The first edition of the book quickly established itself as the book on
biogas generation. Now in a newly revised edition, David House brings
together all the information, from the most theoretical scientific
research to grass roots homescale trial and error.Here are the
detailed designs for generators and the knowledge, encouragement,
imagination, and humor you will need to build a generator of your own.
While biogas may not yet be a household word, you should consider it
seriously if you believe in the future of alternative energy.
Use biogas for illumination, cooking, water heating, refrigeration, space heating, and to fuel vehicles.
*Over 100 figures and tables
*All the necessary formulas
*6 model generators and a design flow chart
*Complete list of resources
*Extensive bibliography
What is inside? Table of contents of Complete Biogas Handbook is as below: | ||||||||
I: Overviews | ||||||||
1: This Book | 2 | |||||||
2: Energy | 5 | |||||||
3: Math | 10 | |||||||
4: Biology | 14 | |||||||
II: Parameters | 23 | |||||||
5: The Airless World | 24 | |||||||
6: TS, VS, FS | 25 | |||||||
7: pH | 26 | |||||||
8: Temperature | 31 | |||||||
9: C/N | 35 | |||||||
10: Percentage of H2O | 46 | |||||||
11: HRT and Loading Rate | 50 | |||||||
12: Agitation | 52 | |||||||
13: Toxins | 53 | |||||||
14: Pressure and Surface Area | 56 | |||||||
III: Substrates | 58 | |||||||
15: Purified Substances | 59 | |||||||
16: Manure Substrates | 65 | |||||||
17: Plant Substrates | 73 | |||||||
18: On Growing Substrates | 80 | |||||||
IV: Uses | 85 | |||||||
19: Scrubbing | 86 | |||||||
20: Combustion | 94 | |||||||
21: Illumination | 97 | |||||||
22: Burner Design | 101 | |||||||
23: Cooking | 103 | |||||||
24: Water Heating | 104 | |||||||
25: Steam | 110 | |||||||
26: Refrigeration | 112 | |||||||
27: Engines | 113 | |||||||
28: Space Heating | 121 | |||||||
29: Gas Requirements | 125 | |||||||
V: Troubleshooting | 128 | |||||||
30: Cultures | 129 | |||||||
31: Startup | 131 | |||||||
32: Scum | 133 | |||||||
33: Foaming | 137 | |||||||
34: Sediment | 138 | |||||||
VI: Design | 139 | |||||||
35: Basic Generator Types | 140 | |||||||
36: Heating Generators | 143 | |||||||
37: Agitation | 153 | |||||||
38: Gas Handling | 157 | |||||||
39: Slurry and Effluent Handling | 161 | |||||||
40: Pumping | 163 | |||||||
41: Construction Materials | 167 | |||||||
42: Sizing Generators | 169 | |||||||
43: Safety | 173 | |||||||
44: Economics | 176 | |||||||
45: Design Process | 181 | |||||||
VII: Plans | 186 | |||||||
46: Pipes and Drums | 187 | |||||||
47: Test Generator | 197 | |||||||
48: Modular Batch Generator | 200 | |||||||
49: Hybrid Generator | 203 | |||||||
50: Home Wastes Generator | 208 | |||||||
51: Continuous-Fed Fibrous Substrates Generator | 211 | |||||||
VIII: Appendices | 213 | |||||||
Appendix 1: Analysis | 213 | |||||||
Appendix 2: Biohydrogen | 217 | |||||||
Appendix 3: Agricultural Use of Effluent | 219 | |||||||
Appendix 4: Math of Gas Production | 223 | |||||||
Appendix 5: Specific Gravity | 227 | |||||||
Appendix 6: Drill Statistics | 228 | |||||||
Appendix 7: Burner Design | 231 | |||||||
Appendix 8: Vital Statistics of Gases | 233 | |||||||
Appendix 9: K and C Values | 235 | |||||||
Appendix 10: Steam Temperature, Pressure, Water Depth | 237 | |||||||
Appendix 11: Heat Transfer in Pipes | 238 | |||||||
Appendix 12: Decimals and Fractions | 241 | |||||||
Appendix 13: Geometry, Trig | 243 | |||||||
Appendix 14: Metric Conversion | 245 | |||||||
Appendix 15: A Simple Method for Temperature Conversion | 248 | |||||||
Appendix 16: Terms | 249 | |||||||
Appendix 17: The Answers | 253 | |||||||
Appendix 18: Bibliography | 259 | |||||||
Appendix 19: Author’s Afterword | 270 | |||||||
Appendix 20: Contents, Figures, and Tables | 272 | |||||||
Appendix 21: Index and Authors | 283 |
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