S/N

DESIGNS

EQ. USED

RESULT

1

Volume of the Reactor chamber

π 4 D i 2 l i

0.0261 m3 (26 Litres)

2

Volume of the perforated basket

π 4 D b 2 l b

0.0093 m3 (9.3 Litres)

3

Volume of feedstock required for hydrolysis

V C + V W

0.0053 m3 (5.3 Litres)

4

Determination of Green basis of the cassava peels

W C D C D C × 100 %

60%

5

Heat gained by water to change phase

m l v

2.256 × 10 6 J / kg

6

Heat gained by cassava peels

M C C p C Δ t + M W C p W Δ t

2841.305 kJ

7

Heating element rating

TheoreticalPower Efficencyofheatervolatge

3.1777 kW

8

Actual heat generated

( Q W ) = I V t = P h t

4500 kJ

9

Determination of thickness and type of insulation

k 2 A 2 ( θ 1 θ 2 Q 2 x 1 k 1 A 1 )

100 mm

10

Heat transfer in the reactor chamber

2 π l ( T c T ) 1 h c A + ln r 2 r 1 K g + ln r 3 r 2 K f + ln r 4 r 3 K m + 1 h a A

0.434 kJ/kg

11

Pressure in the reactor chamber

F A i

38.04 N/m2

12

Increase in diameter due to internal pressure

P R D i 2 t i E ( 1 μ 2 )

3.022 × 10 9 m

13

Increase in length due to internal pressure

P R l i D i 2 t i E ( 1 2 μ )

1.201 × 10 9 m

14

Increase in volume due to internal pressure

π 4 ( D i + Δ D i ) ( l i + Δ l i ) π 4 D i 2 l i

8.8 × 10 9 m 3

15

Determination of pump size

ρ m g Q H

0.5 hp

16

Pipe sizing

Selected according to ASTM standard

1 and 1 1 2 inch