Open AccessInfluence of operational parameters on the recovery rate of polyester resin surface of locally designed drum oil skimmer
Author(s) -
Walaa Sabbar,
Bassam Mohammed,
Mujtaba Almudhaffar
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
journal of physics. conference series
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.21
H-Index - 85
eISSN - 1742-6596
pISSN - 1742-6588
DOI - 10.1088/1742-6596/1773/1/012023
Subject(s) - drum , creatures , viscosity , materials science , recovery rate , volumetric flow rate , environmental science , process (computing) , pollution , rotational speed , polyester , environmental pollution , oil pollution , petroleum engineering , process engineering , waste management , pulp and paper industry , composite material , environmental engineering , computer science , mechanical engineering , engineering , chromatography , chemistry , ecology , mechanics , physics , environmental protection , archaeology , biology , natural (archaeology) , history , operating system
The development in the industry makes the process of transferring oil between countries a necessity. There has been massive pollution in the rivers environment resulting from the leakage of oil from oil ships, the transfer of factories and workshops wastes to rivers, which posed a great danger to human life and living creatures. Therefore, it is necessary to direct attention to save the aquatic environment from pollution as the process of collecting oil manually is insufficient and slow. In the present study, the drum skimmer is manufactured with a polyester resin surface. This material is characterized by its adhesive effectiveness to liquids and availability. Operational parameters such as viscosity, temperature, and drum rotation speed are investigated using designed and fabricated drum skimmer. The experimental results showed that the fluid viscosity has a high effect on the recovery rate. Also, the recovery rate increases as the drum rotation speed increase. Moreover, the best improvement in the recovery rate is obtained at the maximum temperature.