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RECORD NUMBER: 1932 OF 2053

Main Title Use of solar energy to heat anaerobic digesters : part I, technical and economic feasibility study : part II, economic feasibility throughout the United States /
Author Malcolm, Jess W., ; Cassel, David E.
Other Authors
Author Title of a Work
Cassel, David E.,
CORP Author Environmental Systems, Inc., Annapolis, MD.;Municipal Environmental Research Lab., Cincinnati, OH. Wastewater Research Div.
Publisher Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Research and Development, Municipal Environmental Research Laboratory ; for sale by the National Technical Information Service,
Year Published 1978
Report Number EPA-600/2-78-114; EPA-68-03-2356
Stock Number PB-286 940
OCLC Number 04343882
ISBN pbk.
Subjects Sewage sludge digestion ; Solar energy--Research--United States
Additional Subjects Sewage sludge ; Anaerobic processes ; Solar heating ; Digesters ; Sludge digestion ; Sewage treatment ; Solar collectors ; Flat plate collectors ; Storage tanks ; Heat exchangers ; Computer programs ; Economic analysis ; Geography ; Design ; Feasibility ; Computerized simulation ; Energy conservation ; Sludge disposal ; Solid waste disposal ;
Internet Access
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https://nepis.epa.gov/Exe/ZyPDF.cgi?Dockey=20012MRG.PDF
Holdings
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EHAM  TD769.M34 Region 1 Library/Boston,MA 04/29/2016
EJBD  EPA 600-2-78-114 Headquarters Library/Washington,DC 07/21/2014
EKBD  EPA-600/2-78-114 Research Triangle Park Library/RTP, NC 06/27/2003
ELBD ARCHIVE EPA 600-2-78-114 Received from HQ AWBERC Library/Cincinnati,OH 10/04/2023 DISPERSAL
ERAD  EPA 600/2-78-114 Region 9 Library/San Francisco,CA 09/24/2012
ESAD  EPA 600-2-78-114 Region 10 Library/Seattle,WA 03/23/2010
NTIS  PB-286 940 Some EPA libraries have a fiche copy filed under the call number shown. 07/26/2022
Collation xi, 89 pages : illustrations, figures, tables ; 28 cm.
Abstract
Two distinct, yet related studies were conducted to determine the technical and economic feasibility of using solar energy as the source of heat for the anaerobic digestion process. Retrofitting a solar energy collection and heat transfer system to a digester at Annapolis, Maryland was proven feasible in the first part of the study and the concept of using solar energy for digester heating throughout the United States, including Fairbanks, Alaska, was shown to be economically feasible in the second part of the study. The Part I study compared five (5) types of flat plate collectors and selected the cost effective design to supply approximately 90 percent of the heat load to maintain digester operating temperatures of 32C to 38C. Three flat plate collectors of varying efficiencies were evaluated for use at numerous locations in the United States. The study showed that optimum-sized flat plate collectors can provide from 82 to 97 percent of the total annual digester heat, the higher percentages being applicable to areas of higher solar radiation. The Part II study developed specific guidelines for determining the optimum size and conceptual design for a solar heating system for any size sludge digester at any location.
Notes
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Contract No. Contract Number: 68-03-2356, Order No. CA-6-99-3499-A." "July 1978." Includes bibliographical references (page 75).