Emerging Trends in Chemical Engineering
Volume 2, Issue 1 (2015)
Published
Table of contents
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Application of Ultrasound for Synthesis of Biodiesel
Abstract: The aim of study is to synthesize a biodiesel from soybean oil using ultrasonic process. At present, biodiesel is produced in batch reactors in which the required energy is provided by heating by mechanical mixing. Alternatively, ultrasonic processing is an effective way to attain required mixing providing the necessary activation energy. Ultrasonic is a very desirable tool for producing biodiesel from vegetable oil and animal fats, because it lowers the …
Published in Emerging Trends in Chemical Engineering · Vol. 2, Issue 1, 2015 · pp. 1–8 Read article
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Design Calculations and Parametric Analysis of a Membrane Permeator for Hydrogen-Helium Separation
Abstract: Palladium or palladium alloy-based membrane permeators have been proposed to be used for the separation of hydrogen isotopes from helium in fusion energy plants on account of the very high selectivity for hydrogen exhibited by these membranes. In this work, the preliminary design and parametric analysis of a single stage membrane permeator having different flow patterns have been carried out and the effect of various parameters on the membrane area …
Published in Emerging Trends in Chemical Engineering · Vol. 2, Issue 1, 2015 · pp. 21–34 Read article
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Large Eddy Simulation: An Approach to Simulate Non-Premixed and Partially Premixed Natural Gas Combustor
Abstract: This paper highlights on the large eddy simulation approach for non-premixed and partially premixed combustor. In the case of large eddy simulation, mainly two scalars are taken into consideration that is mixture fraction and the other one is the progress variable mixture fraction, which tracks the mixing of fuel and the oxidizer, and a progress variable which tracks the global extent of reaction of the local mixture. In the case …
Published in Emerging Trends in Chemical Engineering · Vol. 2, Issue 1, 2015 · pp. 35–42 Read article
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Simulation of Nitric Acid Production
Abstract: Nitric acid has been known and esteemed for a long time. Most nitric acid is used in making ammonium nitrate. Its direct applications include photoengraving, metal pickling and passivation and the parting of gold and silver. Here the Oswald process is used to produce nitric acid. This process is simulated using HYSYS simulation software. The purpose of this simulation was to observe the thermodynamic properties of the process. We also …
Published in Emerging Trends in Chemical Engineering · Vol. 2, Issue 1, 2015 · pp. 43–48 Read article
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Design and Control of Ethyl Acetate Production Process
Abstract: In this study, the design and control of ethyl acetate production plant has been investigated. The proposed design consists of a continuous-stirred tank reactor and two distillation columns. Ethanol reacts with acetic acid and gives ethyl acetate and water. Plant-wide operability and control of the entire process plant with decentralized controllers is explained by doing both steady state and dynamic simulations. Tray temperature control loop performance is tested for the …
Published in Emerging Trends in Chemical Engineering · Vol. 2, Issue 1, 2015 · pp. 9–20 Read article