Hydrodynamic Investigation on Deep Desulfurization of Liquid Fuel at the Microscale

Marwah Al-Azzawi; Afzal Husain; Farouk S. Mjalli; Talal Al-Wahaibi; Abdulaziz Al-Hashmi; Basim Abu-Jdayil

doi:10.1002/ceat.201900584

Hydrodynamic Investigation on Deep Desulfurization of Liquid Fuel at the Microscale

Marwah Al-Azzawi, Afzal Husain, Farouk S. Mjalli^*, Talal Al-Wahaibi, Abdulaziz Al-Hashmi, Basim Abu-Jdayil

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Microscale processes offer a substantial advantage to the process industry as separation is conducted rapidly and efficiently. However, the effectiveness of the separation depends on the stability of the flow regime. Experimental and numerical analysis was carried out to characterize the flow patterns of polyethylene glycol 200 (PEG200) and diesel fuel at several flow ratios in order to achieve optimal conditions for a stable pattern. Computational fluid dynamics (CFD) was employed using the volume-of-fluid (VOF) model and the results were validated with the experimental data. Both experimental and numerical outcomes revealed two-phase flow patterns. These findings enable the application of the simulated module for further liquid-liquid mass transfer studies where sulfuric compounds exist as solutes in the fuel.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1951-1958
Number of pages	8
Journal	Chemical Engineering and Technology
Volume	43
Issue number	10
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1002/ceat.201900584
Publication status	Published - Oct 1 2020

Keywords

Desulfurization
Liquid-liquid mass transfer
Microscale process
Numerical simulation
Volume-of-fluid model

ASJC Scopus subject areas

General Chemistry
General Chemical Engineering
Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering

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