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Studying the effect of carbon powder addition on the performance of natural mucilage dra flowing in aqueous media

In the present studies, effect of carbon powder addition on the performance of natural mucilage DRA flowing in aqueous was identified and the performance of natural mucilage DRA flowing in aqueous media was optimized. Carbon powders were presented as a new effective Drag Reducing Agent to improve th...

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Main Author: Sivalingam, Narendran
Format: Undergraduates Project Papers
Language:English
Published: 2010
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TP Chemical technology
Online Access:http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/3293/1/CD5880_NARENDREN.pdf
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spelling my.ump.umpir.32932021-07-07T06:28:34Z http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/3293/ Studying the effect of carbon powder addition on the performance of natural mucilage dra flowing in aqueous media Sivalingam, Narendran TP Chemical technology In the present studies, effect of carbon powder addition on the performance of natural mucilage DRA flowing in aqueous was identified and the performance of natural mucilage DRA flowing in aqueous media was optimized. Carbon powders were presented as a new effective Drag Reducing Agent to improve the performance of natural mucilage flowing in aqueous media. The effects of using various concentrations of fiber and flow rate on increasing the flow in pipelines were investigated in a fully developed turbulent flow and in various concentration of the natural polymer used. Natural polymer that used in the experiment is in the form of mucilage that extracted from okra, cocoa husk and halba respectively. A built experimental rig of PVC pipes was used in order to investigate the performance of carbon powder fiber as drag reducing agent. The experimental results showed that the carbon powder have a great ability to be a good reducing agent in aqueous media. The addition of carbon powder in the natural polymer in pipelines increase the drag reduction consistently and up to 65% from 35% when using natural polymer only. This reduction certainly improves the performance of DRA in the pipelines effectively and does have ability to be commercialized and marketed. 2010-04 Undergraduates Project Papers NonPeerReviewed application/pdf en http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/3293/1/CD5880_NARENDREN.pdf Sivalingam, Narendran (2010) Studying the effect of carbon powder addition on the performance of natural mucilage dra flowing in aqueous media. Faculty of Chemical & Natural Resources Engineering , Universiti Malaysia Pahang .
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Studying the effect of carbon powder addition on the performance of natural mucilage dra flowing in aqueous media
description In the present studies, effect of carbon powder addition on the performance of natural mucilage DRA flowing in aqueous was identified and the performance of natural mucilage DRA flowing in aqueous media was optimized. Carbon powders were presented as a new effective Drag Reducing Agent to improve the performance of natural mucilage flowing in aqueous media. The effects of using various concentrations of fiber and flow rate on increasing the flow in pipelines were investigated in a fully developed turbulent flow and in various concentration of the natural polymer used. Natural polymer that used in the experiment is in the form of mucilage that extracted from okra, cocoa husk and halba respectively. A built experimental rig of PVC pipes was used in order to investigate the performance of carbon powder fiber as drag reducing agent. The experimental results showed that the carbon powder have a great ability to be a good reducing agent in aqueous media. The addition of carbon powder in the natural polymer in pipelines increase the drag reduction consistently and up to 65% from 35% when using natural polymer only. This reduction certainly improves the performance of DRA in the pipelines effectively and does have ability to be commercialized and marketed.
format Undergraduates Project Papers
author Sivalingam, Narendran
author_facet Sivalingam, Narendran
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title Studying the effect of carbon powder addition on the performance of natural mucilage dra flowing in aqueous media
title_short Studying the effect of carbon powder addition on the performance of natural mucilage dra flowing in aqueous media
title_full Studying the effect of carbon powder addition on the performance of natural mucilage dra flowing in aqueous media
title_fullStr Studying the effect of carbon powder addition on the performance of natural mucilage dra flowing in aqueous media
title_full_unstemmed Studying the effect of carbon powder addition on the performance of natural mucilage dra flowing in aqueous media
title_sort studying the effect of carbon powder addition on the performance of natural mucilage dra flowing in aqueous media
publishDate 2010
url http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/3293/1/CD5880_NARENDREN.pdf
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