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Swine Facility Conversion. Lincoln University of Missouri Charles E. Hicks Russell Gerlach. Typical Room Before Conversion. Closer View. Return Line to Biofilter from Sump. Biofilter. Air Lines to Tanks. Return Lines to Tanks. Air Line to Biofilter. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Swine Facility Conversion
• Lincoln University of MissouriCharles E. Hicks
Russell Gerlach
Typical Room Before Conversion
Closer View
Return Line to Biofilter from Sump
Water
Flow
Drain Lines from Tanks
Air Lines to Tanks
Solids Settling Area Between Headers to be Filled with Filter Media
Return Lines to Tanks
Air Diffusers
Biofilter
Air Line to Biofilter
Header with
Sliding Gates
Return Line to Biofilter from Sump
Air Lines to Tanks and Filter
Solids Settling Area to be Filled with Filter Media
Return Line to Tanks
Water
Flow
Tank Bypass
Drain Standpipe
Flush Tank Bio-Filter
Bio-Filter Material
Aeration Blowers
Aeration System in Round Tanks
Notice Used Nursery Decks
Aeration in Raceways
Waste Drain to Lagoon
Waste Pit Divider
Pit Aeration in Cleaning Mode
Pit Aeration for Waste Removal
Expanded View of Finishing Room
Design Ctriteria
• Tank size-6 round at 984 L, 6 raceways at 984L.
• Turnover rate in fish tanks-26 minutes
• Settling basin-20 minutes retention
• Bio-filter 0.63 M3 (Bio-FillTM).
• New water-0.95 L/min.
• Maximum Density-8 Kg/M3.
Gain in Weight
Weight Increase Over Time
1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 12 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 33
4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 44 4
4
0.00
20.00
40.00
60.00
80.00
100.00
120.00
Tank Identification
We
igh
t in
Kilo
gra
ms
Length Frequency August 2005( 14 Months)
Family 3
0
10
20
30
40
0 28 57 85 113
142
170
198
227
Weight in Grams
Freq
uenc
y
Frequency
Family 2
0
10
20
30
40
0 28 57 85 113
142
170
198
227
Weight in GramsFr
eque
ncy
Frequency
Mean 168Mean 162
Component Costs• Aeration
– Blower $ 752.00
– Diffusers 2,900.00
• 10-Tanks 2,300.00
• Bio-Filter Media (12 ft3) 300.00
• Pit aeration – Diffusers 250.00– Plumbing 75.00
• Other Plumbing 2,500.00
• Pump 330.00
– Total $ 9,407.00
Lincoln University
• Charles E. Hicks, Principal Investigator, Cooperative Research, Foster Hall, 902 Chestnut St., Jefferson City, MO 65101
• Telephone: (573) 681-5540
• FAX (573) 635-3821
• E-mail: hicksc@lincolnu.edu
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