[Digestion] Pressure

[David]

Dear friends,

Excellent discussion lately. I was particularly impressed by the 
article by Dr. Fulford about biogas burners. Best information I've 
seen on this subject.


I wanted to ask two questions just now, and I'll therefore be sending 
another message to the list quite soon. Separating the questions will 
allow the development of two different threads, if there is much 
discussion about either question.

The first question concerns pressure. Obviously AD is able to generate 
biogas at pressure. Any vessel 33 feet deep will have two atmospheres 
of pressure at the bottom, and there are a number of digesters which 
are at least that deep. The gas produced in deeper vessels-- if they 
are not stirred-- tends to have a bit less carbon dioxide, because 
that gas dissolves rather easily as compared with methane.

But I am not familiar with any work that has been done regarding the 
relationship between pressure and the rate of production. That is, one 
would expect that at increasing pressure, less biogas (measured, of 
course, at STP) would be produced. But what is the relationship? How 
dramatic is the reduction in the rate of production with deeper vessels?


d.

-- 
David William House
"The Complete Biogas Handbook" |www.completebiogas.com|
/Vahid Biogas/, an alternative energy consultancy |www.vahidbiogas.com

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