digester for suburban community
Posted: Wed Dec 10, 2008 8:55 am
I am currently working with a friend to build a digester for her home. If we can build one that works efficiently, our end goal would be to market the idea to her small suburban community, to see if they would let us build a larger model that the community could collevtively use to turn their waste into energy. Our research on the subject has aroused some questions.
1. Since she lives in a small suburban community, we would like to make a digestor that could run on grass clippings in the summer, tree leaves in the fall, and dog waste / food scraps year-round. Would this be possible? I've played with the calculator a little bit but haven't been able to figure it out.
2. Given this type of waste, would a continuous or batch system be preferred?
3. What is the best way to macerate the waste and heat it up to 95 degrees F? Keep in mind this is in a suburban community and we don't have access to farming equipment / heavy machinery.
Help on any of these questions would be greatly appreciated. Thanks Bob! Love the site!
Drew
1. Since she lives in a small suburban community, we would like to make a digestor that could run on grass clippings in the summer, tree leaves in the fall, and dog waste / food scraps year-round. Would this be possible? I've played with the calculator a little bit but haven't been able to figure it out.
2. Given this type of waste, would a continuous or batch system be preferred?
3. What is the best way to macerate the waste and heat it up to 95 degrees F? Keep in mind this is in a suburban community and we don't have access to farming equipment / heavy machinery.
Help on any of these questions would be greatly appreciated. Thanks Bob! Love the site!
Drew