Title :
A computer programme for the analysis of conversion of organic waste to energy
Author :
Namuli, R. ; Pillay, P.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Concordia Univ., Montreal, QC, Canada
Abstract :
This paper presents a tool for the analysis of organic waste, developed by Hydro Quebec Institute of Research. The programme computes waste characterisation parameters and mass flow rates for conditioning of input waste, secondary treatment, drying of sludge, conditioning of digestate, treatment of digestate, storage of liquid and solid effluent, disposal of liquid and solid effluents, and purification, utilization and storage of combustible gas. The specific secondary waste treatment component of the programme analysed in this paper is anaerobic digestion. The programme uses mass balance equations to compute the amount of CH4, NH3, CO2 and H2S produced from anaerobic digestion of organic waste.
Keywords :
power engineering computing; waste-to-energy power plants; Hydro Quebec Institute of Research; computer programme; digestate conditioning; digestate treatment; input waste; liquid disposal; liquid effluent; mass flow rates; organic waste anaerobic digestion; organic waste to energy conversion; secondary treatment; secondary waste R. treatment component; sludge drying; solid effluents; Economics; Educational institutions; Effluents; Electricity; Nitrogen; Resistance heating; Solids; anaerobic digestion; energy; organic matter;
Conference_Titel :
Power and Energy Society General Meeting, 2011 IEEE
Conference_Location :
San Diego, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-1000-1
Electronic_ISBN :
1944-9925
DOI :
10.1109/PES.2011.6039452
