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Title: FLOAT-ACTIVATED VARIABLE-SPEED IRRIGATION TAILWATER PUMP

Author
item Trout, Thomas
item Kincaid, Dennis

Submitted to: American Society of Agricultural Engineers Meetings Papers
Publication Type: Proceedings
Publication Acceptance Date: 6/19/1994
Publication Date: N/A
Citation: N/A

Interpretive Summary: In some applications, it wold be desirable to use a variable-speed pump to maintain a relatively constant water level in a sump or pond without frequent cycling. The pumping rate must approximate the inflow rate to the sump. A float-activated, belt-drive, variable-speed pump is described that can maintain a nearly constant water level in a drain or tailwater sump. The pump changes speed automatically so that discharge rate matches the inflow rate to the sump. The pumping plant provides an alternative to cycling pumps.

Technical Abstract: In some applications, it wold be desirable to use a variable-speed pump to maintain a relatively constant water level in a sump or pond without frequent cycling. The pumping rate must approximate the inflow rate to the sump. A float-activated, belt-drive, variable-speed pump is described that can maintain a nearly constant water level in a drain or tailwater sump. The pump changes speed automatically so that discharge rate matches the inflow rate to the sump. The pumping plant provides an alternative to cycling pumps.