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| Title: | Design of pilot plant for the production of essential oil from Eucalyptus leaves |
| Authors: | Okonkwo, E M
Odigure, J O
Ugwu, J O
Mu’azu, K
Williams, I S
Nwobi, B E
Okorie, F K
Oriah, V N |
| Keywords: | Essential oils
Eucalyptus leaves
Pilot plant |
| Issue Date: | Nov-2006 |
| Publisher: | CSIR |
| IPC Code: | C11B1/04 |
| Abstract: | Study presents design, construction and test run of a pilot plant for the production of essential oils (0.864 l/h) from Eucalyptus leaves. Analysis shows that the rate at which steam passes through the leaf bed may deviate from linear relationship to curve depending on the loading capacity. An oil/leave production rate of 3.0x10-2ml/g was obtained. In designing pilot plant, tank still has a dimension of 0.45 m diam and length of 1.65 m. Packed bed height was 0.565 m with an expected pressure head loss of 0.013 m. Overall heat transfer coefficient was calculated as 176.12W/m2 °C. The condenser has a heat load of 4970 kJ/s requiring a cooling water flow rate of 0.047 kg/sec. |
| Page(s): | 912-915 |
| ISSN: | 0975-1084 (Online); 0022-4456 (Print) |
| Source: | JSIR Vol.65(11) [November 2006]
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