Small-scale biogas applications

Technical Report · Sat Aug 01 04:00:00 EDT 1981

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/7011707· OSTI ID:7011707

Guidance is given through the exercise of determining whether a biogas system is worthwhile for a farm owner. After a brief description of anaerobic digestion and characteristics and economics of biogas, basic features of anaerobic digesters are discussed. The use of biogas is discussed, starting with gas collection at the digester and ending with waste heat recovery in cogeneration systems. Direct heating with biogas is also covered briefly. The parts of a working biogas system are discussed. Three different case studies are reviewed. Directions are offered for collecting site data and a method for performing a preliminary economic analysis of a given operation. Firms and consultants with experience in the design and construction of biogas systems are listed. (LEW)

• Research Organization: Energy Research and Applications, Inc., Santa Monica, CA (USA)
• OSTI ID: 7011707
• Report Number(s): TVA/OP/ECR-82/24; ON: DE83900172
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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AGRICULTURAL WASTES
ALKANES
ANAEROBIC DIGESTION
BIOCONVERSION
BIOGAS PROCESS
BURNERS
CHEMICAL REACTORS
COGENERATION
CONSTRUCTION
DESIGN
DEUS
DIGESTION
ECONOMIC ANALYSIS
ECONOMICS
ENERGY SYSTEMS
ENGINES
FARMS
FEASIBILITY STUDIES
GAS BURNERS
HEAT ENGINES
HYDROCARBONS
INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINES
MANAGEMENT
MANURES
METHANE
OPERATION
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
ORGANIC WASTES
POWER GENERATION
PROCESSING
STEAM GENERATION
USES
WASTE MANAGEMENT
WASTE PROCESSING
WASTES