Open AccessUsing Wind energy to generate electricity and irrigating plant in Hawija District
Author(s) -
Omar Ahmad
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
mağallaẗ tikrīt li-l-ʻulūm al-handasiyyaẗ/tikrit journal of engineering sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2312-7589
pISSN - 1813-162X
DOI - 10.25130/tjes.23.4.07
Subject(s) - wind speed , irrigation , electricity , wind power , agriculture , environmental science , meteorology , irrigation district , hydrology (agriculture) , environmental engineering , agricultural engineering , engineering , geography , geotechnical engineering , agronomy , electrical engineering , archaeology , biology
Al-hawija district considered one of the most important agriculture regions in Iraq; it contains two big irrigation projects: Hawija irrigation project, and Kirkuk irrigation project, this research aims to study the use of wind electricity generation and irrigating agriculture areas in this region.This study showed that the wind velocity, in general, has a low speed which is not appropriate to generate electricity unless its velocity not less than 3.5 m/s at a height of 10 m and it is suitable to amount towers reach 50 m in height. The wind velocity increased in summer then slowdown in winter. June, July, and August recorded the highest in wind velocity, the study showed that wind velocity was appropriate to pump water from the wells that have little to medium depth.