Diurnal Temperature Cycle(°C) HRT(d) Reactor Temperature (°C) Lag (h)
Tmin Tmax A Lmin Lmax
20-40 25 25.5 33.7 8.2 3.38 4.35
20 25.1 33.6 8.4 3.30 4.69
15 26.0 33.9 7.9 3.37 3.19
10 25.2 33.8 8.6 3.27 3.49
Mean 25.5±0.4 33.8±0.1 8.3±0.31 3.33±0.1 3.93±0.7
15-25 25 18.6 22.9 4.3 3.51 4.37
20 18.3 22.4 4.1 3.47 4.47
15 18.5 22.9 4.4 3.30 3.37
10 18.8 22.8 4.0 3.19 3.60
Mean 18.6±0.2 22.8±0.2 4.2±0.2 3.37±0.2 3.95±0.5
Tmax = Maximum temperature Tmin = Minimum temperature A = Amplitude Lmin = Lag at minimum temperature Lmax = Lag at maximum temperature
Table 2: Summary of reactor temperature profiles.