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The Rain Bird horizontal action impact-drive sprinkler head was recognized as a historic landmark of agricultural engineering in 1990 by the American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers. [3] This invention led to sprinkler irrigation development that currently exceeds 50,000,000 acres (78,000 sq mi; 200,000 km 2) worldwide.
An impact sprinkler (sometimes called an impulse sprinkler) is a type of irrigation sprinkler in which the sprinkler head, driven in a circular motion by the force of the outgoing water, pivots on a bearing on top of its threaded attachment nut. Invented in 1933 by Orton Englehart, it quickly found widespread use.
[citation needed] Sprinkler irrigation is the method of applying water in a controlled manner in way similar to rainfall. The water is distributed through a network that may consist of pumps, valves, pipes, and sprinklers. [1] Irrigation sprinklers can be used for residential, industrial, and agricultural usage.
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For instance, 1/2" PeX tubing is the same size as 1/2" copper tubing. 1/2" PVC on the other hand is not the same size as 1/2" tubing, and therefore requires either a threaded male or female adapter to connect them. When used in agricultural irrigation, the singular form "pipe" is often used as a plural. [27]
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In 2014, FIMI Opportunity Funds acquired John Deere Water, and changed the name to Rivulis Irrigation. [6] [7] In 2015, Jaya Hind Industries invested in Rivulis Irrigation and founded the joint venture in India, [8] In 2016, Rivulis acquired Agam Advanced Agriculture and created Manna Irrigation Intelligence, its precision agriculture subsidiary.