Water-Pumping Devices: A Handbook for Users and Choosers - Couverture souple

Fraenkel, Peter

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1853393460 ISBN 13 : 9781853393464

Editeur : Practical Action Publishing, 1997

Synopsis

Efficient and effective irrigation of the land can have a dramatic effect on the agricultural output and economic well-being of a community. The smallholdings, defined in this book as up to 25 hectares (60 acres), can be the source of a significant proportion of a country's food production. At the heart of effective irrigation lies the problem of lifting or pumping water, and this handbook, newly revised and reformatted, surveys the water-lifting technologies that are available and appropriate for smallholdings. It is a detailed and practical review of the options, especially for irrigation but also for other purposes, and the costs and general suitability of the different technologies are examined with the aim of enabling farmers and policy makers to make informed choices.

A propos du livre

À propos de l?auteur

Peter Fraenkel is a mechanical engineer with long experience of renewable energy systems and the author of many books and articles on wind, hydro, and tidal energy. He is a leading authority on water pumping technologies for developing country applications and was a founder and Director of I.T. Power from 1981 to 2000.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Practical Action Publishing
• Date d'édition: 1997
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1853393460
• ISBN 13: 9781853393464
• Reliure: Broché
• Numéro d'édition: 2
• Nombre de pages: 264
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible