A CONCEPTUAL RESEARCH DEVELOPMENT PLAN, ON THE GANGES RIVER BANK
Published by Mashallah Ali-Ahyaie, Self Employed Independent Peoplesoft Consultant - Freelancer Consultant in Technology
Out of the information available on the web, one may define a conceptual research development plan, for a pilot trial, on the Ganges river bank, just if putting the pieces of a puzzle together, integrating ideas, as follows:
It is a proved fact, in the course of history, that cow dung / animal dung are good sources of energy, as viewed via images:
Burning dung cakes; www.survivalistboards.com
Humans feces, as well has the same characteristic, as proved by janicki bioenergy, however, on a yet small scale, for the time being:
http://janickibioenergy.com/
"WE ARE CHANGING SANITATION AND
WATER TREATMENT IN THE DEVELOPING WORLD"
Eliminating the Pathogens and Making Clean Drinking Water
Raw sewage contains many pathogens that are harmful to humans. Fortunately, there is enough energy in the biomass to boil the water and make it bio-safe.
Sewage contains about 80% water and 20% biomass. The biomass has more than enough
energy in it to sterilize and boil the water.
On the other hand, there had already been a move, in the city of Varanasi, in India, as explained on the following news item, for coping with the Ganges pollution, in a plan which involves a 4-mile pipeline to intercept all the sewage's that would normally flow into the Ganges from the Varanasi area. The pipe line would then extend another 4 miles to an elevated sandbar in the Ganges, where a series of ponds would cleanse the waste using microorganisms to destroy the bacteria:
"HINDU PRIEST ATTEMPTS TO GIVE GANGES A NEW LEASE OF LIFE."
http://www.sankatmochanfoundationonline.org/index.html
"Sankat Mochan Foundation"
The late Prof. Veer Bhadra Mishra (1938-2013)
Founding President SMF
Former Professor of Hydraulic Engineering, Former Head, Civil Engineering Department, Institute of Tehnology, BHU Varanasi
Mahant (High Priest) Sankat Mochan Temple, Varanasi
The above-mentioned news item belonged to Spartanburg Herald-Journal / Sunday, May 17, 1998 a17; hence, the progress of the scheme is not known, at the current date, in June, 2015:
Following his father’s death in 2013, Professor Vishwambhar Nath Mishra became President of SMF and Mahant of Sankat Mochan Temple.
Apparently the updated web site is now: http://cleanganganow.org/, and waiting for a response therefrom, on the progress of the project initialized by The late Prof. Veer Bhadra Mishra (1938-2013.)
Now, one may integrate within this plan, the Omni Processor's package units; to be fed from the collecting sewage in the said ponds, via vacuum trucks. The rest is already proved, however, on a yet small scale, as follows:
Humans feces, as well has the same characteristic, as proved by janicki bioenergy, however, on a yet small scale, for the time being:
http://janickibioenergy.com/
"WE ARE CHANGING SANITATION AND
WATER TREATMENT IN THE DEVELOPING WORLD"
Eliminating the Pathogens and Making Clean Drinking Water
Raw sewage contains many pathogens that are harmful to humans. Fortunately, there is enough energy in the biomass to boil the water and make it bio-safe.
Sewage contains about 80% water and 20% biomass. The biomass has more than enough energy in it to sterilize and boil the water.
On the other hand, there had already been a move, in the city of Varanasi, in India, as explained on the following news item, for coping with the Ganges pollution, in a plan which involves a 4-mile pipeline to intercept all the sewage's that would normally flow into the Ganges from the Varanasi area. The pipe line would then extend another 4 miles to an elevated sandbar in the Ganges, where a series of ponds would cleanse the waste using microorganisms to destroy the bacteria:
https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1876&dat=19980517&id=
6EEfAAAAIBAJ&sjid=qc8EAAAAIBAJ&pg=6887,3806951&hl=en
"HINDU PRIEST ATTEMPTS TO GIVE GANGES A NEW LEASE OF LIFE."
http://www.sankatmochanfoundationonline.org/index.html
"Sankat Mochan Foundation"
The late Prof. Veer Bhadra Mishra (1938-2013)
Founding President SMF
Former Professor of Hydraulic Engineering, Former Head, Civil Engineering
Department, Institute of Tehnology, BHU Varanasi
Mahant (High Priest) Sankat Mochan Temple, Varanasi
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The above-mentioned news item belonged to Spartanburg Herald-Journal / Sunday, May 17, 1998 a17; hence, the progress of the scheme is not known, at the current date, in June, 2015:
Following his father’s death in 2013, Professor Vishwambhar Nath Mishra became President of SMF and Mahant of Sankat Mochan Temple.
Apparently the updated web site is now: http://cleanganganow.org/, and waiting for a response therefrom, on the progress of the project
initialized by The late Prof. Veer Bhadra Mishra (1938-2013.)
Now, one may integrate within this plan, the Omni Processor's package
units; to be fed from the collecting sewage in the said ponds, via vacuum trucks. The rest is already proved, however, on a yet small scale, as follows:
HTTP://JANICKIBIOENERGY.COM/S200.HTML
"MODEL S200 FACT-SHEET"
VOLUME OF SLUDGE PROCESSED PER DAY | 92.3 M3 (24,383 GALLONS) |
NUMBER OF 10M3 TRUCK LOADS PER DAY | 9 TRUCK LOADS |
MAXIMUM MOISTURE CONTENT OF SLUDGE | 100% |
MINIMUM DRY SOLIDS REQUIRED PER DAY* | 9 – 11 METRIC TONS (10 – 12 TONS) |
ELECTRICITY (DEPENDING ON WATER PRODUCED) | 150 – 250 KW (200 – 335 HP) |
WATER (DEPENDING ON POWER PRODUCED) | 50,000 – 86,000 LITERS (13,000 – 22,700 GALLONS) |
ASH (AVERAGE - PER DAY) | 1 M3 (35 FT3) |
FECAL SLUDGE PROCESSING | 100K-200K PEOPLE |
ELECTRICITY (10W/HOUSEHOLD) | 25K HOUSEHOLDS |
DRINKING WATER | 35K PEOPLE |
PERSONNEL REQUIRED FOR DAILY OPERATION | 1-2 PEOPLE/SHIFT |
REGULAR MAINTENANCE TASKS | TBD |
MUNICIPAL INPUT REQUIREMENTS | NONE |
CORE UNIT | 11.5 M X 20 M (37.5’ X 65’) |
OVERALL PLANT | 11.5 M X 29 M (37.5’ X 95.5’) |
WATER (TESTING IN PROCESS) | DESIGNED TO MEET U.S. FDA STANDARDS; WHO CERTIFIED |
EMISSIONS | MEETS ALL APPLICABLE EPA REQUIREMENTS |
PATHOGEN OUTPUT | 100% DESTROYED |
*Not limited to fecal matter; can be any dry, combustible feedstock fed in as an auxiliary fuel source.
A COMMENT FOR THE CURRENT MANAGEMENT OF " Sankat Mochan Foundation"
The project concept initialized by the late prof. Veer Bhadra Mishra, through consultation with international bodies, in which - a 4-mile pipeline to intercept all the sewage's that would normally flow into the ganges from the Varanasi area. The pipe line would then extend another 4 miles to an elevated sandbar in the Ganges, where a series of ponds would cleanse the waste using microorganisms to destroy the bacteria, - could be modified, in line with the advantages and disadvantages remarks, discussed on the following document, since the proposed ponds are the same, as anaerobic lagoon:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anaerobic_lagoon
Anaerobic lagoon
The facts discussed on this document, are quite convincing to opt for the new technology, as proposed, in using the sludge as a fuel, producing potable water, electricity and ash to be used as fertilizer.
Best regards,
Mashallah Ali-Ahyaie
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