Name: Edrealyn Santander

Course and Year: BSChE-3

Date Performed: June 17, 2015

Date Submitted: June 22, 2015

Experiment # 1
Physical Plant Evaluation
I.

Objective
To be familiar with the Chemical Engineering laboratories, namely Industrial Soil
Laboratory, Physical Chemistry Laboratory, Unit Operations Laboratory, and Water
Laboratory

II.

Diagram
See a fixed page.
a.)
b.)
c.)
d.)

III.

Industrial Soil Laboratory Scale: 1 inch = 200 cm

Physical Chemistry Laboratory Scale: 1 inch = 200 cm
Unit Operations Laboratory Scale: 1 inch -200 cm
Water Laboratory- Scale: 2 cm = 100 cm

Procedure
We were tasked to measure the dimensions of different laboratories and make a
diagram of each of them. So first, I borrowed five measuring tape from the surveying
office and distributed it to five different groups, since I was told that the measuring
tape should be returned at 11:30, my classmates and I decided to divide the task and
assign each group to their designated laboratories in order to not waste any time.
Group 1 were assigned to work on the water laboratory, group 2 and 3 on the Physical
Chemistry Laboratory, group 4 were working on Units and Operations laboratory and
group 5 worked on the Industrial Soil Laboratory.
On each of our assigned laboratory, we further divided ourselves into subgroups,
in order to work fast and efficiently.
Some subgroups were assigned to their designated areas to measure, other
subgroups were assigned to record the measurements and make a draft of the
laboratories.
When were finished we collected all the data from every subgroup and organized
the information. Then, we met up with the other groups and finalized the data to be
distributed to our classmates.

IV.

Data

INDUSTRIAL SOIL LABORATORY

Ion Exchange
Apparatus

This is used to determine the sulphate content of ground

water and aqueous soil extracts.

Kjeldhal Apparatus

Designed to accept straight digestion tubes, directly from

block digesters

Laboratory Mill

Hydraulic Press

Used when grinding samples for moisture determination, and

other applications, such as Falling Number, Glutomatic and
NIR.
A device using a hydraulic cylinder to generate a compressive
force.

Universal Constanter

Analyzes given data and integrate temperature, pressure etc.

controller

Automatic Voltage
Stabilizer

Designed to automatically maintain a constant voltage level

Process Control
Apparatus

Measures the variables of a technical process, directs the

process, and provides appropriate signal transformation.

Process Module

Used to construct the IGSS configuration process diagram of

the plant as well as the objects and object logic of the
monitoring process.

Temperature Control
Apparatus

Controls temperature

Pressure Control
Apparatus

Controls pressure

Gas Chromatography

Used for separating and analyzing compounds that can be

vaporized

Electric Furnace

Furnace that heats charged material by means of an electric

arc.

Shaker

Used in chemistry and biology laboratories to stir liquids.

Edwards
(8 two-stage)
Vacuum Pump

Pump the air out of the cylinder so that a vacuum is created

PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY LABORATORY

Jar Tester

Simulate the coagulation/flocculation process in a water

treatment plant

Beaker

A lipped cylindrical glass container for laboratory use.

Autoclave

Used to sterilize equipment and supplies by subjecting them to

high pressure saturated steam.

Westphall Balance

Also known as Mohr's Balance is used to measure the specific

gravity (or density) of liquids.

Capillary Melting
Point Apparatus

ABBE
Refractometer

Turbiquant

Spectroquant

Color Test

Dissolved Oxygen
Meter

Electric Balance

Titrator

Atomic Absorption
Spectrophotometer

Polyglass Pressure
Vessel

Digital Stirrer
Hot Plate

Solution
Calorimeter
Controlled
Potentiometer
Analyzer
Gas Fermentation
System

Thin layer
Chromatograph

Whatman Filter
Paper

UNIT OPERATIONS LABORATORY

Parr Bomb Ignition Unit

Oxygen Bomb Calorimeter

A container which ignites a substance held at constant

volume
Used to measure the heat created by a burnt sample

WATER LABORATORY
Water Bath Shaker
Convection Oven
Saybolt Viscometer
Incubator
Gas Analyzer

Water
Demineralizer
Distilling
Unit
Gas/Liquid Absorption
Water
Bath
Column
Tubular Flow Reactor
Hot plate
Thermal Radiation Unit
Refrigerator
Shell and Tube heat
Exchanger
Radiation Apparatus
W2 Sedimentation
Study Apparatus
Cooling Tower

Filter press

Tray Dryer

Centrifuge

Can be used for linear of orbital shaking

Provides uniform temperature
Used to express a Fluids viscosity, in Saybolt
universal or furol seconds
Used to maintain the progressive development of
microbiological cultures or entities
Determines the qualitative and quantitative
composition of a gas mixture
Used in nitrogen analysis and protein determination
Removes essentially inorganics salts in water
Used to Absorbs
incubate gases
substances
in water
constant
into liquids
or at
solvents
temperature
A vessel through which flow is continuous and usually
at a steady
state
Used to heating
samples
Displays radiation and temperature
Used to cool or freeze samples
Heating and cooling process in liquids or gases
Determines radiation characteristics of solids and gases
with wavelength .5-15 m
Clears water and wastewater

Used to remove excess heat

Separate solids and liquids

Used to dry powder

Separates suspensional liquids

V.

Observations
The laboratories were appropriate and well-maintained. Though I find the Water
Laboratory, Industrial Soil Laboratory, and Physical Chemistry Laboratory quite
small for us, and the equipment were lacking, which lead us to take turns in doing the
experiment.
Also, in the Units and Operations Laboratory, there are a lot of equipment which
seemed to be unused and were in the process of oxidation. Although, I can see that
there is an effort of maintaining the equipment, it is still useless if the equipment were
unused, because how much you prevent it, unused equipment will break no matter
what you do to maintain it. So therefore, the best thing to do is use it.
Therefore I think that laboratories should be adequate when it comes to equipment
so that we students would easily learn and comprehend our lessons or experiments.
With a huge number likes ours, we needed a bigger laboratory, I presumed that the
University did not expect to have a huge number of Chemical Engineering student, to
be using the laboratories, because usually only a few Chemical Engineering students
pass their requirements or requisites but now that a lot of us did, I hope that the
University will allocate a budget for bigger and better laboratories that we Chemical
Engineering students and teachers can use for our learning and research.
Overall, I think that knowing our laboratories, its facilities and equipment, is a
great help, because we were able to familiarize ourselves with each one of it and we
were able to create a floor plan about it.

VI.

Conclusion
In this activity I was able to familiarize myself with the Laboratories and
facilities, offered by the university for us Chemical Engineering students, and I was
also able to cooperate well with my classmates in performing the tasks at hand. Also,
I learned that, in making a floor plan, one must be meticulous and focused in his
work, in order for him to create an accurate and precise result.
Measuring a whole laboratory is not an easy job, we should be resilient and use any
available resources in order to finish the job on time.

VII.

References
http://www.perten.com/Products/Lab-mills/
http://www.velp.com/en/service_support/kjeldahl_apparatus

http://www.capco.co.uk/acatalog/ION-EXCHANGE-APPARATUSIONEXCHANGE.html

https://www.google.com.ph/search?
q=water+bath+shaker&rlz=1C1OPRA_enPH590PH590&oq=water+bath+shaker&aqs=chro
me..69i57j0l5.7024j0j7&sourceid=chrome&es_sm=122&ie=UTF-8
http://www.smc.edu/academicprograms/physicalsciences/pages/equipment.aspx
http://www.lovibond.com/en/environment/jar-tester/jar-tester
http://www.pchemlabs.com/product.asp?pid=647
https://www.google.com.ph/search?
q=Gas+Chromatography+what&rlz=1C1OPRA_enPH590PH590&oq=Gas+Chromatography
+what&aqs=chrome..69i57j0l5.10401j0j9&sourceid=chrome&es_sm=122&ie=UTF-8
https://www.google.com.ph/search?
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nition&aqs=chrome.0.69i59j69i57.2744j0j9&sourceid=chrome&es_sm=122&ie=UTF-8