Design and Fabrication of a Plastic Biogas Digester for the Production of Biogas from Cow Dung
Biogas digester dimensions and materials of construction are important factors of consideration during the design and fabrication phase. The aim of this study is to provide a detailed analysis of the design and fabrication of a 2.15 m3 pilot plastic biogas digester for biogas generation. To establis...
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| author | KeChrist Obileke Sampson Mamphweli Edson L. Meyer Golden Makaka Nwabunwanne Nwokolo |
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| description | Biogas digester dimensions and materials of construction are important factors of consideration during the design and fabrication phase. The aim of this study is to provide a detailed analysis of the design and fabrication of a 2.15 m3 pilot plastic biogas digester for biogas generation. To establish this, a design equation covering the volume of the digester, inlet and outlet chambers, and digester cover plate were developed considering the shape of the digester. The digestion chamber of the biogas digester under study was fabricated using high-density polyethylene (HDPE) plastic, while the inlet and outlet chambers were constructed with bricks/cement. The study was motivated due to some limitations such as leakage associated with previous designs. In the present study, a ventilation test was conducted after the fabrication to ensure the digester is leak free. Results obtained showed a total volumetric methane gas yield of 2.18 m3 (54.50%) and carbon dioxide yield of 1.77 m3 (44.25%) making up a total biogas yield of 4.00 m3. In addition, the percentage concentration of methane and carbon dioxide were found to be 60% and 30%, respectively. The developed plastic biogas digester has been found to be appropriate for biogas production using cow dung as substrate. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-f11beb44ed384b5c8fdb94f609ed242b2025-02-03T06:45:52ZengWileyJournal of Engineering2314-49042314-49122020-01-01202010.1155/2020/18487141848714Design and Fabrication of a Plastic Biogas Digester for the Production of Biogas from Cow DungKeChrist Obileke0Sampson Mamphweli1Edson L. Meyer2Golden Makaka3Nwabunwanne Nwokolo4Fort Hare Institute of Technology, University of Fort Hare, Alice, South AfricaCentre of Renewable Energy and Sustainable Energy, Stellenbosch University, Alice, South AfricaFort Hare Institute of Technology, University of Fort Hare, Alice, South AfricaDepartments of Physics, University of Fort Hare, Alice, South AfricaFort Hare Institute of Technology, University of Fort Hare, Alice, South AfricaBiogas digester dimensions and materials of construction are important factors of consideration during the design and fabrication phase. The aim of this study is to provide a detailed analysis of the design and fabrication of a 2.15 m3 pilot plastic biogas digester for biogas generation. To establish this, a design equation covering the volume of the digester, inlet and outlet chambers, and digester cover plate were developed considering the shape of the digester. The digestion chamber of the biogas digester under study was fabricated using high-density polyethylene (HDPE) plastic, while the inlet and outlet chambers were constructed with bricks/cement. The study was motivated due to some limitations such as leakage associated with previous designs. In the present study, a ventilation test was conducted after the fabrication to ensure the digester is leak free. Results obtained showed a total volumetric methane gas yield of 2.18 m3 (54.50%) and carbon dioxide yield of 1.77 m3 (44.25%) making up a total biogas yield of 4.00 m3. In addition, the percentage concentration of methane and carbon dioxide were found to be 60% and 30%, respectively. The developed plastic biogas digester has been found to be appropriate for biogas production using cow dung as substrate.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2020/1848714 |
| spellingShingle | KeChrist Obileke Sampson Mamphweli Edson L. Meyer Golden Makaka Nwabunwanne Nwokolo Design and Fabrication of a Plastic Biogas Digester for the Production of Biogas from Cow Dung Journal of Engineering |
| title | Design and Fabrication of a Plastic Biogas Digester for the Production of Biogas from Cow Dung |
| title_full | Design and Fabrication of a Plastic Biogas Digester for the Production of Biogas from Cow Dung |
| title_fullStr | Design and Fabrication of a Plastic Biogas Digester for the Production of Biogas from Cow Dung |
| title_full_unstemmed | Design and Fabrication of a Plastic Biogas Digester for the Production of Biogas from Cow Dung |
| title_short | Design and Fabrication of a Plastic Biogas Digester for the Production of Biogas from Cow Dung |
| title_sort | design and fabrication of a plastic biogas digester for the production of biogas from cow dung |
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