Automated Continuous Distillation Pilot Plant

Automated Continuous Distillation Pilot Plant

• Distillation column height 600 mm with 7 bubble cap trays.
• Reboiler with 3 litres capacity complete with 1600 W electric heater.
• Condenser with reflux head .
• Feeding tank with 5 litres capacity.
• Tank for collection of distillate with 1 litre capacity.
• Tank for collection of bottoms product with 2 litres capacity.
• Three tube-in-tube heat exchangers.
• Metering pump with flow rate of 0 to 8.5 litres / hour.
• 6 digital thermometers with  probes protected by stainless steel shield sleeves.
• 6 electronic indicators
• Thyristor unit for controlling the power to the reboiler electric  heater
• 2 programmable timers for the control of reflux ratio.
• Vacuum circuit with trap
• Pipework manufactured from stainless steel
• Electrical control unit IP55, complying with EC standards
• Emergency stop button.
• Oil vacuum pump with flow rate of 4 m3 h
• Variable area flow meter with a range of 20 to 250 l/h and 4-20 mA output signal
• Variable area flow meter with a range of 20 to 250 l/h and 4-20 mA output signal .
• Pneumatic valve for controlling the flow rate of the condenser cooling water, Cv = 0.32.
• Pneumatic valve for controlling the residual pressure, Cv = 0.32
• 2x electro-pneumatic converters  4 to 20 mA / 0.2 to 1 bar.
• Electronic residual pressure transmitter range of 0 to 1000 mbar, 4-20 mA output signal
• Microprocessor digital PID controller with serial card