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Integrated solar power system for greenhouses irrigation using treated surface mixed water, Delta, Egypt

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Last updated: 01 Jan 2025

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Environmental chemistry

Abstract

The present work is representing an integrated solar power system for greenhouses irrigation system using treated surface mixed water, with 75% fresh water and 25% drainage irrigation water in North Delta, Egypt. The agricultural lands in the studied areas are divided into small agricultural blocks each unit is 5 Feddans. The current study includes a full assessment of the current water quality of the source from El-Sheikha canal facing the land area that considers the main irrigation source. A suitable water treatment plant was designed with a complete treatability study has been setup to irrigate the studied area. Based on the results of the chosen parameters of raw water analysis; a complete irrigation system to cover the water demand for irrigating of 46 greenhouses in the selected area in 5 Feddans has been designed. A convenient design for 46 greenhouses with standard dimensions of 8.0 m (W) x 40.0 m (L) x 4.10 m (H) using multi span is optimized that lead to increase the overall production income of similar areas. The total dynamic head including suction, delivery and friction heads is estimated. Consequently, the irrigation pump power is designed and a solar water pumping system for the selected irrigation systems was designed including the photovoltaic modules' area, number and power. Finally, it is found that the integrated system for the current model is representing the ideal scenario for this type of farm and location. It can be considered as a pilot guide for small farmers and young graduates whom are interesting in agricultural projects in Egypt to optimize the benefits from soil and water units, and to improve quality and maximize the yield products in national and international markets.

DOI

10.21608/ejchem.2020.36073.2747

Keywords

Solar Power, multi span greenhouses, low quality, water treatment system, irrigation technique, Egypt

Authors

First Name

El Sayed

Last Name

Okasha

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Affiliation

Water Relation and Field Irrigation Dept., National Research Centre, Dokki, Cairo, Egypt

Email

okasha_662000@yahoo.com

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First Name

M. Hamdy

Last Name

El Awady

MiddleName

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Affiliation

Water pollution research department, environmental research division, National Research Centre

Email

hawady@yahoo.com

City

cairo

Orcid

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First Name

Hamdy

Last Name

El Ghetany

MiddleName

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Affiliation

Solar Dept, NRC

Email

hamdy.elghetany@gmail.com

City

Giza

Orcid

0000-0003-0081-2562

Volume

63

Article Issue

10

Related Issue

17778

Issue Date

2020-10-01

Receive Date

2020-07-16

Publish Date

2020-10-01

Page Start

4,017

Page End

4,027

Print ISSN

0449-2285

Online ISSN

2357-0245

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https://ejchem.journals.ekb.eg/article_112477.html

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297

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Publication Title

Egyptian Journal of Chemistry

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https://ejchem.journals.ekb.eg/

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Integrated solar power system for greenhouses irrigation using treated surface mixed water, Delta, Egypt

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22 Jan 2023