Chapter 897 Biogas Pool
Professor Liu’s piglets are ready and can be transported at any time.
But they don’t have a suitable pig farm yet.
At the morning meeting, the captain also emphasized this matter.
Spring plowing is now over, and the work in the fields is no longer busy.
So in the next few days, the main task of the production team is to build the pig farm.
After the meeting, the team leader took the members to the location they selected yesterday and began to circle the land, level the land, and lay the foundation.
And Zhou Ziwen also has his own tasks.
He needs to design the layout of the pig farm. With the plan in place, the production team can start construction.
After the meeting, Zhou Ziwen walked around the mushroom planting base for a while, then returned home and started designing the layout of the pig farm intensively.
Zhou Ziwen sat at the table, spread out the paper, held a pencil, and started to draw the layout of the pig farm based on the terrain and environmental conditions he had observed at the site.
He first planned different breeding areas and divided piglet areas, fattening areas, etc. according to the different growth stages of Landrace pigs.
The piglet area is located near the entrance of the pig farm to facilitate the management and care of newborn piglets. The environment here should be kept warm, dry and well ventilated.
The fattening area is inside the pig farm, and the space is wider to meet the needs of Landrace pigs for activity space during their growth.
In the design of the pig pen, he fully considered the habits of Landrace pigs. Each pig pen is designed to be spacious enough to ensure that the pigs can move freely.
At the same time, the walls of the pig pen are of moderate height, which can not only prevent pigs from escaping, but also make it easier for breeders to observe the pigs.
Inside the pig pen, special troughs and drinking fountains are also set up to ensure that pigs can easily obtain food and water sources.
Ventilation and insulation facilities are also a key consideration for Zhou Ziwen.
He designed vents on the roof and walls of the pig farm that can be adjusted according to different seasons and weather conditions.
In winter, part of the vents can be closed to maintain the temperature in the pig farm; in summer, they can all be opened to enhance ventilation and lower the temperature.
In order to better preserve heat, he also designed some insulation layers on the floor and walls of the pigsty, using some easily available local materials, such as hay, straw, etc.
The drainage system is also crucial. Zhou Ziwen further refined the internal drainage design of the pig farm based on the ditch conditions on site.
He planned the main drainage pipeline and branch drainage pipelines to introduce the sewage and rainwater in the pig pen to the external ditch through the drainage pipeline, and then discharge it into the nearby river.
This ensures that the inside of the pig farm remains dry and avoids the impact of stagnant water on the health of the pigs.
In addition to the design of the breeding area and infrastructure, Zhou Ziwen also considered the activity area for staff and the material storage area.
He planned a rest area and office area for staff on one side of the pig farm, which is equipped with tables, chairs, lockers and other facilities to facilitate staff to rest and store tools.
On the other side, a material storage area is designed to store feed, veterinary drugs, vaccines and other materials.
In addition, he also designed the septic tank. Considering the smell problem, he designed the septic tank to be closed.
When designing this, he also thought that the septic tank could be transformed into a biogas tank.
Biogas digesters can ferment organic waste such as pig manure to produce biogas. Biogas is a clean, renewable energy source that can be used for a variety of purposes.
In the future, members can use biogas to boil water for cooking, replacing traditional firewood or coal, which is both convenient and environmentally friendly.
In addition, biogas can also be used to generate electricity.
Of course, because Professor Liu only provided fifty piglets, the biogas generated must not be much.
But even this can solve part of the electricity and gas problems.
However, Zhou Ziwen didn't know much about the design of biogas.
If you want to make good use of biogas, you need to have skills in this area.
For the time being, Zhou Ziwen just reserved a place, waiting for him to find relevant books in this field, and then hung up.
According to Zhou Ziwen's plan, he was planning to build a farm capable of raising five hundred pigs.
Zhou Ziwen completed all the design details on the planning drawings. He estimated the area of the entire pig farm, including pig pens, feed storage areas, office rest areas, drainage systems and biogas pools, etc., totaling approximately Three acres of land are required.
Professor Liu only provides fifty piglets for the time being.
After the pig farm here is built, it will be more than enough to raise fifty pigs.
After completing the design drawing, Zhou Ziwen did not delay and immediately went out and found the captain and Wu Dagang who were busy in the east of the village.
"Ziwen, how are you? Have you finished your drawings?" Wu Dagang asked with concern.
Zhou Ziwen smiled and nodded, took out the carefully drawn design drawing from his arms, and carefully unfolded it for the captain and Wu Dagang to see.
"Uncle Wu, captain, look, this is the layout of the pig farm I designed." Zhou Ziwen said while pointing to various areas on the drawing to explain.
“This is the piglet area. I plan to use some materials with good thermal insulation properties to build it to ensure that the piglets can grow in a warm and comfortable environment.” Zhou Ziwen pointed to an area on the drawing and said.
“This is the fattening area. I designed the space to be relatively large to ensure that each pig has enough space to move, which is conducive to their growth.” He continued.
The captain and Wu Dagang nodded repeatedly. They were very satisfied with Zhou Ziwen's design.
“Ziwen, you are so thoughtful, you even considered the pig’s activity space.” The captain said approvingly.
"There are also ventilation and insulation facilities here," Zhou Ziwen continued. "In winter, some vents can be closed to keep warm, and in summer, all openings can be opened to enhance ventilation. Insulation layers are also designed on the ground and walls, using materials such as hay and straw. It can keep you warm and you can use local materials."
Wu Dagang looked at the drawings carefully, nodded and praised: "Okay, okay, Ziwen, I can rest assured."
Zhou Ziwen got their approval. , more confident. He continued: "I also designed a material storage area and a rest area for staff, so that staff can have a place to rest after work."
"As for the septic tank, I We plan to transform it into a biogas digester in the future, so that we can not only solve the problem of pig manure, but also provide clean energy to the village," Zhou Ziwen said, pointing to the septic tank area on the drawing.
"Biogas pool? What is this?" Wu Dagang and the team leader looked at each other and realized that they couldn't understand what Zhou Ziwen was talking about.
Zhou Ziwen saw the confusion of Wu Dagang and the team leader. He smiled and explained:
“The biogas digester is a special facility that uses organic waste, such as pig manure, to produce biogas through anaerobic fermentation. This Biogas can be used as fuel, which is environmentally friendly and energy-saving."
He further explained: "To put it simply, we can put the pig manure into the biogas tank and ferment it for a period of time to produce it. We can use this gas to boil water, cook, and even generate electricity.”
(End of Chapter)