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Simulation and sensitivity analysis for biodiesel production in a reactive distillation column

Agarwal M., Singh K., Chaurasia S. P.

Polish Journal of Chemical Technology

2012

Vol. 14, nr 3

59-65

The conventional process for biodiesel production by transesterification is still expensive due to a need of high excess of alcohol required and its recovery by distillation. The use of a reactive distillation process can reduce the amount of alcohol in the feed stream as it works on a simultaneous reaction and separation. In the present study, a mathematical model has been developed for biodiesel production from triglycerides in a reactive distillation column, which has been validated with the reported data and CHEMCAD results. The effects of process parameters such as methanol to oil feed ratio, feed temperature, and reaction time have been investigated. The sensitivity analysis shows that yield of ester increases with methanol to oil ratio and number of stages, however, it decreases with fl ow rate. The MATLAB simulated results show that methanol to oil molar ratio of 5:1 produces 90% (by wt.) of methyl ester in a residence time of 4.7 minutes.

MHD fluctuating free convective flow with radiation embedded in porous medium having variable permeability and heat source/sink

Sharma B., Agarwal M., Chaudhary R. C.

Journal of Technical Physics

2006

Vol. 47, no 1

47-58

The study of free convective two-dimensional unsteady flow with radiation through a porous medium of variable permeability and transverse magnetic field in presence of a heat source/sink, bounded by an infinite vertical porous plate with uniform suction, has been made. The permeability of a porous medium fluctuates with time about a constant mean. Approximate solutions for velocity, temperature and skin friction are obtained and the effects of heat source/sink, radiation, variable permeability, Prandtl number and magnetic field parameter on velocity, temperature and skin friction are shown and discussed with the help of graphs and a table.