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| | *The roof of the stable should neither drain on the digester nor on the soil covering the plant. Large amounts of water entering the ground around the plant weaken the soil and cause static instability. Excess rain water may cool down the slurry in the plant and cause the gas production to drop. | | *The roof of the stable should neither drain on the digester nor on the soil covering the plant. Large amounts of water entering the ground around the plant weaken the soil and cause static instability. Excess rain water may cool down the slurry in the plant and cause the gas production to drop. |
| | *The overflow point should guide into farmland owned by the plant user. It has been observed that plants which overflow on public or foreign land can cause social problems. A promise of the owner to remove the slurry daily should not convince the planner. | | *The overflow point should guide into farmland owned by the plant user. It has been observed that plants which overflow on public or foreign land can cause social problems. A promise of the owner to remove the slurry daily should not convince the planner. |
| − | *[http://intranet.gtz.de/umwelt/cd-rom44-2003/documents/af4454/Gate/biogas/appldev/construct/piping.html#PIPLAYOUT Water traps ]in the piping are a constant source of trouble. If the site allows, the plant and its piping should be laid out in a way that a water trap in the piping can be avoided. This is only possible if the pipes are sloping all the way back to the plant. | + | *[http://intranet.gtz.de/umwelt/cd-rom44-2003/documents/af4454/Gate/biogas/appldev/construct/piping.html#PIPLAYOUT Water traps ]in the piping are a constant source of trouble. If the site allows, the plant and its piping should be laid out in a way that a water trap in the piping can be avoided. This is only possible if the pipes are sloping all the way back to the plant. |
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| | + | <small class="IMGLEGEND">'''A model of an agricultural digester in Germany with two horizontal steel tanks, a gas storage bag and a co-generation unit in a container'''<br> </small><small class="IMGSOURCE">''Photo: Krämer (TBW)''</small> |
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| | *The area around a biogas plant should not be a playground for children. This is less important for underground fixed dome plants, more important for floating drum plants and essential for balloon plants. | | *The area around a biogas plant should not be a playground for children. This is less important for underground fixed dome plants, more important for floating drum plants and essential for balloon plants. |
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