In March 2022, Agrícola Sain Donat requested us to design and install a Frost Control System for a 6.8 hectare avocado orchard planted in a 4 x 3 meter frame, located in the commune of Litueche, O'Higgins Region.
After evaluating the irrigation plan, hydraulic capacities, pumping, filtration and conduction equipment, we proposed the installation of Spray Plus® Kits in all rows and every 6 meters (every two plants). We included 3-meter high PVC stakes, which have a useful life of more than 10 years and protect the microtubing from the action of third parties.
As in other projects, the irrigation and frost control systems were alternately isolated with 16 mm manual shut-off valves. In this way, the system was left in two alternative and independent operating modes, which open and close once each season.
Finally, 25 liter/hour self-compensating drippers were successfully installed, producing a precipitation of 1.04 mm/hour, equivalent to 2.90 liters/second/hectare. The instantaneous consumption was 65.6 m3/hour or 18 liters/second for the entire extension.
In March 2022, Agrícola Sain Donat requested us to design and install a Frost Control System for a 6.8 hectare avocado orchard planted in a 4 x 3 meter frame, located in the commune of Litueche, O'Higgins Region.
After evaluating the irrigation plan, hydraulic capacities, pumping, filtration and conduction equipment, we proposed the installation of Spray Plus® Kits in all rows and every 6 meters (every two plants). We included 3-meter high PVC stakes, which have a useful life of more than 10 years and protect the microtubing from the action of third parties.
As in other projects, the irrigation and frost control systems were alternately isolated with 16 mm manual shut-off valves. In this way, the system was left in two alternative and independent operating modes, which open and close once each season.
Finally, 25 liter/hour self-compensating drippers were successfully installed, producing a precipitation of 1.04 mm/hour, equivalent to 2.90 liters/second/hectare. The instantaneous consumption was 65.6 m3/hour or 18 liters/second for the entire extension.
In March 2022, Agrícola Sain Donat requested us to design and install a Frost Control System for a 6.8 hectare avocado orchard planted in a 4 x 3 meter frame, located in the commune of Litueche, O'Higgins Region.
After evaluating the irrigation plan, hydraulic capacities, pumping, filtration and conduction equipment, we proposed the installation of Spray Plus® Kits in all rows and every 6 meters (every two plants). We included 3-meter high PVC stakes, which have a useful life of more than 10 years and protect the microtubing from the action of third parties.
As in other projects, the irrigation and frost control systems were alternately isolated with 16 mm manual shut-off valves. In this way, the system was left in two alternative and independent operating modes, which open and close once each season.
Finally, 25 liter/hour self-compensating drippers were successfully installed, producing a precipitation of 1.04 mm/hour, equivalent to 2.90 liters/second/hectare. The instantaneous consumption was 65.6 m3/hour or 18 liters/second for the entire extension.