Abstract:The Chinese dome digester (CDD) is a self-mixed, low-cost, and most popular digester that faces the challenge of scum formation due to insufficient mixing. Mixing intensity in CDD is controlled by gas valve operation during gas production and usage. This study explores computational fluid dynamics (CFD) simulation to characterize mixing in CDD and the effect of mixing frequency on the performance of semicontinuous anaerobic digestion (AD) to improve mixing intensity, break scum and enhance methane yield. ANSYS… Show more
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