Fertilizing, broadacre crop, pre & post-emergence, conventional {AU}| | AusLCI, U
Unit process Australia v00.00.000
Included processes: Process includes tractor and other machinery production and operation of equipement including fuel production and use. Remark: This inventory has been developed as part of the AusAgLCI initiative funded by a partnership of Australian Research and Development Corporations (RIRDC, CRDC, GRDC, SRDC, HAL, MLA, DA, FWPA) and Research Agencies (CSIRO, USQ and Q DAFF), with technical support from Life Cycle Strategies. More detail on inventory development can be found in the 'AusAgLCI Methodology for developing Life Cycle Inventory' documents located at www.auslci.alcas.asn.au. Energy use from WA farm energy calculator. Geography: Refers to an average production in Australia. Technology: Average Time period: Data collected for 2012 Version: 1.0 Record: Data entry by: Sandra Eady Telephone: +61 2 6776 1394; E-mail: sandra.eady@csiro.au ; Company: CSIRO Livestock industries; Country: AU Generator: Data entry by: Sandra Eady Telephone: +61 2 6776 1394; E-mail: sandra.eady@csiro.au ; Company: CSIRO Livestock industries; Country: AU
- Sector
- Processing
- Contributor
- —
- Last updated
- 13 Jun 2012
- Reference ID
9100ab5e-f7ed-3b81-b2ac-82a0bcd234c9
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Documentation
- Quantitative reference
- Fertilizing, broadacre crop, pre & post-emergence, conventional {AU}| | AusLCI, U
- Sampling procedure
- Fuel consumption data have been derived from the Western Australia Farm Energy Calculator for broadacre crop. Tractor weight has been derived from a survey. Implement weight has been estimated based on manufacturers data.
- Creation date
- 13 Jun 2012
- Is copyright protected
- No
- Is infrastructure process
- No
- Tags
- processing
- Sources
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Agricultural Machinery Management/2002/The University of Arizona
Farm energy calculator/2010/Salam
Cropland - Broadacre buyer's guide 2010/2010/Croplands
Product outputs
| Flow | Amount | Unit | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fertilizing, broadacre crop, pre & post-emergence, conventional {AU}| | AusLCI, U | 1.0 | ha | — |
Technical inputs
| Flow | Amount | Unit | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Agricultural machinery, unspecified {GLO}| market for agricultural machinery, unspecified | Cut-off, U | 0.01888888888888889 | kg | weight amortized over lifetime |
| Tractor engine operation, on farm, per litre of diesel consumed {AU}| | AusLCI, U | 0.7 | l | — |
| Tractor, 4-wheel, agricultural {GLO}| market for tractor, 4-wheel, agricultural | Cut-off, U | 0.011594981453333333 | kg | weight amortized over lifetime |
Parameters
| Name | Value | Formula | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| UC_kWtoHP | 1.341022 | — | Coversion factore for KW to Horsepower. |
| tractor_weight | 6956.988872 | tractor_power*UC_kWtoHP*37.408+686.37 | [kg] relation derived from analysis of over 200 tractors |
| tractor_lifetime_ha | 600000.0 | speed*implement_width*tractor_lifetime*1000/10000 | [ha] life time of tractor - in ha processed |
| tractor_lifetime | 8000.0 | — | [hours] lifetime of the tractor - University of Arizona http://ag.arizona.edu/crop/equipment/agmachinerymgt.html |
| implement_weight | 1700.0 | — | [kg] weight of implement - Marshallspreadersales.com.au - spreader up to 36m width, 5m3 tank. |
| implement_width | 30.0 | — | [m] width of implement |
| speed | 25.0 | — | [km/h] average speed of the tractor |
| implement_lifetime | 1200.0 | — | [hours] lifetime of the implement - University of Arizona http://ag.arizona.edu/crop/equipment/agmachinerymgt.html |
| implement_lifetime_ha | 90000.0 | speed*implement_width*implement_lifetime*1000/10000 | [ha] life time of implement - in ha processed |
| tractor_power | 125.0 | — | [kW] average power of tractor |
| fuel_ha | 0.7 | — | (1,3,2,3,1,na) [l] WA Farm Fuel Calculator; average for a range of tractor speed: 20, 25, 30 km/hr; tractor power: 100, 125, 150 kW; These 3 factors have largest effect on fuel consumption per ha. |