Determination of the Parameters of the Solar System to Compensate for the Thermal Losses of a Single-chamber Vertical Cylindrical Reactor

The purpose of this study is to analyze the feasibility of using the solar system to partially compensate for the heat losses of the methanogenesis reactor of the bioenergy station "EcoVoltAgro" with a volume of 25 m3. In the process of research, the method of comparative analysis was used. Calculation of the available solar radiation was carried out on the basis of the information of the climatological database of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration of the United States for coordinates corresponding to the geographical location of Orenburg. Optimal parameters of the solar system are proposed to compensate for the heat losses of a single-chamber vertical cylindrical methane-genesis reactor, the required surface area and the number of solar collectors for each month of the year are determined. In order to reduce the cost of creating a solar system with a large number of solar collectors, a schematic diagram of a heating system for a methane-genesis reactor based on solar collectors and a boiler operating on biogas is proposed. The calculation of biogas savings for each month of the year is made using the proposed scheme.