Air blast spraying, orchards {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. Does not include pesticide or water or solvents used. Does not included cleaning of equipment. Geography: Refers to an average production in the 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
dd3788d7-3420-3457-ac47-155501a2cc09
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Documentation
- Quantitative reference
- Air blast spraying, orchards {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
Farm energy calculator/2010/Salam
Cropland - Broadacre buyer's guide 2010/2010/Croplands
Product outputs
| Flow | Amount | Unit | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Air blast spraying, orchards {AU}| | AusLCI, U | 1.0 | ha | — |
Technical inputs
| Flow | Amount | Unit | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Agricultural machinery, unspecified {GLO}| market for agricultural machinery, unspecified | Cut-off, U | 0.29239766081871343 | kg | weight amortized over lifetime |
| Tractor engine operation, on farm, per litre of diesel consumed {AU}| | AusLCI, U | 11.4 | l | — |
| Tractor, 4-wheel, agricultural {GLO}| market for tractor, 4-wheel, agricultural | Cut-off, U | 0.25475419049441783 | kg | weight amortized over lifetime |
Parameters
| Name | Value | Formula | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| tractor_power | 50.0 | — | [kW] average power of tractor |
| implement_lifetime_ha | 5130.0 | speed*implement_width*implement_lifetime*1000/10000 | [ha] life time of implement - in ha processed |
| implement_weight | 1500.0 | — | [kg] weight of implement - estimated |
| implement_lifetime | 2700.0 | — | [hours] lifetime of the implement - Rod Menzies & associates spreadsheet on machinery for horticultural crops |
| tractor_lifetime | 6600.0 | — | [hours] lifetime of the tractor Rod Menzies & associates spreadsheet on machinery for horticultural crops |
| implement_width | 3.8 | — | [m] width of implement |
| fuel_ha | 11.4 | — | (2,3,1,3,1,na) Rod Menzies & associates spreadsheet on machinery for horticultural crops |
| UC_kWtoHP | 1.341022 | — | Conversion factor for KW to Horsepower. |
| tractor_lifetime_ha | 12540.0 | speed*implement_width*tractor_lifetime*1000/10000 | [ha] life time of tractor - in ha processed |
| tractor_weight | 3194.6175487999994 | tractor_power*UC_kWtoHP*37.408+686.37 | [kg] relation derived from analysis of over 200 tractors |
| speed | 5.0 | — | [km/h] average speed of the tractor |