Chemical Reactor Process Trainer with PLC

Chemical Reactor Process Trainer with PLC

Description of Chemical Reactor Process Trainer with PLC

Continuous flow reactors are common unit operations in chemical processing plants. They are found throughout the petroleum, petrochemical and numerous other industries. Chemical Reactor Process Trainer with PLC is a reduced scale plant that demonstrates continuous flow, exothermic chemical reaction.

1. Reactants are hydrocarbon fuel and atmospheric oxygen; products are combustion flue gasses 
2. The process has instrumentation to provide for reactant flow rate control, product gas analysis, temperature and pressure indication and an interlocking safety system.
3. The entire trainer is controlled from a DCS or PLC computer interface with custom designed software and control configuration.
4. This gives the student the opportunity to gain real operating experience focusing on both the process of exothermic chemical reactions and on control strategy.

 Objectives of Chemical Reactor Process Trainer with PLC

1. Continuous flow reactor operation and measurement
2. Equipment start-up and operating procedures
3. Process control concepts for manual and automatic operation
4. Material balances
5. Impact of varying operating conditions of reactant flow, excess or limiting reactants and residence time
6. Control experience on a Programmable Logic Controller

Specification of Chemical Reactor Process Trainer with PLC

1. Continuous up-flow reactor with interchangeable direct combustion and catalytic combustion tips
2. Integral viewing ports
3. Flow measurement of reactant streams
4. Analysis of product stream
5. Thermocouple temperature measurement
6. Electronic process measurement,
7. Custom programmed software configuration and computer operator interface
8. Interlocking safety system to stop fuel flow in the event of a flame failure
9. Electronic ignition system
10. Integrally mounted fuel canister Time to reach steady state after a reasonable step change less than 10 minutes
11. Complete unit mounted on a stainless steel frame
12. Personnel protection shields on hot surfaces
13. Custom programmed software configuration and computeroperator interface
14. Interlocking safety system to stop fuel flow in the event of a flame failure
15. Electronic ignition system
16. Complete unit mounted on a stainless steel frame
17. Personnel protection shields on hot surfaces