Smart Facility Advanced Separator

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sunisa Watcharasing ◽  
Surachai Lamsunthia ◽  
Yupin Phuphuak ◽  
Atipong Malatip ◽  
Yotsakorn Pratumwal ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Crude Oil ◽  
Cfd Simulation ◽  
Model Simulation ◽  
Scale Up ◽  
Optimum Conditions ◽  
Outlet Channel ◽  
Experimental Conditions ◽  
Working Volume ◽  
Sand Accumulation ◽  
Original Size

Abstract The objective of this work was to develop the prototype unit of Advanced Production Separator (APS) for simultaneous removal of sand, out from production separator. APS unit was fabricated with size Diameter × Length: 1 × 2 m. System controlling of rotational blades impellers was installed at the bottom section of separator, to prevent sand accumulation at bottom of separator while on-service. This facility will help in preventing of sand accumulation in the separator, leading to minimize period of separator downtime during annual maintenance period, and allowing more working volume for open fluid reservoir to gas-oil phase production separator. Moreover, this will minimize working period for worker going inside the separator for sand clean-out, as a concern of working in the confine space. The optimum conditions for separation of sand and crude oil will be examined, with Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) model simulation to observe hydrodynamic flow, relating the experimental conditions. The effects of size of 1) Imperller shapes (model A, B, and C), and 2) Rotational speed of impellers (0, 50, 100, 150, and 200 rpm) were investigated to determine the optimal conditions for APS system. In this work, experimental test run result were compared with CFD simulation result. The optimum conditions for prototype APS unit (800 Litres capacity) is Fan C impeller shape for 5 items, and rotation speed for 150 rpm. This result shows the percentage of sand removal reaching to about 70%. The highest amount of sand in water outlet was found at this optimal condition, corresponding with the small part of sand dune at the bottom of the separator after impellers were driving sand to the outlet channel. From the test run, it was found that experimental results, and CFD simulation are consistent. CFD simulation result can be applied as a first screening to forecast sand removal pattern. This research illustrate the alternative novel solution for solving sand production accumulation problem in production separator, by instantly clear sand out while crude oil operation was on-going. In the future phase, CFD simulation will be further used as a first step for predicting result before separator scale-up. Separator will be experimented with 4-phases (oil, water, gas, and sand), and further expand for 4X of the original size to see an effect of scale-up. Aim to unlock high potential field, by reducing downtime of the separation during sand cleaning, and providing more working volume of separator after sand was removed out from self-cleaning separator.

scholarly journals An Assessment of Drag Models in Eulerian–Eulerian CFD Simulation of Gas–Solid Flow Hydrodynamics in Circulating Fluidized Bed Riser

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 37 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mukesh Upadhyay ◽  
Ayeon Kim ◽  
Heehyang Kim ◽  
Dongjun Lim ◽  
Hankwon Lim
Keyword(s):  
Fluidized Bed ◽  
Cfd Simulation ◽  
Circulating Fluidized Bed ◽  
Model Simulation ◽  
Scale Up ◽  
Radial Profile ◽  
Momentum Exchange ◽  
Drag Model ◽  
Solid Holdup ◽  
Drag Models

Accurate prediction of the hydrodynamic profile is important for circulating fluidized bed (CFB) reactor design and scale-up. Multiphase computational fluid dynamics (CFD) simulation with interphase momentum exchange is key to accurately predict the gas-solid profile along the height of the riser. The present work deals with the assessment of six different drag model capability to accurately predict the riser section axial solid holdup distribution in bench scale circulating fluidized bed. The difference between six drag model predictions were validated against the experiment data. Two-dimensional geometry, transient solver and Eulerian–Eulerian multiphase models were used. Six drag model simulation predictions were discussed with respect to axial and radial profile. The comparison between CFD simulation and experimental data shows that the Syamlal-O’Brien, Gidaspow, Wen-Yu and Huilin-Gidaspow drag models were successfully able to predict the riser upper section solid holdup distribution with better accuracy, however unable to predict the solid holdup transition region. On the other hand, the Gibilaro model and Helland drag model were successfully able to predict the bottom dense region, but the upper section solid holdup distribution was overpredicted. The CFD simulation comparison of different drag model has clearly shown the limitation of the drag model to accurately predict overall axial heterogeneity with accuracy.

Understanding Process Variables and their Interactions for Maximizing Production of Artemisinin Derivative Artemether (Anti-Malarial Drug) Through Cunninghamella echinulata var elegans at 5 L Bioreactor Level

2019 ◽  
Vol 15 (4) ◽  
pp. 442-452
Author(s):  
Kashyap Kumar Dubey ◽  
Punit Kumar
Keyword(s):  
Experimental Finding ◽  
Culture Broth ◽  
Quadratic Model ◽  
Optimum Conditions ◽  
Reverse Phase Hplc ◽  
Polar Solvents ◽  
Reverse Phase ◽  
Experimental Conditions ◽  
Cunninghamella Echinulata ◽  
Life Threatening

Background: Malaria is one of the life threatening diseases which is caused by Plasmodium sp. of protozoa and uses Anopheles mosquitos as vector. Plasmodium vivax and Plasmodium falciparum are common form of malaria parasite. Artemisinin is reported for its antimalarial activities and Artemether which is a methyl ether derivative of Artemisinin, has been found effective against P. falciparum. Methods: In the present study, bioconversion of Artemisinin into Artemether was carried out experimentally and the statistical tools like experimental factorial design and Response Surface Methodology were used to find optimal conditions (concentration of Artemisinin, age of inoculum, temperature & pH) using Cunninghamella echinulata var. elegans. Experimental conditions for maximum product recovery from culture broth were also optimized using various polar and non-polar solvents for extraction. Artemether purity was analyzed by reverse-phase HPLC. Experimental data was fitted in a quadratic model and effect of various parameters was analyzed. Results: It was found that bioconversion of Artemisinin into Artemether is growth associated process. It was observed that molasses used as carbon source supported production of Artemether to 3.4g/L. The biomass and oxygen are key element affecting of bioconversion of Artemisinin into Artemether such as higher dissolved oxygen reduced the Artemether bioconversion. The highest bioconversion of Artemisinin into Artemether was obtained at temperature 25.5oC, 5g/L concentration of Artemisinin, at age of inoculum of 44.5 h and at pH 6.0. Model suggested the highest bioconversion of Artemisinin into Artemether was 54% at shake flask level which was near about experimental finding. An optimal condition for bioconversion was also analyzed and 64% bioconversion was obtained in 5L bioreactor. Conclusion: The outcomes of the study provided optimum conditions for bioconversion of Artemisinin into Artemether.

Characterization of Time-Averaged Turbulence Statistics for Shear Thinning Fluid in Horizontal Concentric Annulus Using RANS Based CFD Simulation

2016 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xiao Xiong ◽  
Mohammad Azizur Rahman ◽  
Yan Zhang
Keyword(s):  
Cfd Simulation ◽  
Model Simulation ◽  
Polymer Concentration ◽  
Shear Thinning ◽  
Turbulent Shear ◽  
Wall Region ◽  
Turbulence Statistics ◽  
Concentric Annulus ◽  
Sst Model ◽  
Shear Thinning Fluid

A RANS based shear stress transportation (SST) model was employed in this study to validate experimental results from a recent literature, which investigated the fully developed turbulent flow for a non-Newtonian shear thinning fluid, containing drag reduction polymer additives in a horizontal concentric annulus (inner to outer radio θ = 0.4). The polymer concentration varied from 0.07% V/V to 0.12% V/V and three mass flow rates from 3.92 kg/s to 5.95 kg/s were analyzed. The viscous property of the fluid was modeled by the power-law model. Simulation performed with the commercial code of ANSYS-CFX indicated that the SST model with default model constants overestimated the turbulence statistics of shear thinning flow in the near wall region where y+<60. As an effort to improve simulation accuracy, one of the model constants α1 was tuned in this study for the first time. Simulation results obtained from the modified model showed better agreement with experimental data compared to those from the default one. The present study represents a successful benchmark task for simulating turbulent shear thinning flow in concentric annuli with modified turbulence model constants.

scholarly journals Extrusion Processing of Amaranth and Quinoa into Gluten-Free Snack Foods for Celiac and Gluten-Free Diets

2017 ◽  
Vol 6 (5) ◽  
pp. 107
Author(s):  
Caitlin Gearhart ◽  
Kurt A. Rosentrater
Keyword(s):  
Scale Up ◽  
Food Products ◽  
Poor Quality ◽  
Expansion Ratio ◽  
Gluten Free ◽  
Experimental Conditions ◽  
Snack Foods ◽  
Extrusion Processing ◽  
Nutritional Benefits ◽  
First Time

Because of the growth of gluten intolerance and Celiac disease, there is growing interest in development of gluten-free foods. Beyond just being gluten-free, such foods can also have other positive nutritional benefits to human health. Extrusion processing is commonly used to produce a wide variety of human food products. Gluten-free grains can be a processing challenge, however, due to lack of proper binding, which can lead to poor quality food products. This research explores how extrusion parameters impacted the quality of amaranth- and quinoa-based extrudates. The specific objectives of this project included extruding each of the grains, then measuring extrudate properties, such as color, unit density, expansion ratio, and durability. Both the quinoa and amaranth were extruded as raw grain, as well as ground to 2mm and 1mm particle sizes. Other experimental conditions included moisture contents of 20% and 40% (d.b.), and extruder screw speeds of 50 rpm and 100 rpm. All treatments were successfully extruded, and all extrudates had high quality attributes, making this the first time either quinoa or amaranth was extruded without any binding ingredients. This study provides information useful for commercial scale-up.

Liquefaction and methanization of solid and liquid coffee wastes by two phase anaerobic digestion process

2003 ◽  
Vol 48 (6) ◽  
pp. 255-262 ◽  
Author(s):  
E. Houbron ◽  
A. Larrinaga ◽  
E. Rustrian
Keyword(s):  
Anaerobic Digestion ◽  
Wash Water ◽  
Organic Loading Rate ◽  
Two Phase ◽  
Experimental Conditions ◽  
Coffee Pulp ◽  
Anaerobic Digestion Process ◽  
Digestion Process ◽  
Working Volume ◽  
Acidogenic Reactor

This study attempted to investigate the feasibility of volatile fatty acid (VFA) production from coffee pulp hydrolyse, and further to determine the potential of methanization of both the pre-acidified effluent and the coffee wastewater. The experiments were carried out in 2 completely mixed reactors, each one with a working volume of 4 litres. Coffee pulp was used as substrate in the acidogenic reactor and different mixtures of pulper and wash-water and pre-acidified effluent in the methanogenic one. The acidogenic and methanogenic reactors were operated at an organic loading rate of 5 COD g.l-1.d-1 and 0.5 COD g.l-1.d-1. The total, soluble and VFA's effluent COD concentrations of the acidogenic reactor present average values of 57.75, 17.00 and 13.92 g.l-1 respectively. Under these experimental conditions, 23% (COD based) of coffee pulp was hydrolysed with a rate of 1.32 gCOD.l-1.d-1 and the soluble fraction was transformed to VFA's with an acidification efficiency of 82%. Total VFA's concentration reached a value of 13.9 gCOD.l-1, and acetate, propionate, butyrate and valerate represented 52%, 28%, 9% and 11% respectively of the liquid phase COD. In the methanogenic reactor, COD removal and methanization of fresh coffee wastewater, pre-acidified effluent and both combined occur with an efficiency of 85% to 95% respectively, with a characteristic biogas composition of 80% CH4 and 20% CO2. These results show that a humid coffee ‘Beneficio’ processing daily 23 tons of cherry coffee (fresh fruit), equipped with a two stage anaerobic digestion process could generate at least 1,886 CH4 m3.d-1. This represents an increase in methane production by a factor 3 to 5 compared to a ‘Beneficio’ using anaerobic digestion only for the treatment of its wastewater.

scholarly journals Influence of inlet air distributor geometry on the fluid dynamics of conical spouted beds: A CFD study

2018 ◽  
Vol 24 (4) ◽  
pp. 369-378 ◽  
Author(s):  
J.N.M. Batista ◽  
R.C. Brito ◽  
R. Béttega
Keyword(s):  
Fluid Dynamics ◽  
Cfd Simulation ◽  
Low Cost ◽  
Scale Up ◽  
Straight Tube ◽  
Spouted Bed ◽  
Bed Height ◽  
Spouted Beds ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Solid Dynamics

The spouted bed presents limitations in terms of scale-up. Furthermore, its stability depends on its geometry as well as the properties of the fluid and solid phases. CFD provides an important tool to improve understanding of these aspects, enabling a wide range of information to be obtained rapidly and at low cost. In this work, CFD simulation was used to evaluate the effects of different inlet air distributors (Venturi and straight tube) and the effects of static bed height on the fluid and solid dynamics of a conical spouted bed. Simulations were performed using the two-dimensional Euler-Euler approach. In order to evaluate the fluid dynamics model, static pressure data obtained by simulation were compared with experimental data obtained with the Venturi distributor. The fluid and solid dynamics of the conical spouted bed were obtained by CFD simulation. The results showed that the pressure drop was lower for the straight tube air distributor, while the Venturi air distributor provided higher stability and a more homogenous air distribution at the bed entrance.

scholarly journals Powerful Concentration of Rhodium in Plating Wastewater Using Homogeneous Liquid–Liquid Extraction (HoLLE) and Study for Scale-up

2017 ◽  
Vol 7 (4) ◽  
pp. 44 ◽  
Author(s):  
Takeshi Kato ◽  
Shotaro Saito ◽  
Shigekatsu Oshite ◽  
Shukuro Igarashi
Keyword(s):  
Phase Separation ◽  
Liquid Phase ◽  
Aqueous Phase ◽  
Scale Up ◽  
Volume Ratio ◽  
Liquid Extraction ◽  
Optimum Conditions ◽  
Homogeneous Liquid ◽  
Liquid Liquid Extraction ◽  
Plating Wastewater

A powerful technique for the concentration of rhodium (Rh) in plating wastewater was developed. The technique entails complexing Rh with 1-(2-pyridylazo)-2-naphthol (PAN) followed by homogeneous liquid–liquid extraction (HoLLE) with Zonyl FSA. The optimum HoLLE conditions were determined as follows: [ethanol]T = 30.0 vol.%, pH = 4.00, and Rh:PAN = 1:5. Under these optimum conditions, 88.1% of Rh was extracted into the sedimented liquid phase. After phase separation, the volume ratio [aqueous phase (Va) /sedimented liquid phase (Vs)] of Va and Vs was 1000 (50 mL → 0.050 mL). We then applied the new method to wastewater generated by the plating industry. The phase separation was satisfactorily achieved when the volume was scaled up to 1000 mL of the actual wastewater; 84.7% of Rh was extracted into the sedimented liquid phase. After phase separation, Va/Vs was 588 (1000 mL - 1.70 mL).

scholarly journals Optimization of Activated Carbons Prepared byH3PO4and Steam Activation of Oil Palm Shells

2013 ◽  
Vol 2013 ◽  
pp. 1-10 ◽  
Author(s):  
Daouda Kouotou ◽  
Horace Ngomo Manga ◽  
Abdelaziz Baçaoui ◽  
Abdelrani Yaacoubi ◽  
Joseph Ketcha Mbadcam
Keyword(s):  
Activated Carbon ◽  
Oil Palm ◽  
Activated Carbons ◽  
Optimum Conditions ◽  
Steam Activation ◽  
Experimental Conditions ◽  
Activation Temperature ◽  
Impregnation Ratio ◽  
Preparation Conditions ◽  
Two Factors

In this study, activated carbons were prepared from oil palm shells by physicochemical activation. The methodology of experimental design was used to optimize the preparation conditions. The influences of the impregnation ratio (0.6–3.4) and the activation temperature between 601°C and 799°C on the following three responses: activated carbon yield (R/AC-H3PO4), the iodine adsorption (I2/AC-H3PO4), and the methylene blue adsorption (MB/AC-H3PO4) results were investigated using analysis of variance (ANOVA) to identify the significant parameters. Under the experimental conditions investigated, the activation temperature of 770°C and impregnation ratio of 2/1 leading to the R/AC-H3PO4of 52.10%, theI2/AC-H3PO4of 697.86 mg/g, and the MB/AC-H3PO4of 346.25 mg/g were found to be optimum conditions for producing activated carbon with well compromise of desirability. The two factors had both synergetic and antagonistic effects on the three responses studied. The micrographs of activated carbons examined with scanning electron microscopy revealed that the activated carbons were found to be mainly microporous and mesoporous.

Alpha Radioactivity Monitor Using Ionized Air Transport Technology for Large Size Uranium Waste: Part 2—Simulation Model Reinforcement for Practical Apparatus Design

2010 ◽  
Author(s):  
Takatoshi Asada ◽  
Yosuke Hirata ◽  
Susumu Naito ◽  
Mikio Izumi ◽  
Yukio Yoshimura
Keyword(s):  
Ion Transport ◽  
Simulation Model ◽  
Cfd Simulation ◽  
Transport Model ◽  
Model Simulation ◽  
Ion Density ◽  
Transport Simulation ◽  
Simulation Results ◽  
Alpha Radioactivity ◽  
Ionized Air

In alpha radioactivity measurement using ionized air transportation (AMAT), conversion from ion currents to radioactivity accurate is required. An ion transport simulation provides ways of complementarily determining conversion factors. We have developed an ion transport simulation model. Simulation results were compared with experiments with air speeds, faster than 1 m/s, achieving good agreement. In a practical AMAT apparatus, the air-flow at the alpha source may be slower than 1 m/s, and ion loss is likely to be large. Reinforcement of the ion transport model to cover the lower air speed region is effective. Ions are generated by an alpha particle in a very thin column. Since the ion density at this temporal stage is high, the recombination loss, proportional to the square of ion density, is dominant within a few milli-seconds. The spatial and temporal scales of this columnar recombination are too small for CFD simulation. We solve an ion transport equation during the period of columnar recombination with diffusion and recombination terms and incorporated the relation between ion loss and turbulent parameters into CFD. Using this model, simulations have been done for various air speeds and targets. Those for simulation results agree with experiments, showing improvement of simulation accuracy.

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