Development of a computational model for the estimation of biogas production from putrescible wastes

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Renewable energy Biodigester Biogas estimator Putrescible waste

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Ogundola A.C.
Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Ibadan, Nigeria
Orhadahwe T.A.
Department of Mechanical Engineering, Ajayi Crowther University, Oyo, Nigeria
Ojetoye A.O.
Department of Mechanical Engineering, Adeleke University Ede, Nigeria
Emmanuel C.O.
Advanced Aerospace Engines Laboratory, Oka-Akoko, Nigeria
Ogundola O.C.
Department of Chemistry, University of Ibadan, Nigeria

Abstract

The use of putrescible wastes as a feed source for biogas production has been a research subject. The study aims to develop a simple computer model for estimating the volume of biogas produced from putrescible wastes. The predictive model was developed to predict the volume of biogas produced based on three parameters, the mass of waste used, the anaerobic processing time, and the percentage of residue accumulation in the reactor. The biogas estimator application was developed using the 2017 edition of Microsoft’s Visual Studio .Net software developer’s kit (SDK). The simple model does not require rigorous mathematical computations as the process parameters can readily be imputed in the simple data fields created. The model can operate in both batch and continuous modes. The result from both the batch and continuous biodegradation processes of 1.0 kg of putrescible waste per day in a biodigester using the Biogas Estimator model provided certain significant outputs. In the case of the batch process, a 1.0 kg mass of biodegradable putrescible waste yielded an average biogas production volume of about 0.236 m3 per day, while the resulting volume from the continuous process, 1.0 kg mass of biodegradable putrescible waste produced on average an estimated biogas volume of about 0.164 m3 per day. The values obtained are comparable to those of similar studies thereby validating the efficacy of the model. The model has been validated and is considered suitable for the estimation of biogas production from putrescible wastes.

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Ogundola, A., Orhadahwe, T., Ojetoye , A. ., Emmanuel , owobiko, & Ogundola , C. (2024). Development of a computational model for the estimation of biogas production from putrescible wastes. Engineering and Applied Science Research, 51(1), 98–105. Retrieved from https://ph01.tci-thaijo.org/index.php/easr/article/view/254220
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Vol. 51 No. 1 (2024)
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ORIGINAL RESEARCH
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