Date of Completion
Spring 5-8-2011
Thesis Advisor(s)
Richard Parnas
Honors Major
Chemical Engineering
Disciplines
Chemical Engineering | Engineering
Abstract
The goal of this work is to establish a phase separation model for a biodiesel system, for the purpose of modeling a continuous flow multiphase biodiesel reactor. The Cahn-Hilliard theory is applied for a ternary system of two immiscible components and a third partially miscible component. The results of this work shows that phase field theory can be applied in phase modeling of a biodiesel system, and further investigations are required to develop a comprehensive biodiesel reactor model.
Recommended Citation
Han, Lu, "Development of a Phase Separation Model for a Biodiesel Reactor" (2011). Honors Scholar Theses. 170.
https://digitalcommons.lib.uconn.edu/srhonors_theses/170