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In which<br />

Q = rate of heat loss, (energy/ time)<br />

U = overall coefficient of thermal conductivity, (energy/time-area-temperature)<br />

A = area normal to the direction of heat flow<br />

Tl = mixed-liquor temperature<br />

T2 = air temperature outside the digester<br />

5.2.2 Influent Heating<br />

The heat required raising the temperature of the raw manure influent to the digester operating temperature is<br />

calculated by:<br />

Q, = W*C*(T 1 -T 1 ) ............................................................(3)<br />

In which<br />

Q 1 = rate of heat transfer to raw manure influent, (energy / time)<br />

W = weight of influent added<br />

C = specific heat of influent, (energy/weight-temperature)<br />

T 1 = mixed liquor temperature<br />

T 1 = influent temperature<br />

Calculation for digester with composite structure<br />

For composite wall, roof and floor materials made of structural material and a layer of insulation, the overall<br />

coefficient of thermal conductivity, U, is a function of the unlil-surface conductance inside and outside plus<br />

the thermal resistance of each of the materials as described by,<br />

In which<br />

x = materials thickness, (length)<br />

k = materials coefficient of thermal conductivity,<br />

(Energy/time-length-temperature)<br />

h 1 and h 0 = inside and outside unit-surface conductance,<br />

(Energy/time-length-temperature) ,<br />

k a = coefficient of conductivity of air and gas,<br />

(Energy/time-length-temperature)<br />

5.3 TREATMENT OF BIODIGESTER IN COLD CLIMATE<br />

5.3.1 Biological and Enzymatic Treatment<br />

Much of the current interest in bio-conversion technologies has been focused on the conversion of cellulose<br />

material to readily useable fuel products such as ethanol or methane. These technologies have traditionally<br />

been two-step processes in which the cellulose material is first hydrolyzed to glucose monomers and is then<br />

biologically converted to the final fuel product. Since the efficiency of the biological conversion process is<br />

highly dependent on the feedstock supplied to the organism, various hydrolyzing techniques on improving<br />

the yield of readily metabolization of the feedstock into simple sugars have been focused. The application of<br />

enzymatic hydrolyses into the anaerobic digester helps degrade the material rapidly into biogas. There are<br />

number of methods for hydrolysis of the substrates.<br />

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