TY - JOUR
T1 - CFD simulation of transient stage of continuous countercurrent hydrolysis of canola oil
AU - Wang, Weicheng
AU - Natelson, Robert H.
AU - Stikeleather, Larry F.
AU - Roberts, William L.
N1 - KAUST Repository Item: Exported on 2020-10-01
Acknowledgements: This material is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation under Grant No. 0937721. The authors also express their gratitude to Dr. Fei Zheng for his helpful suggestions regarding ANSYS-CFX.
PY - 2012/8
Y1 - 2012/8
N2 - Computational Fluid Dynamic (CFD) modeling of a continuous countercurrent hydrolysis process was performed using ANSYS-CFX. The liquid properties and flow behavior such as density, specific heats, dynamic viscosity, thermal conductivity, and thermal expansivity as well as water solubility of the hydrolysis components triglyceride, diglyceride, monoglyceride, free fatty acid, and glycerol were calculated. Chemical kinetics for the hydrolysis reactions were simulated in this model by applying Arrhenius parameters. The simulation was based on actual experimental reaction conditions including temperature and water-to-oil ratio. The results not only have good agreement with experimental data but also show instantaneous distributions of concentrations of every component in hydrolysis reaction. This model provided visible insight into the continuous countercurrent hydrolysis process. © 2012 Elsevier Ltd.
AB - Computational Fluid Dynamic (CFD) modeling of a continuous countercurrent hydrolysis process was performed using ANSYS-CFX. The liquid properties and flow behavior such as density, specific heats, dynamic viscosity, thermal conductivity, and thermal expansivity as well as water solubility of the hydrolysis components triglyceride, diglyceride, monoglyceride, free fatty acid, and glycerol were calculated. Chemical kinetics for the hydrolysis reactions were simulated in this model by applying Arrhenius parameters. The simulation was based on actual experimental reaction conditions including temperature and water-to-oil ratio. The results not only have good agreement with experimental data but also show instantaneous distributions of concentrations of every component in hydrolysis reaction. This model provided visible insight into the continuous countercurrent hydrolysis process. © 2012 Elsevier Ltd.
UR - http://hdl.handle.net/10754/562253
UR - https://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S009813541200110X
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U2 - 10.1016/j.compchemeng.2012.04.008
DO - 10.1016/j.compchemeng.2012.04.008
M3 - Article
SN - 0098-1354
VL - 43
SP - 108
EP - 119
JO - Computers & Chemical Engineering
JF - Computers & Chemical Engineering
ER -