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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">G'day Paul,<br>
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I think the idea has merit, as it reduces the parasitic energy
consumption, cost(?) and maintenance, but I am not sure how well
it will work. What size digester are you talking about? The other
difficulty is that you want your heater below the digester coils
to get circulation and you also want your digester coils to be at
the base of the digester to get convective mixing within the
digester.<br>
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All the best,<br>
HOOROO<br>
<pre class="moz-signature" cols="72">Mr Paul Harris BEng (Ag) (Melbourne)
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On 15/11/2012 6:33 PM, Paul Muthui wrote:<br>
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<div>I am looking into ways if heating my biogas digester to
increase specific gas yield. I have thought of using a
thermosiphon, whereby I heat my primary liquid and then pass it
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<div>Has anyone done this before and what would be the expected
efficiency of such? Is it an idea worth pursuing? <br>
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