Pressure distribution around mixing blades in biodiesel reactor using computational fluid dynamics (GFD)
This paper presented simulation analysis of pressure distribution along a mixing blades propeller used in biodieset reactor tank. The mixing blade types used are: (l) three bladed mixing propeller, (2) pitch turbine blade and (3) Rushton blade. ANSYS FLUENT software was used to run-the simulation. T...
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Trans Tech Publications Inc
2014
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| Online Access: | http://www.scientific.net/AMM.554.381 http://www.scientific.net/AMM.554.381 http://eprints.uthm.edu.my/6257/1/azmahani_sadikin_2_U.pdf |
| Summary: | This paper presented simulation analysis of pressure distribution along a mixing blades
propeller used in biodieset reactor tank. The mixing blade types used are: (l) three bladed mixing
propeller, (2) pitch turbine blade and (3) Rushton blade. ANSYS FLUENT software was used to
run-the simulation. The highest pressure distribution along the mixing fluid was created by pitch
turbine blade type. When comparing the pressure distribution at all three blade t1pes, the Rushton
blade gives ttre irighest pr...ur" at the tips of the blades. The Rushton blade is the best blade used
for biodiesel reactor. 'ihe selection of the right tlpe mixing blade can improve the biodiesel
production and lower the maintenance cost. The result obtained from the simulation is agreed well
with the published data. |
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