Biodiesel reactor optimization using combined CFD-Taguchi method

Biodiesel is currently produced from food and non food oil sources through transesterification. The process is significantly constrained by reaction kinetics and mass transfer. In the present article, the transesterification of waste cooking oil (WCO) at different reaction parameters is carried out...

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Main Authors:	Adeyemi, Nabeel A., Mohiuddin, A. K. M., Jameel, Ahmed Tariq
Format:	Conference or Workshop Item
Language:	English
Published:	2010
Subjects:	T Technology (General) TP315 Fuel
Online Access:	http://irep.iium.edu.my/1406/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/1406/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/1406/1/IPCE_2010.pdf

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spelling	iium-14062011-08-26T00:33:30Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/1406/ Biodiesel reactor optimization using combined CFD-Taguchi method Adeyemi, Nabeel A. Mohiuddin, A. K. M. Jameel, Ahmed Tariq T Technology (General) TP315 Fuel Biodiesel is currently produced from food and non food oil sources through transesterification. The process is significantly constrained by reaction kinetics and mass transfer. In the present article, the transesterification of waste cooking oil (WCO) at different reaction parameters is carried out to investigate the effect of reactor configuration on yield. The Taguchi design, with temperature, impeller speed and bottom distance as process variables at 3 levels, is used to plan, analyze and optimize the process. Optimum yield was predicted for 60°C, 600 rpm and 25mm temperature. Statistical analysis reveals the impeller distance as most significant of the variables to affect yield and a 2D computational fluid dynamics (CFD) simulation of the mixing correlated an impeller bottom clearance of 25mm to the highest yield. 2010-10 Conference or Workshop Item PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/1406/1/IPCE_2010.pdf Adeyemi, Nabeel A. and Mohiuddin, A. K. M. and Jameel, Ahmed Tariq (2010) Biodiesel reactor optimization using combined CFD-Taguchi method. In: International Postgraduate Conference on Engineering (IPCE 2010), 16-17 October, 2010, Perlis, Malaysia. http://ipce2010.unimap.edu.my/cfp.html
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spellingShingle	T Technology (General) TP315 Fuel Adeyemi, Nabeel A. Mohiuddin, A. K. M. Jameel, Ahmed Tariq Biodiesel reactor optimization using combined CFD-Taguchi method
description	Biodiesel is currently produced from food and non food oil sources through transesterification. The process is significantly constrained by reaction kinetics and mass transfer. In the present article, the transesterification of waste cooking oil (WCO) at different reaction parameters is carried out to investigate the effect of reactor configuration on yield. The Taguchi design, with temperature, impeller speed and bottom distance as process variables at 3 levels, is used to plan, analyze and optimize the process. Optimum yield was predicted for 60°C, 600 rpm and 25mm temperature. Statistical analysis reveals the impeller distance as most significant of the variables to affect yield and a 2D computational fluid dynamics (CFD) simulation of the mixing correlated an impeller bottom clearance of 25mm to the highest yield.
format	Conference or Workshop Item
author	Adeyemi, Nabeel A. Mohiuddin, A. K. M. Jameel, Ahmed Tariq
author_facet	Adeyemi, Nabeel A. Mohiuddin, A. K. M. Jameel, Ahmed Tariq
author_sort	Adeyemi, Nabeel A.
title	Biodiesel reactor optimization using combined CFD-Taguchi method
title_short	Biodiesel reactor optimization using combined CFD-Taguchi method
title_full	Biodiesel reactor optimization using combined CFD-Taguchi method
title_fullStr	Biodiesel reactor optimization using combined CFD-Taguchi method
title_full_unstemmed	Biodiesel reactor optimization using combined CFD-Taguchi method
title_sort	biodiesel reactor optimization using combined cfd-taguchi method
publishDate	2010
url	http://irep.iium.edu.my/1406/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/1406/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/1406/1/IPCE_2010.pdf
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Biodiesel reactor optimization using combined CFD-Taguchi method

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