Mathematical tool to size rural digesters

Scientia Agricola

Helenice De Oliveira Florentino¹ 

[1] ,UNESP IBB Depto. de BioestatísticaBotucatu SP

关键词: mathematical model;    optimization;    parameters for designing;    modelo matemático;    otimização;    parâmetros de projeto;   

DOI  :  10.1590/S0103-90162003000100028

来源: SciELO

【 摘 要 】

Anaerobic digesters have been highlighted due to the current energy crisis and its consequent search for alternative energy sources, allied to the intense process of livestock farming and agriculture modernization, which besides demanding a lot of energy, produces a great amount of crop and animal residues, most of the times generating sanitary problems. The aim of this work is to provide a mathematical tool to establish parameters for projects of construction of rural digesters, considering the response to energy demand, the suitability of the dimensions of the systems, yield factors and the guarantee of functionality. Non-linear optimization models, of easy resolution, for the three main types of rural digesters were formulated in this way. With the resolution of these models one can determine the height and the diameter that lead to a minimum volume for each type, so reducing the necessary amount of masonry and, consequently, diminishing the cost.

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