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Author Brown, Gaelan, author.

Title The compost-powered water heater : how to heat your water, greenhouse, or building with only compost / Gaelan Brown.

Publication Info. Woodstock, Vermont : The Countryman Press, 2014.

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 Axe 2nd Floor Stacks  696.9 813c 2014    ---  Available
Description 162 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 21 cm
text txt rdacontent
unmediated n rdamedia
volume nc rdacarrier
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents A brief history of compost-heat recovery -- A compost-powered present and future -- The science of compost and heat recovery -- Large-scale isobar systems -- Project planning guide for a small-scale Jean Pain system -- Project planning guide for a large-scale modified Jean Pain system -- Greenhouse application design -- Understanding feedstocks for heat optimization and compost quality -- Integrating with other systems.
Summary Here is a revolutionary approach for heating rooms and generating hot water. The author has worked with engineers and compost scientists to refine methods of composting that can heat greenhouses, barns, buildings, and hot water, all without combustion.
Subject Waste products as fuel.
Water heaters.
Biomass energy.
Biomass energy. (OCoLC)fst00832532
Waste products as fuel. (OCoLC)fst01171084
Water heaters. (OCoLC)fst01171730
ISBN 9781581571943 (pbk. : alk. paper)
1581571941 (pbk. : alk. paper)

 
    
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