Sentence examples for centre pivot from inspiring English sources

Two common units are the so-called centre pivot and the travelling sprinkler.

His first bicycle, the Coventry, was quickly followed by the Ariel (1871), notable for its use of centre pivot steering.

With this aim, two options were considered: to feed the centre pivot 1) directly from an aquifer or 2) using a regulation reservoir.

A software tool DEPIRE (design of centre pivot with regulating reservoir), was developed and implemented in MATLAB 2012b (The MathWorks Inc., Natick, MA, USA).

Using the same scenario presented by other authors to compare the values of indirect embodied energy for centre pivot irrigation, the model results ranged from 4.10 to 2.09 GJ ha−1, where the highest value is a result of using just 10 years for the centre pivot useful life.

The aim was to develop a tool to optimise the design and management of the water distribution and centre pivot systems seeking to minimise water application cost per unit area (CT), including investment (Ca), operation (Ce), and maintenance costs.

Nevertheless, the centre pivots have proved a smart investment.

In the two landscapes containing several centre pivots, the loss was 54% and 70%.

Centre pivots are one of the most widespread irrigation systems in the world.

Some other big agricultural companies, often foreign-owned, are investing in centre pivots, for example.

Centre pivots irrigation systems roll smoothly around, spraying out water and fertiliser in electronically-controlled circles.