Comparative study of methods of aeration for composting manure slurries.
| dc.contributor.advisor | Fernandes, L., | |
| dc.contributor.author | Sartaj, Majid. | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2009-03-25T19:58:01Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2009-03-25T19:58:01Z | |
| dc.date.created | 1994 | |
| dc.date.issued | 1994 | |
| dc.degree.level | Masters | |
| dc.degree.name | M.A.Sc. | |
| dc.description.abstract | Composting is a simple and economically attractive method to treat and stabilize animal waste slurries. However, a comparison of different methods of aeration for composting under high moisture content (MC) and the influence zones of the aeration pipes have not been reported in the literature. Therefore, a large scale study was conducted to investigate and compare the performance of three modes of aeration, namely natural, passive and forced aeration. A total of 9 piles, 3 replicates for each treatment, were built in trapezoidal shape with a volume of 5.03 m$\sp3$ each and monitored for a period of 90 days. Peat was used as the bulking agent. Initial MC of raw compost was 76%. A total of 233 thermocouples were built and installed in the compost piles to monitor the temperature profiles and distribution. (Abstract shortened by UMI.) | |
| dc.format.extent | 193 p. | |
| dc.identifier.citation | Source: Masters Abstracts International, Volume: 34-02, page: 0800. | |
| dc.identifier.isbn | 9780612004962 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10393/9842 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://dx.doi.org/10.20381/ruor-7991 | |
| dc.publisher | University of Ottawa (Canada) | |
| dc.subject.classification | Engineering, Agricultural. | |
| dc.title | Comparative study of methods of aeration for composting manure slurries. | |
| dc.type | Thesis |
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