Pumps, pressure and filtration

How do filters affect pump and system sizing?

Direct answer

Every filtration stage adds a pressure loss that grows as the filter loads, and the system must still deliver the required emitter pressure at the dirtiest permitted condition. Sizing on a clean-filter loss is a common error that shows up as poor uniformity a few weeks after commissioning.

Where this sits in greenhouse irrigation system procurement

A greenhouse irrigation system is specified from crop water demand, growing system, water source quality and block layout — those four inputs decide pump duty, filtration, mainline sizing and emitter choice before any supplier is approached.

Typical procurement searches this answers: greenhouse irrigation system · greenhouse drip irrigation design · irrigation system for hydroponic greenhouse · greenhouse water requirement per hectare · fertigation equipment · fertigation system for greenhouse

Inputs that change the answer

  • Clean and fouled pressure drop per stage
  • Flushing trigger setting
  • Design flow
  • Emitter pressure requirement

What this answer does not settle

Pressure-drop data must come from the filter manufacturer at the project flow.

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