%0 Journal Article
%T Design Considerations of a Flexible Biogas Digester System for Use in Rural Communities of Developing Countries
%A Jerome Ndam Mungwe
%A Derek Ajesam Asoh
%A Edwin Mbinkar
%J Journal of Sustainable Bioenergy Systems
%P 260-271
%@ 2165-4018
%D 2021
%I Scientific Research Publishing
%R 10.4236/jsbs.2021.114016
%X S<span>everal challenges are associated </span></span><span style=\"font-family:&quot;\">with</span><span style=\"font-family:&quot;\"> the development, adoption and de</span><span style=\"font-family:&quot;\">ployment of biogas digesters in developing countries. Amongst these challenges
is a comprehensive and systematic procedure for the design of digesters
suitable for rural communities. This paper proposes the Flexible Biogas
Digester System (FBDS) as a viable option for rural communities in developing
countries and provide</span><span style=\"font-family:&quot;\">s</span><span style=\"font-family:&quot;\"> a
detailed step-by-step procedure for it</span><span style=\"font-family:&quot;\">s</span><span style=\"font-family:&quot;\"> design. The biogas production process is a function of the digester
operating factors which may be grouped into physical, process and performance
parameters. The physical design parameters include</span><span style=\"font-family:&quot;\"> </span><span style=\"font-family:&quot;\">the digester volume, the volume of the biogas
storage tank, and the volume of the installation pit. The process parameters
include total solid content of the slurry (TS), organic loading rate (OLR),
digester operating temperatures, pH of the slurry inside the digester. The
performance parameters include</span><span style=\"font-family:&quot;\"> </span><span style=\"font-family:&quot;\">biogas
production rate, biogas productivity and biogas quality. The Net Present Value
and the Levelised Cost of Energy are presented for simple economic evaluation
of the FBDS.
%K Flexible Biogas Digester System
%K Design Parameters
%K Biogas in Rural Communities
%K Biogas in Sub-Sahara Africa
%K Digester Design Factors
%U http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=114110