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J. Non-Conventional Energy Sources - Lecture
J. Non-Conventional Energy Sources - Lecture
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V = wind velocity D = blade diameter 17. Bio-Energy or Bio-mass Biogas is a good fuel. Have you thought how this is formed? Biomass like animal excreta, vegetable wastes and weeds undergo decomposition in the absence of oxygen in a biogas plant and form a mixture of gases. This mixture is the biogas. Its main constituent is methane. This is used as a fuel for cooking and Lighting. 18. Aerobic and anaerobic bio-conversion process a. Bioproducts: Converting biomass into chemicals for making products that typically are made from petroleum. b. Biofuels: Converting biomass into liquid fuels for transportation. c. Biopower: Burning biomass directly, or converting it into a gaseous fuel or oil, to generate electricity. 19. Bio-mass source a. Manure b. Crop residues c. Fuel wood d. Sugar crops e. Urban refuse: paper, yard and food wastes f. Municipal sewage-sewage sludge: 0.02 0.03% solids, above 99% water g. Aquatic plants: water hyacinth h. Energy farming: denthrothermal or energy crops 1. Fast-growing trees: ipil-ipil 2. Sugar and starch crops: cassava in ethanol production 3. Oil and hydrocarbon crops: coconut oil 4. Herbaceous crops