Yazan Taamneh

The efficiency of Jordanian natural zeolite for heavy metals removal

The capability of Jordanian natural zeolite to remove nickel from aqueous solutions was experimentally investigated using a packed bed column. The zeolite samples were obtained from Jabal AL Aritayn in the northeast of Jordan. The effects of the initial concentration of nickel (C0), the packed bed length (L) and the zeolite grain size (Dp) on the adsorption process were considered. The finding indicated that these parameters named had a significant effect on the removal of nickel by the Jordanian zeolite. The characteristic breakthrough curves of the adsorption process were measured. The Klinkenberg model was adopted to explain the kinetic behavior of the adsorption phenomena, and we attempted to fit the packed bed experimental data to the breakthrough curve. The effective diffusivity was estimated and used to predict breakthrough curves under other adsorption conditions.

Performance of Single and Double Shaft Disk Separators

Rotating disks separators, mounted on single and double hollow shafts, are investigated experimentally. The shaft and disks were enclosed in stainless steel housing. Many parameters were measured to study their influence on the performance of single and double shaft disk filters at various rotation speeds. These parameters are pressure inside the housing, permeate flux, and electrical power consumption. The average velocity coefficient k ˜ for single and double shaft disk separators was estimated and was found to be a good criterion of module performance as well. The comparison of measured and calculated filtration flow rate at various rotation speeds was in a good agreement. The estimated average shear stress is found to be about twice in double shaft filter disk. The feasibility of double shaft disk separator in treating filtration without filter cake is highly appreciated.

Economic and exergy investigation of triangular pyramid solar still integrated to inclined solar still with baffles

ABSTRACT This paper presents the detailed exergy and economic investigation of triangular pyramid solar still under passive and active mode of operation. For validation, experiments were carried out at different water depth maintained inside the basin under a continuous flow of water from an inclined solar still. Results confirm that the effect of integration rises the exergy efficiency during the offshine period, whereas during the sunshine hours the exergy efficiency decreases when the maintained the depth of water inside basin decreases. Similar study on economic analysis shows that the net pay back period increases from 5.6 to 11.4 with an increase in the water depth at an average selling price of water Rs 5/kg in a standalone triangular pyramid solar still.

Slip-Flow and Heat Transfer in a Porous Microchannel Saturated with Power-Law Fluid

This study aims to numerically examine the fluid flow and heat transfer in a porous microchannel saturated with power-law fluid. The governing momentum and energy equations are solved by using the finite difference technique. The present study focuses on the slip flow regime, and the flow in porous media is modeled using the modified Darcy-Brinkman-Forchheimer model for power-law fluids. Parametric studies are conducted to examine the effects of Knudsen number, Darcy number, power law index, and inertia parameter. Results are given in terms of skin friction and Nusselt number. It is found that when the Knudsen number and the power law index decrease, the skin friction on the walls decreases. This effect is reduced slowly while the Darcy number decreases until it reaches the Darcy regime. Consequently, with a very low permeability the effect of power law index vanishes. The numerical results indicated also that when the power law index decreases the fully-developed Nusselt number increases considerably especially, in the limit of high permeability, that is, nonDarcy regime. As far as Darcy regime is concerned the effects of the Knudsen number and the power law index of the fully-developed Nusselt number is very little.

Novel rotating cone viscous micro pump

This paper presents numerical solution for Navier-Stokes equations coupled with energy equation for gaseous slip flow between two concentric micro rotating cone pump. The inner cone is rotating while the outer is held stationary. A first-order slip boundary condition is applied. The effect of Kn, rotational speed and cone angle on pressure rise, flow rate, coefficient of moments and pump efficiency are studied. Slip values are found to be major parameters that affect the performance of pump. Four values of Kn are studied; Kn = 0, 0.001, 0.01 and 0.1. Optimal pump performance corresponds to Kn = 0.01. For all values of Kn, pressure rise is inversely proportional to flow rate. Increasing Kn reduces the slope of ΔP – Q curves. Both maximum flow rate and maximum pressure rise increase with rotational speed. Three values of cone angle b were studied, namely, 9°, 14° and 18°. Optimal performance is obtained for b = 14°.