In this work, a bomb calorimeter was used to determine the Higher Heating Value (HHV) of different preparatory treatment methods of animal manure. Various samples of agricultural animal waste were taken from The University of Findlay’s Center for Equine and Pre-veterinary Studies. These farms produce about 5000 tons of manure and used bedding each year. This work is carried out in an effort to optimize the heat output for the combustion of the manure. It is anticipated that such data would improve the fuel value of the manure used in the heating systems at the University’s farms.

Measurement of heating value of manure by bomb calorimetry

251st National Meeting (2016)

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