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Research on the castor oil pressing extraction mechanism based on multi-physics coupling simulation
Can Shu1, Liu Yang1, Zilong Xu1
1College of Mechanical Engineering, Wuhan Polytechnic University, Wuhan, Hubei, China.
Abstract:
Castor oil has been widely used in various fields due to its properties, leading to large attention for its extraction mechanism. To research the castor oil extraction mechanism during pressing, a self-developed uniaxial compression device combined with an in situ observation is established. The effects of pressure, loading speed, and creep time are investigated, and a finite element model coupling with multi-physics is established for castor oil pressing extraction, verified by the seed cake experimental compression strain matching with numerical simulation under the same condition. Simulation results indicated that the pressing oil extraction process can be divided into two stages, Darcy's speed shows the first sharp decreasing stage and the second gradual increasing stage during porosity and pressure interaction. In the first stage, porosity is dominant on Darcy's speed. With porosity decreasing, the pressure effect on Darcy's speed exceeds porosity in the second stage. With seed thickness increasing, Darcy's speed first increases and then decreases. With loading speed increasing, Darcy's speed increases. Darcy's speed decreases constantly with creep time increasing. This study can provide basic theoretical and practical guidance for oil extraction.
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