CFD simulation of biodiesel production using mixed flow impeller in baffled and unbaffled stirred vessel

• Main Authors: Adeyemi, Nabeel A., Mohiuddin, A. K. M., A. Aziz, A. Rashid, Anbese, Yohannes Tamirat, F., Firmansyah, Husaini, Muhamad
• Format: Conference or Workshop Item
• Language: English
• Published: 2012
• Subjects: T Technology (General)
• Online Access: http://irep.iium.edu.my/25768/1/2059C.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/25768/; http://www.iium.edu.my/icmae/12/

In this paper, the numerical modeling of alkali-catalyzed waste cooking oil (WCO) transesterification in a 2-L stirred tank reactor (STR) is discussed. Based on the Navier-Stokes equation, the liquid flow in the STR was resolved using unstructured, non-uniform mesh with the sst- κ-ω, κ-ε and RSM t...