Non-Isothermal Treatment of Oily Waters Using Ceramic Membrane: A Numerical Investigation

Hortência L. F. Magalhães, Gicelia Moreira, Ricardo S. Gomez, Túlio R. N. Porto, Balbina R. B. Correia, Anderson M. V. Silva, Severino R. Farias Neto and Antonio G. B. Lima
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Hortência L. F. Magalhães: Department of Chemical Engineering, Federal University of Campina Grande, Campina Grande 58429-900, Brazil
Gicelia Moreira: Department of Chemical Engineering, Federal University of Campina Grande, Campina Grande 58429-900, Brazil
Ricardo S. Gomez: Department of Mechanical Engineering, Federal University of Campina Grande, Campina Grande 58429-900, Brazil
Túlio R. N. Porto: Department of Mechanical Engineering, Federal University of Campina Grande, Campina Grande 58429-900, Brazil
Balbina R. B. Correia: Department of Mechanical Engineering, Federal University of Campina Grande, Campina Grande 58429-900, Brazil
Anderson M. V. Silva: Department of Mechanical Engineering, Federal University of Campina Grande, Campina Grande 58429-900, Brazil
Severino R. Farias Neto: Department of Chemical Engineering, Federal University of Campina Grande, Campina Grande 58429-900, Brazil
Antonio G. B. Lima: Department of Mechanical Engineering, Federal University of Campina Grande, Campina Grande 58429-900, Brazil

Energies, 2020, vol. 13, issue 8, 1-20

Abstract: Currently, the oil industry deals with the challenge of produced-water proper disposal, and the membrane-separation technology appears as an important tool on the treatment of these waters. In this sense, this work developed a mathematical model for simulating the oil/water separation by a ceramic membrane. The aim was to investigate the thermal aspects of the separation process via computational fluid dynamic, using the Ansys CFX ® 15 software (15, Ansys, Inc., Canonsburg, PA, USA). Oil concentration, pressure, and velocity distributions, as well as permeation velocity, are presented and analyzed. It was verified that the mathematical model was capable of accurately representing the studied phenomena and that temperature strongly influences the flow behavior.

Keywords: ceramic membrane; simulation; CFX (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q Q0 Q4 Q40 Q41 Q42 Q43 Q47 Q48 Q49 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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