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Project Background: D.L. Beck Incorporated is a general contractor based in Rexburg, Idaho. They specialize in concrete placement in every season of the year. Cold temperatures in the Winter necessitate a heating system for the concrete to prevent it from freezing. Current systems require an electrical source and run on kerosene or diesel fuel. Current systems are expensive to buy and to operate, so an alternative design that uses a cheap fuel source is desired. Gasification is a process that converts biomass into a usable form of gas. This gas can be utilized for other energy-dependent processes.
Project Statement: Design a hydronic heating system that runs on biomass.
Customer Needs: The following are in order of importance. The priorities were determined by talking with the customer.
- Run on wood pellets
- Keep concrete around 50 degrees
- Needs to be able to run all night
- Generator supplemented by gasoline
- Heat recovery from generator
- 4 loops
- Reel on the back of trailer
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