Energy Efficiency Information Grants - Pumps in the Australian Cotton Industry
Date Issued:2014-12-17
Abstract
Pumps are simple machines that turn pump shaft rotational speed and torque into fluid energy in the form of elevation, velocity and pressure energies. The efficiency with which they complete this energy conversion gives rise to the important pump performance measure, pump efficiency. Pump efficiency is an inherent characteristic of any particular pump design, and is greatly influenced by the shapes of impellers and volutes (enclosure) and physical clearances between these two components.
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- Energy use efficiency & carbon
Energy is one of the fastest growing costs for cotton growers, with electricity and diesel accounting for a significant proportion of total farm input costs. Energy (electricity, diesel and fertiliser) is also the major contributor to a cotton farm's GHG emissions.