CE 610 Comparison Of Rectification Columns Didactic Equipment Vocational Education Equipment Process Control Trainer
PLC controlled continuous rectification with packed and sieve tray column Features - continuous rectification - packed column and sieve tray column - supply of process heat in the form of steam - plant control with PLC via touch panel - more than 40 measured quantities and 12 control loops Learning objectives/experiments - investigation and comparison of a sieve tray column and a packed column -- in continuous operation -- with different pressures -- with different reflux ratios -- with different feed levels - determination of the proportion of ethanol in the feed and in the products - determination of the tray efficiency of the sieve trays - evaluation using the McCabe-Thiele Diagram - evaluation using the HTU-NTU concept Specification [1] continuous rectification with packed column or sieve tray column [2] variable reflux ratio [3] packed column with pall rings with 10 feed levels and temperature measurement [4] sieve tray column with 10 trays; each tray with feed and temperature measurement [5] tanks for feed, bottom and top product made of DURAN glass and stainless steel [6] operation at up to 115°C and 1,5bar [7] recording of all relevant variables with more than 40 sensors [8] PLC with touch panel for control of the plant [9] software for data acquisition via USB under Windows 10