How Gravity Irrigation Works

Permaculture instructor Andrew Millison lays out some of the basics you need to know to design a gravity irrigation system. Helpful links: Understanding Gravity Flow Pipelines (BC Canada) focused on livestock, imperial units: https://www2.gov.bc.ca/assets/gov/farming-natural-resources-and-industry/agriculture-and-seafood/agricultural-land-and-environment/water/livestock-watering/590304-5_understanding_gravity.pdf Designing, Sizing and Construction of Gravity Flow Systems in Rural Areas - in metric.( Extensive document with exercises and answers): https://www.pseau.org/outils/ouvrages/acf_gravity_fed_system_2_sizing_en.pdf Formula and Calculator for Friction Loss Using Hazen Williams Online Pipe Flow Calculator: http://irrigation.wsu.edu/Content/Calculators/General/Pipeline-Pressure-Loss.php Gravity Flow Pipe Exercise YouTube showing how to design a gravity flow system 33 minutes: https://youtu.be/O4uXpmeKM7g?si=e_UMc3phrMoTvfcC For all your conversion needs: https://www.onlineconversion.com/ Low Pressure Sprinkler Heads: https://www.senninger.com/irrigation-product/xcel-wobblertm Low Pressure Drip Emitter Test: https://pubs.nmsu.edu/research/agmech_eng/RR773/index.html Andrew Millison’s links: https://www.andrewmillison.com/ https://permaculturedesign.oregonstate.edu/ JOIN THIS CHANNEL to get access to uncut video content and live Q & A sessions: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgb_TbreMgfDdLKkr4yYJHw/join SIGN UP FOR MY FREE NEWSLETTER: https://share.hsforms.com/1X79TznHYRCWc-8xE3hty7Q9opt