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Title: Low-Cost, Portable, Off-Grid Biodiesel Production Plant


1
TEAM 12 Low-Cost, Portable, Off-Grid Biodiesel
Production Plant
Team Members James Black Sam Dresser Joey
Kilmer Matt Mills
Eglin AFB Sponsor John Deep
Faculty Advisor Dr. Dave Cartes
2
Project Background
  • Biodiesel is an environmentally safe alternative
    to standard diesel fuel
  • Diesel equivalent but processed from biological
    sources (vegetable oil and waste oils)
  • B20 (20 Biodiesel, 80 standard diesel fuel) can
    be used in unmodified diesel engines
  • Works as a solvent in fuel lines and fuel filters
  • Engine manufactures cite less engine wear as
    benefit

TEAM 12 Low-Cost, Portable, Off-Grid Biodiesel
Production Plant
3
Semester Goals met
  • Wash Tank Agitation
  • Methanol Recovery System
  • Final Design Size Constraints
  • Chemical Analysis
  • Pro-E Modeling
  • Parts Ordering and Price List
  • Conclusion

TEAM 12 Low-Cost, Portable, Off-Grid Biodiesel
Production Plant
4
Wash Tank Agitation
  • 1st Idea Bubble Wash
  • 2nd Idea Agitation Wash
  • Time
  • Conclusion Agitation Method


TEAM 12 Low-Cost, Portable, Off-Grid Biodiesel
Production Plant
5
Methanol Recovery
  • Material Copper Pipe Aluminum
    Housing
  • Thermal Analysis
  • Power required vs Power lost

TEAM 12 Low-Cost, Portable, Off-Grid Biodiesel
Production Plant
6
Final Design Size Constraint
  • 5 8 Trailer
  • Easy Latch down
  • Cleaning accessible
  • Easy Disassemble

7
Chemical Analysis
  • Main Ingredients
  • Feedstock
  • Methanol
  • Sodium hydroxide (Lye)
  • We are going to use waste vegetable oil vs.
    straight vegetable oil
  • Waste vegetable oil is cheaper, but it has to be
    processed.
  • Two choices for lye
  • Sodium hydroxide vs. potassium hydroxide
  • We are going to use sodium hydroxide because it
    is cheaper and easier to acquire.
  • Potassium hydroxide is better because it
    dissolves in methanol much easier, but it is
    expensive and harder to acquire.

8
Pro Engineer Drawings
  • Pro Engineering
  • Trailer Weight/ Tow load
  • Methanol Recovery

9
Parts and Price List
  • Finned Strip Heating Element - 50.46
  • Quantity 6
  • Style A 38 Watts/in2
  • 12.9 Amps
  • Overall Length 17.875 in
  • Fin Length 13.125 in
  • Center to Center Length 16.875 in
  • SKU 3575K46
  • Reaction Tank/Oil Holding Barrel - 87.15
  • Quantity 2
  • 30 gallons
  • Top OD 19.25 in
  • Outside Height 28.75 in
  • Gauge, Top/Body/Bottom/Ring 18/18/18/12

10
MathCAD Calculations
  • Heating Calculations

Heat lost from barrel
11
MathCAD Calculations
  • Power Calculations

12
Conclusion
  • Design Complete
  • System Concluded
  • Power Generation Concluded
  • Parts List Complete
  • Future work
  • Parts Ordering
  • Bargain Parts
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