Table 3. Dewar self-heating test results for six compost samples taken from the static and rotating bioreactors.
| Dewar self-heating test | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sample No. | Rotating bioreactor | Static bioreactor | ||||||
| Tmax (°C) | Troom (°C) | ΔT (°C) | Remarks | Tmax (°C) | Troom (°C) | ΔT (°C) | Remarks | |
| 1 | 25.9 | 22.2 | 3.7 | Compost class-A (ready for maturation stage) | 38.8 | 21.3 | 17.5 | Compost class-B (Mesophilic, still active, immature) |
| 2 | 25.1 | 21.7 | 3.4 | 37.9 | 21.7 | 16.2 | ||
| 3 | 24.4 | 21.2 | 3.2 | 39.1 | 20.9 | 18.2 | ||
| Mean | 25.13 | 21.7 | 3.43 | 38.63 | 21.3 | 17.3 | ||
| SD | 0.75 | 0.5 | 0.25 | 0.62 | 0.4 | 1.01 | ||