Development of Computational Fluid Dynamic Model for the Production Process of Date Sugars: Chromatographic Separation Process

Authors

  • Maher Trigui Laboratoire de Biologie Intégrative & Valorisation, Institut Supérieur de Biotechnologie de Monastir, Université de Monastir, 5000 Monastir, Tunisie Author
  • Karim Gabsi Laboratoire de Biologie Intégrative & Valorisation, Institut Supérieur de Biotechnologie de Monastir, Université de Monastir, 5000 Monastir, Tunisie Author
  • Suzelle Barrington Department of Bioresource Engineering, Macdonald Campus of McGill University, 21 111 Lakeshore, MS1024, Ste Anne de Bellevue (Québec) H9X 3V9PQ, Canada Author
  • Ahmed Noureddine Helal Laboratoire de Biologie Intégrative & Valorisation, Institut Supérieur de Biotechnologie de Monastir, Université de Monastir, 5000 Monastir, Tunisie Author

Keywords:

CFD model, Chromatographic process, date sugars

Abstract

In this study, chromatographic separation process of date sugars is modeled using a commercial computational fluids dynamics (CFD) code FLUENT 6.3.23 (Fluent Inc., USA). A three phases CFD model was developed using an Eulerian–Eulerian approach to calculate the date volume fraction transferred during time from sugar phase to resine phase. The separation process was studied as function of three sugar concentration (20, 35 and 50%), three date syrup flow rate (2,7 and 12ml/min) and three temperature(25, 47.5 and 70°C). The results revealed that the numerical data were in good agreement with the experimental data indicating the R² of 0.97.

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Published

2015-06-30

Issue

Vol.5, No.3 (May/Jun 2015)

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Articles

How to Cite

Development of Computational Fluid Dynamic Model for the Production Process of Date Sugars: Chromatographic Separation Process. (2015). International Journal of Current Engineering and Technology, 5(3), 1547-1552. https://ijcet.evegenis.org/index.php/ijcet/article/view/2140