CROSS SECTION OF THE SQUARE TANK CROSS SECTION OF THE MIXING TANK CROSS SECTION OF THE INLET AND

CROSS SECTION OF THE MIXING TANK CROSS SECTION OF THE INLET AND OUTLET PIPES
RSB SPACING @12mmØ= 0.5m NOTE: NOTE: NOTE:
WALL THICKNESS= 0.1524m The floor of the mixing tank should be inclined from 8.5% - 17.5% toward *Access to the digester should be through the manhole or through the outlet *Concrete pipe (prefabricated RC pipe) should be used and it should be inclined 58% (30.11373315°) with digester wall.
Length=Width of Mixing Tank= 0.9m the inlet pipe (4.9-9.9°). chamber. If a manhole is used as the access inside the digester, it should be *The height of the floor of the chamber from the filling line shall be at least equal to the operating pressure for appliances
RC Pipe = 200mmØ constructed in the center of the dome and it should be tightly sealed. Manhole using biogas or the height should be at least 0.2 m from the filling line plus 15% freeboard (0.23m).
Mixing tank Height= 0.45m cover should be 0.65 m in diameter and 0.125 m thick. *For the floating type, the upper end of the outlet should be elevated from the floor of the sludge tank.
RC Pipe Length 0.90m *A cover made of G.I. sheet shall be provided.
Inlet = 1.42m *Lower end of inlet pipe should be positioned below the gasholder retainer for floating type.
Outlet = 1.59m *The outlet pipe shall be sealed.

0.20m 0.20m Sludge Tank

Mixing Tank

0.23m
0.90m Ø0.65m
Filling Line Filling Line
0.13m
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30°m 30°m
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0.15m 0.65m
0.45m

0.10m
scale 1:20 scale 1:20 scale 1:20
CROSS SECTION OF THE DIGESTER CROSS SECTION OF THE FLOATING TYPE BIOGASS PLANT CROSS SECTION OF THE GAS CHAMBER
NOTE: NOTE: NOTE:
*Digesters should be made of ferrocement, metal, adobe, bricks, reinforced concrete, or reinforced CHB. *Biogas plant should be located at a site with good *The gas drum should consist of 2.5 mm mild steel sheets for the sides and 2 mm sheets for the top. It
Ball valves or cock
*For reinforced digester, reinforcement shall be a minimum of 10 mm diameter RSB spaced at 0.15 m drainage. should have a welded-in brace, which break up the surface scum. The drum should be protected against
valves should be used.
(both the curved and the horizontal bars) and the curved bars shall be anchored at the top beam. All *It should be located as near as possible to the Gas Outlet
corrosion with suitable coating (oil paints, synthetic paints and bitumen paints).
reinforcement bars shall be secured and tied together with GI wire. animal pen and should be lower than elevation of *The gas drum should have a sloping roof (16.5% slope) and it should be provided with guide frame.
*The concrete walls of the digester shall be reinforced with G.I. chicken wire mesh before plastering animal pen canal. *U-tube manometer should be provided to indicate the relative amount of gas in storage within the
with class A mortar mixed with sealing compound or water-proofing compound. Plaster shall be *The utilization of biogas should be near. biogas plant.
applied in three layers (13 mm, 6 mm, and 6 mm thick). *Soil foundation should be stable and away from
*Floors, beams and foundation shall withstand the maximum load and shall be made of reinforced tree roots intrusion.
concrete. Gas Holder Voume = 10.63m3
Gas Holder Pressure head = 20cm
Width of the GH = 2.17m
0.59m

Filling Line
Height of the GH = 2.39m
Dimensions: Height of the GH roof = 0.18m
Digester Tank Voume = 8m3
1.32m

1.12m

Sludge Tank
Gas Outlet
Width of the Digester = 2.41m
9o
Mixing Tank

Height of the Digester = 2.9m

Filling line = 1.122m 0.32m
Legnth of the gas retainer = 0.319m
Filling Line
0.18m
Dist. of the Retainer below the top
Stirrer
of the digester wall = 0.59m
2mm

9m
ipe
Gas Holder

1.4

Inl

tP

1.5
Retainer

et

tle
Pip
2m

Ou
2.41m

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DIGESTER

Gas Holder

2.41m
Design Capacity:

2.39m
No. of heads (Swine@ 73-91kg) = 20
2.41m
Standards (PAES 413:2001):
Amount of Manure for 73-91kg
= 8kg /day / head
Manhole Retention days for Swine
= 25 days
Manure to Water ratio
2.90m

Gas Outlet
= 1:1
Manhole
Mixing Tank 0.90m Filling Line
2.90m
0.90m

Gas Outlet
Sludge Tank

Stirrer

2.17m

scale 1:15
scale 1:20 scale 1:25
Prepared by: Project Title: Drawn/Designed by: R.C. Cuaresma Content: Sheet No.:
Date:
Roger C. Cuaresma Design of a 20-head Floating type Biogass Plant Checked by: Engr. I.M. Erana As shown 1/1
BSAE-5 Date: