Experiment and Numerical Studies on Heat Loss in a Hydro-Distillation with Various Insulations

In Asia, Agarwood oil is obtained by conventional extraction methods which consume significant energy, amount of solvents, and process time. One of the conventional extraction methods is traditional hydrodistillation using stainless steel distiller covered by concrete. This study evaluates the heat...

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Main Authors: Mohd Haslizam, Abdullah, Saiful Anwar, Che Ghani, Siti Rohaida, Mohamed
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Language:English
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Saiful Anwar, Che Ghani
Siti Rohaida, Mohamed
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description In Asia, Agarwood oil is obtained by conventional extraction methods which consume significant energy, amount of solvents, and process time. One of the conventional extraction methods is traditional hydrodistillation using stainless steel distiller covered by concrete. This study evaluates the heat loss during agarwood during agarwood hydro-distillation process with the aim at optimizing it using insulation techniques. Six insulation materials namely, Polyurethane, Aluminum Silicate, Glass Wool, Mineral Wool and Nitrile Rubber have been investigated experimentally and numerically using software Engineering Equation Solver (EES) to determine their effectiveness in reducing the heat loss from the boiler. Interestingly, higher heat loss recorded by the boiler surrounded by the concrete than when the boiler was heated barely. The best insulations with more than 18% efficiency of bare distiller demonstrated by glass wool and polyurethane whilst the worst efficiency was Aluminum Silicate. This finding is significant to help designers to choose the insulation material for improving engineering economics of hydro-distillation process.
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spelling ump-260392019-10-25T04:08:12Z http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/26039/ Experiment and Numerical Studies on Heat Loss in a Hydro-Distillation with Various Insulations Mohd Haslizam, Abdullah Saiful Anwar, Che Ghani Siti Rohaida, Mohamed T Technology (General) TJ Mechanical engineering and machinery In Asia, Agarwood oil is obtained by conventional extraction methods which consume significant energy, amount of solvents, and process time. One of the conventional extraction methods is traditional hydrodistillation using stainless steel distiller covered by concrete. This study evaluates the heat loss during agarwood during agarwood hydro-distillation process with the aim at optimizing it using insulation techniques. Six insulation materials namely, Polyurethane, Aluminum Silicate, Glass Wool, Mineral Wool and Nitrile Rubber have been investigated experimentally and numerically using software Engineering Equation Solver (EES) to determine their effectiveness in reducing the heat loss from the boiler. Interestingly, higher heat loss recorded by the boiler surrounded by the concrete than when the boiler was heated barely. The best insulations with more than 18% efficiency of bare distiller demonstrated by glass wool and polyurethane whilst the worst efficiency was Aluminum Silicate. This finding is significant to help designers to choose the insulation material for improving engineering economics of hydro-distillation process. EDP Sciences 2018 Conference or Workshop Item PeerReviewed pdf en cc_by_4 http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/26039/1/Siti%20Rohaida%20Haslizam%20P1.pdf Mohd Haslizam, Abdullah and Saiful Anwar, Che Ghani and Siti Rohaida, Mohamed (2018) Experiment and Numerical Studies on Heat Loss in a Hydro-Distillation with Various Insulations. In: MATEC Web of Conferences: UTP-UMP-VIT Symposium on Energy Systems 2018 (SES 2018) , 18-19 September 2018 , Universiti Malaysia Pahang. pp. 1-7., 225 (02014). ISSN 2261-236X (Published) https://doi.org/10.1051/matecconf/201822502014 https://doi.org/10.1051/matecconf/201822502014
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TJ Mechanical engineering and machinery
Mohd Haslizam, Abdullah
Saiful Anwar, Che Ghani
Siti Rohaida, Mohamed
Experiment and Numerical Studies on Heat Loss in a Hydro-Distillation with Various Insulations
title Experiment and Numerical Studies on Heat Loss in a Hydro-Distillation with Various Insulations
title_full Experiment and Numerical Studies on Heat Loss in a Hydro-Distillation with Various Insulations
title_fullStr Experiment and Numerical Studies on Heat Loss in a Hydro-Distillation with Various Insulations
title_full_unstemmed Experiment and Numerical Studies on Heat Loss in a Hydro-Distillation with Various Insulations
title_short Experiment and Numerical Studies on Heat Loss in a Hydro-Distillation with Various Insulations
title_sort experiment and numerical studies on heat loss in a hydro-distillation with various insulations
topic T Technology (General)
TJ Mechanical engineering and machinery
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