. The farm mechanization is to carry some of goals like; Project is used to run irrigation pump operated with Air pressure. Irrigation pump is used to take the low-level water to high level with the help of compressed air. Pneumatic actuator acts as a piston and it is operated by solenoid valves.Solenoid valves are operated by electronic timer.

Paper No: 
5601