SOLAR-POWERED WATER PUMPING SYSTEM FOR CATTLE WATERING IN MUBI CATTLE MARKET

I.U. Haruna¹, W. Ibrahim²

¹Department of Mechanical Engineering, Federal Polytechnic Mubi, Adamawa State

²Department of Mechanical Engineering Technology, Federal Polytechnic Kaura Namoda, Zamfara State, Nigeria

Email: heldabuk@yahoo.com, wadaasy@gmail.com

ABSTRACT

Cattle like other creatures require water supply for survival. The shortage of water supply for cattle in Mubi cattle market is a thing of concern for all and sundry. This inadequate water supply in the cattle market apart from directly affecting the health of the animals, it also affects the cattle marketers from economic standpoint. Instead of relying on the supply of water by water tankers and truck pushers, this paper attempts to design a solar-powered water pumping system for cattle watering in the market. The average daily water requirement by the cattle is obtained from daily number of cows in the market for two years. A deep well jack pump with 75-volt dc motor is used. The worksheet employed in this design reveals that an average pumping rate of 2405 1litres/hr of water can be produced by71 Modules of 917 Watts. This technology can go a long way in addressing the inadequate water supply in the cattle market and in any other cattle market having similar problem.

Keywords: Solar, Pump, Water, Cattle, Worksheet