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Modeling of Mixing Process in Microreactors Used for Biofuel Production.

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Last updated: 22 Jan 2023

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Mechanical Power Engineering

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There is a growing interest in microreactor technology for biodiesel production due to its high conversion efficiency. The most important part of the microreactor is the micromixer, which directly controls reactor efficiency. In this paper, an efficient uniflow passive micromixer configuration based on multilamination principle is developed, which is suitable for the low Reynolds numbers encountered in this application. The micromixer is modelled for the purpose of its shape optimization to develop a micromixer that is applicable for biodiesel production. A preliminary design of the micromixer is initially analyzed over a range of Reynolds numbers from 0.1 to 10. Effects of different modifications of the preliminary design are investigated. Finally, the developed micromixer is modeled using different fluid mixtures. Results show satisfactory mixing quality with relatively low pressure drop even with low diffusivity fluid mixtures such as oil and alcohol mixture used in biodiesel production. The configuration also helps enhancing mass transfer by diffusion, which is the dominating mixing mechanism at low Reynolds numbers

DOI

10.21608/bfemu.2020.99015

Keywords

Biodiesel production, Passive micromixer, Mixing, Multilamination, Ribs

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First Name

Salah

Last Name

El-Emam

MiddleName

Hasan

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Prof at Mechanical Power Engineering Department, Faculty of Engineering

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First Name

Mohamed

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Sabry

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Nabil

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Prof at Mechanical Power Engineering Department, Faculty of Engineering,Mansoura University Nanotechnology Center

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nabil_sabry@mans.edu.eg

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Mohamed

Last Name

Mansour

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Hassan

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Associate prof. at Mechanical Power Engineering Department, Faculty of Engineering, Mansoura University, El-Mansoura 35516, Egypt

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mhsaadanym@mans.edu.eg

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0000-0003-3575-0373

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Mahmoud

Last Name

Shouman

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Abd El-ghany

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Demonstrator at Mechanical Power Engineering Department, Faculty of Engineering, Mansoura University, El-Mansoura 35516, Egypt

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eng.mshouman@gmail.com

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41

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3

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15028

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2016-09-01

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2016-08-03

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2020-06-29

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7

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15

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1110-0923

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2735-4202

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BFEMU_Volume 41_Issue 3_Pages 7-15.pdf

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MEJ. Mansoura Engineering Journal

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22 Jan 2023