Heat transfer model for plug-flow anaerobic digesters

Transactions of the American Society of Agricultural Engineers

Volumn 48, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 777-785

  Gebremedhin, K G ^a   Wu, B ^a   Gooch, C ^a   Wright, P ^b   Inglis, S ^b  

^a Department of Biological and Environmental Engineering   (United States)

^b Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

Author keywords

Anaerobic digester; Energy requirement; Heat exchange; Mathematical model; Plug flow

Indexed keywords

EFFLUENTS; FLOW OF FLUIDS; HEAT LOSSES; HEAT TRANSFER; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; SOLAR ENERGY;

DIGESTER SYSTEMS; EFFLUENT FLOWS; ENERGY REQUIREMENTS; PLUG-FLOW ANAEROBIC DIGESTERS;

ANAEROBIC DIGESTION;

HEAT TRANSFER;

EID: 20044364180     PISSN: 00012351     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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