Effect of Packing on the Mixing Process of Methanol/Vegetable Oil in Horizontal Pipes

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Abstract The mixing state of methanol/vegetable oil has great influence on the preparation of biodiesel.In this paper the influence of packing on the mixing process of methanol/vegetable oil in horizontal pipes was investigated.The results showed the joining of the packing promoted two-phase mixing,among them,the metal packing was the best,ceramic packing took second place,plastic packing was the worst.The mixing device had better mixing ability than no mixing device and T style mixing device had better mixing ability than Y type mixing device.The mixing state decreased with the increasing molar ratio of methanol/vegetable oil.This can provide guidance for biodiesel continuous production.

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Received 2008-03-15; published 2008-03-15

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MA Jia-yu,WANG Cun-wen,WANG Wei-guo,CHEN Su-fang,ZHANG Jun-feng.Effect of Packing on the Mixing Process of Methanol/Vegetable Oil in Horizontal Pipes[J] Chemcial Industry and Engineering, 2008,V25(2): 107-111

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