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TUBULAR FLOW REACTOR

MODEL: BP 101

his Tubular Flow Reactor (Model: BP 101) has been designed to introduce students of Chemical Engineering to the behaviour of a plug flow reactor by studying the second order reaction between dilute caustic soda and ethyl acetate. The unit is small in scale for ease of operation but capable of demonstrating the principles of industrial scale reactor behaviour. The unit includes a 10 litres reactor vessel as a water jacket, and is equipped with a variable speed stirrer, inlet and outlet ports for the feed and product streams, sampling, conductivity measurements and temperature measurements and control.

A cooling coil and immersion heater are provided inside the vessel to provide constant reaction temperature. The desired reaction temperature is achieved by controlling the heating using a digital temperature controller located on the front panel. Two non-corroding feed storage vessels are supplied, together with chemically resistant pumps and flowmeters. A product collection vessel is also provided and if necessary, the products are neutralised before

discharging to the laboratory drains. The tubular reactor is a coil of long tubing wound around a cylinder inside the vessel to give a total reactor volume of approximately 0.4 litres. The spiral design is practically the best approximation to plug flow conditions, as the secondary flow ensures good radial mixing while minimising longitudinal dispersion. The two reactants are pre-heated prior to mixing and entering the reactor.

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EXPERIMENTAL CAPABILITIES Comparison of predicted and experimental conversion in a continuous tubular flow reactor Effect of temperature on reaction rate Effect of flow velocity on conversion Residence time characteristics of the reactor Chemical analysis techniques Mathematical modelling of reactor systems

e) Feed Pumps: Capacity Electrical

: 1 LPM : 240VAC/1-phase/50-60Hz

f) Flow Control: Liquid Flowmeter : up to 500 ml/min; electronic Flow Control : needle valves

SPECIFICATIONS Bench-mounted apparatus designed to demonstrate tubular reactor behaviour comprising two 20 litre feed tanks, non-corrosive feed pumps and flowmeters. It includes a temperature controlled water jacket, a preheating coils and 0.4 litres reactor volume a) Reactor: Water Jacket

g) Instrumentations: The unit is fitted with all necessary sensors and digital indicators for measurements of temperature, flowrate and conductivity. All sensors are of electronic type to ensure compatibility with data acquisition system.

REQUIREMENTS Electrical supply Water supply Working area Chemicals

: 10 L; borosilicate glass; stainless steel top and bottom plate Cooling System : 3/8" stainless steel tube with connections for cooling water Heating System : 2 x 1 kW immersion heaters; temperature sensor; temperature controller Tubular Reactor : coiled tubing; 0.4 L Pre-heating : 2.5 L stainless steel vessel with coils and circulation pump

: 240VAC/1-phase/50-60Hz. : Laboratory mains supply with drainage points : ventilated; approx. 10 m2 : ethyl acetate and caustic soda are suggested Analytical equipment

OVERALL DIMENSIONS b) Stirrer System: Speed Range : 50 to 2000 rpm; with speed controller and digital indicator Electrical : 240VAC/1-phase/50-60Hz Impellers : 2" dia.; stainless steel c) Feed Tanks: Capacity Material Height Width Depth : 1.68 m : 1.22 m : 0.91 m

: 20 litre (cylindrical) : Stainless steel

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d) Product Tanks: Capacity : 50 litre (rectangular) Material : Stainless steel

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SOFTWARE & E-LEARNING Our range of teaching equipment can be complemented with our SOLDAS and SOLCAL software.

SOLDAS - Supervisory Control & Data Acquisition - Data Logging - Signal Analysis - Process Control - Real-Time Display - Tabulated Results - Graph of Experiment Results

SOLCAL - Computer Aided Learning - Multimedia Features - Interactive - Graphic Simulation - Samples of Experiment Result - Full Experiment Manuals

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