Useful percentage: 75%
The lowest values are used as the basis of calculation.
Green matter: 20 kg agricultural waste with 30% VS.
Total biomass incidence 170 kg/d (18 kg VS/d)
Category 1: cattle 150 kg (12 kg)
Category 2: green matter 20 kg ( 6 kg)
Sizing the plant
Basic data (calculation for category 1)
Daily biomass: 150 kg/d
VS: 12kg/d
TS-content: 12%
Soil temperature: max 31 °C, min. 22 °C, average 25 °C
Digester volume (Vd)
Retention time (chosen): RT = 60 d (at
25 °C, i.e. f = 1.0)
Substrate input: Sd = biomass + water
Digester TS-content: = 7% (chosen)
Daily water input: Wd = 100 kg
Sd= 100+ 150=250 l
Digester volume: Vd = 250 1 x 60 d = 15 000 = 15 m³
Daily biogas yield
G = kg/d VS x Gy,vs .
= 12 kg/d x 0.25 = 3.0 m³/d
G = kgid biomass x Gy (moist)
= 150 x 0.02 = 3.0 m³/d
G = number of animals x Gy per animal x d
= 9 x 0.35 = 3.2 m³/d
Anticipated daily biogas yield = 3.0 m³/d
Balancing the biogas production and demand
Demand: 3.9 m³/d
Production: 3.0 m³/d
Changes/accommodations
On the demand side: 1 less lamp, reducing the demand to 3.55 m³
Production side: increasing the digester volume to 18 m³, resulting in a retention time of 75 days (f =
1.2) and a daily gas yield of 3.6 m³
Plant parameters
Digester volume: Vd = 18m³
Daily gas production: G = 3.6 m³
Daily substrate input: Sd = 2501
Specific gas production:
Gp = G : Vd
Gp = 3.6 (m³/d): 18 m³ = 0.2 m³/m³ Vd x d
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