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Title: Dairy cow manure digester and cogenerator performance

Conference · · ASAE Tech. Pap.; (United States)
OSTI ID:5767014

A 94 m/sup 3/ mesophilic digester with a 15 kW engine-generator was monitored. The average manure collected was 6.48 kg VS/cow/day. An ultimate methane yield (Bo) of 0.25 L CH4/g VS was calculated. The potential gross energy production was determined to be 3 kWh/cow/day.

Research Organization:
A. O. Smith Corp., Milwaukee, WI
OSTI ID:
5767014
Report Number(s):
CONF-841278-
Journal Information:
ASAE Tech. Pap.; (United States), Vol. 84-4557; Conference: Winter meeting of the American Society of Agricultural Engineers, New Orleans, LA, USA, 11 Dec 1984
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English