[USCC] capturing heat from compost

[John A. Crockett]

Capturing heat from compost is something we've been doing very successfully
for years.  There are two vital parts, knowing how to capture the heat, and
knowing how to manage the composting so that there is a lot of heat to be
captured.

If there is not enough biological activity to require at least 23 times the
volume of compost, in fresh air, every hour, then I feel that there isn't
enough Surplus Microbial Metabolic Heat to excite me.  I have the illusion
that when there is that much activity, oxygen consumers, that the microbial
master composters are getting a lot of work done.

Pull the air through the compost, then have that air which has just been
heated by the compost, past a primary heat exchanger.  The secondary side of
that primary heat exchanger can be air, water or whatever you want. 

Working Together to Create a Sustainable Environment,
John A. Crockett, a.k.a. Dr. Mike Robe
Mother Nature's Farms
(845) 225-7763
http://www.magicsoil.com/
jac at magicsoil.com