Fertiliser spreading, cotton {AU}| | AusLCI, U

Unit process Australia v00.00.000

Included processes:Process includes tractor and other machinery production and operation of equipment including fuel production and use. Remark: Energy use from Craig Bailey based on survey of 6 cotton producers in NSW. 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
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Last updated
13 Jun 2012
Reference ID
a388b8bf-7c87-3922-b9dc-e66fe80d7bfc

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Documentation

Quantitative reference
Fertiliser spreading, cotton {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
Agricultural Machinery Management/2002/The University of Arizona
Cropland - Broadacre buyer's guide 2010/2010/Croplands

Product outputs

Flow AmountUnitComment
Fertiliser spreading, cotton {AU}| | AusLCI, U 1.0 ha —

Technical inputs

Flow AmountUnitComment
Agricultural machinery, unspecified {GLO}| market for agricultural machinery, unspecified | Cut-off, U 0.08333333333333333 kg weight amortized over lifetime
Tractor engine operation, on farm, per litre of diesel consumed {AU}| | AusLCI, U 2.3 l —
Tractor, 4-wheel, agricultural {GLO}| market for tractor, 4-wheel, agricultural | Cut-off, U 0.021740590225 kg weight amortized over lifetime

Parameters

NameValueFormulaDescription
tractor_lifetime 16000.0 — [hours] lifetime of the tractor - University of Arizona http://ag.arizona.edu/crop/equipment/agmachinerymgt.html
implement_width 8.0 — [m] width of implement
implement_lifetime 1200.0 — [hours] lifetime of the implement - University of Arizona http://ag.arizona.edu/crop/equipment/agmachinerymgt.html
tractor_weight 6956.988872 tractor_power*UC_kWtoHP*37.408+686.37 [kg] relation derived from analysis of over 200 tractors
fuel_ha 2.3 — [l] from Craig Bailey based on survey of 6 cotton producers in NSW.
implement_weight 2000.0 — [kg] weight of implement estimate Guangchen
implement_lifetime_ha 24000.0 speed*implement_width*implement_lifetime*1000/10000 [ha] life time of implement - in ha processed
tractor_power 125.0 — [kW] average power of tractor
UC_kWtoHP 1.341022 — Coversion factore for KW to Horsepower.
tractor_lifetime_ha 320000.0 speed*implement_width*tractor_lifetime*1000/10000 [ha] life time of tractor - in ha processed
speed 25.0 — [km/h] average speed of the tractor