Browsing by Author "Mekala, Samuel Jedidiah"

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CFD study of the supercritical transesterification of triolein: Wall-to-fluid/particle-to fluid transport effects

Mekala, Samuel Jedidiah; Fontanals García, Alfred; Guardo Zabaleta, Alfredo de Jesús (2019-01-01)
Article
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Transesterification of triglycerides is a process by which biodiesel is produced. Biodiesel is a sustainable alternative to petroleum diesel; hence, its efficient production is of significant importance. The transesterification ...
Wall-to-fluid heat transfer in a catalytic reactor at supercritical conditions

Mekala, Samuel Jedidiah; Guardo Zabaleta, Alfredo de Jesús; Larrayoz Iriarte, María Angeles (2015)
Conference report
Open Access
Computational fluid dynamics (CFD) studies can be used for improving the understanding of fluid flow and heat transfer in packed bed systems. The objective of this work was to study the heat effects in packed bed reactor ...