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ghazala SizingOf
NewMember Anaerobic ChemistryBooks
Digester UCBerkeley'sTextbooks
on:October27,2009, Undergraduate:
MoleSnacks:+0/0 08:15:33AM GeneralChemistry
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Posts:7 HIevry1, InstrumentalMethods
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ReactionMechanisms
i'mdoingadesignprojectonanaerobicdigestion InorganicChemistry
ofMSWandi'mhavingproblemswithchoosing StatisticalMechanics
QuantumMechanics
anequationtocalculatethesizeofthedigester. BondingTheory
i'vecomeacross3equations.herearethe CoordinationChemistry
resultsobtained: OrganometallicChemistry
OrganicReactions
GeneralInterest:
%Composition CookieCrumbles
Serendipity
(byweight)Moisture%Volatile
Solids%
Yardwaste576070
Kitchenwaste317092.4
Paperwaste12694.8

thisdatawasgiveninthedesignstatement.i'm
supposedtotreat32tons/dayofMSWandwith
thesystemi'musingmyretentiontimeis20
days.

1stmethod:


Mass(kg)
Moisture(kg)
Yardwaste57/100*32=18.24
60/100*18.24=10.944
Kitchenwaste31/100*32=9.92
70/100*9.92=6.944
Paperwaste12/100*32=3.84
6/100*3.84=0.2304

ifindthemoisturecontentofeachcomponent.
thetotalmoisturecontent=18.1184ton/day

Densityofwater=1000kg/m3
therefore,1ton=1m3

volumeofdigester=volumeoffeed(m3/d)*
retentiontime
volumeofdigester=18.1184*20
=362.368m3

2ndMethod

feedflowrate=32ton/day

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V=HRT*Q(p46biomethanizationofthe
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V=20*32
=640m3

3rdMethod

BulkDensityofMSWinMauritius=200224
kg/,m3
takingbulkdensitytobe224kg/m3,

1kg=1/224m3


Mass(kg)
Drymatter(kg)
Yardwaste57/100*32=18.24
40/100*18.24=7.296
Kitchenwaste31/100*32=9.92
30/100*9.92=2.976
Paperwaste12/100*32=3.84
94/100*3.84=3.6096

totaldrymatter=1388.16kg/d

volumeofdigester=feedinm3/d*retention
time
volumeofdigester=1388.16/224*20
=1239m3.

Thesearethe3methodsiused,iwouldbe
gratefulifanyonecouldguidemethroughthe
choiceoftheequationtobeused.

thanks.

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eugenedakin Re:SizingOf
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FullMember Reply#1on:October30,
2009,04:01:16PM

MoleSnacks:+88/2 Helloghazala,
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Posts:659 Goodquestion,andletsworkthrougheach
scenario.
Mydeskagreeswiththelawof
entropy

Ifyouarerequiredtotreat32tons/dayat20day
retentiontime,thenyoumusthaveaminimum
of(32x20)640tons(640m 3)per20daycycle.

Answer#1is~363m 3.Thiswillnotmeetthe
minimumrequirements,soitiseliminated.

Answer#2is640m 3.Thismeetstheminimum
requirements,butdoesnotallowforsystem
poisoning,ortankmaintenance.Thebuiltup
solidswillneedtoberemovedatsometime,so
youwillneedmorethan640m 3.

Answer#3is1239m 3.Thisprovidesasafety
factorofabout2.Ifthesystembecomes
poisoned,thenyouhavestoragetoregenerate
newmicroorganismsand/orslowlydilutethe
poisonedsystem.Tobeonthesafeside,Iwould
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Sincerely,

Eugene

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ghazala Re:SizingOf
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Reply#2on:October31,
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Posts:7 ThankyousomuchEugene,itsbeenagreathelp

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ghazala Re:SizingOf
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Reply#3on:November
MoleSnacks:+0/0 01,2009,07:34:04AM
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Posts:7 DearEugene,

Iamthinkingofusingaprocesssimilartothatof
thedrancoprocesswherethewastewill
recirculatethroughthedigesteronabasisoffour
days,sothiswillpreventpoisoning.ifitakethe
640m3digesterandaccountforsomespace,say
10%moreforthebiogasproduced,willitbeok?

Regards,

Ghazala.

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03,2009,03:40:43PM

MoleSnacks:+88/2 HelloGhazala,
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Posts:659 Idon'tknowifyoucanpreventpoisoning.Ifyou
can,thenthiswouldbegreat!Ithoughtthatthe
Mydeskagreeswiththelawof
entropy
Drancosystemneededabout20days,andthe
bacteriawerethermophilic?Theenergyfromthe
gassesfromanaerobicdigestionareusedto
powernaturalgasengines,andtheexcessheat
isusedtoincreasemicrobialaction.Iamnot
surehow10%morespaceina4daydigester
couldhelp.

Couldyouhelpmeunderstandthisalittlemore?
Thanksforyourpatience.

Sincerely,

Eugene

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helloEugene,

Yes,theDrancosystemdoeshavearetention
timeof20daysbutitalsorecirculatesthe
digestate67timesinthedigester.itusesthe
gastoproduceelectricityandheat.ineedto
designsuchaplant.increasingthevolumeby
10%wouldgivespaceforaccumulationofgasin
thedigester.

Regards,
Ghazala.

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07,2009,03:58:41PM

MoleSnacks:+88/2 Helloghazala,
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Youhaveprovidedsomeinterestingnumbers.I
havefoundanarticlewhichprovidessome
Mydeskagreeswiththelawof
entropy
values:

http://www.ows.be/pub/The%20Dranco%20Technology%202006_alg.14634%20Rev00

Aquotefromthisarticlestates:
Quote
Asingledigesterof3150m3oftotalvolumecantreat50,000
tonperyearoforganicwaste

Thisseemsasifthesevalueswouldbethe'best
case'andwouldassumenopoisoningorlow
nutrientfeedstock.

50,000tonsperyear=137tonsperdaywitha
digesterof3150m 3

Ifyoursystemisworkingperfect,thenassuming
theseabovenumbersfromthearticleare
correct,your32tonperdaysystemwould
requireabout736m 3.Thiswouldfitwithyour
additional10%suggestion.

Sinceoperatorsarehuman,andweallmake
mistakes,wouldyoubeabletohaveafully
trainedstaff,goodfeedstock,andnoproblems
withpoisoningorcontaminationtomakesure
thisoptimalsystemworks?

Thisisuptoyoutodecide.Ifthesystemdoes
notworkasplanned,thenyouwouldneedto
justifyyouractions.

Iwishyouthebestwithyourproject.

Sincerely,

Eugene

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Ghazala

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Digester
Reply#8on:November
MoleSnacks:+0/0 23,2009,11:52:11AM
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Posts:1 HiIamtryingtofindsomeinformationona
smalltomidsizedversionofananaerobic
digester.Ourcafeteriaproducesalittleovera
tonoffoodwasteperweek.Howlargeofvat
wouldbeneededforthatlevelofflow?Also
whatwouldbeagoodretentionratefor
producingasteadyamountofmethane?The
methanecanbeuseddirectlyforsteam
productionfortheschool'ssteamnetworksoits
productionisthepriority.Ifyouhaveanswersor
candirectmeonwheretofindfurther
informationitwouldbemuchappreciated.

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ghazala Re:SizingOf
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MoleSnacks:+0/0 28,2009,11:24:57PM
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Posts:7 Hikbarry,

wellforthevolumeofthedisgesteru'llneedto
findthedensityofthewaste,thencalculateits
volumeasfollows:

volumeofdigester=volumeoffeed/day*
retentiontime

volumeoffeed=massoffeed/densityoffeed

Now,fortheretentiontime,ifuplanonusing
thermophilicconditions(i.eheatingthedigester
upto55degreescelcisus)thenu'llhavea
retentiontimeof22daysinthedigester,
whereasifudonotplanonheatingit,using
mesophilicconditions,u'llhavearetentiontime
ofaround4050days.

Regards,

Ghazala

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Digester
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Posts:1 Hi,
IfIweretosetupananeraobicdigesterlocally
thatgetsitsfeedeveryday,howdoImakesure
itisairtightatthetimethefeedstockisbeing
fedtoit?

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