Performance of a low-cost hydraulic ram pump as a function of variations in feed height and inlet pipe diameter
Vitor Silva Rodrigues França,
Wilson Araújo Da Silva,
Cristiane Matos Da Silva
et al.
Abstract:Access to water in rural areas is extremely important in the different activities that occur daily on agricultural properties, whether for human consumption, animal watering, irrigation and other purposes. This access is often difficult and costly, especially for small rural producers who do not have the financial capacity to purchase an electric pump, or do not have electricity on their property. In this sense, alternative water pumping, without the need to use electrical energy or energy from the burning of … Show more
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