Department of Agricultural Engineering Technologists > Research Lab
Laboratory for Irrigation Engineering and Agricultural Technology
Description - Research Areas
The laboratory evaluates the performance of agricultural machinery and systems for agriculture and landscape irrigation, conducting laboratory and field tests of system performance, under real operating conditions. Machinery and equipment tested and evaluated according to international standards.
A state of the art laboratory infrastructure is available for education, applied research and services, in the fields of agricultural technology development and testing and evaluation of agricultural machinery and irrigation systems.
Services to Third Parties
1.Testing irrigation systems and equipment
2.Field evaluation of irrigation systems,
3. Laboratory and field testing of agricultural machinery
Activities
1. Improvement and development of new methods and technologies in agricultural and irrigation engineering,
2.System and mechanisms prototyping,
3. Development of standards and testing benches and protocols.
Research Equipment and Infrastructure
1.Building area of 250 m2.
2.Agricultural machinery testing benches
3.Agricultural tractor stability testing bench
4.Spraying machinery testing bench
5.Irrigation pumps testing bench
6.Microirrigation testing bench
7. Sprinkle testing bench
Research projects
1.Participation in THALIS programme
2.Participation in ARCHIMIDES programme
Research Results/ Products
A significant number of publications in international journals and presentations in international and national conferences in agricultural engineering field.
