
Chemical Reactor Process Trainer with PLC
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. DarbyTech's Chemical Reactor Trainer is a reduced scale plant that demonstrates continuous flow, exothermic chemical reaction.
Key Learning Objectives:
- Continuous flow reactor operation and measurement
- Equipment start-up and operating procedures
- Process control concepts for manual and automatic operation
- Material balances
- Impact of varying operating conditions of reactant flow, excess or limiting reactants and residence time
- Control experience on a Programmable Logic Controller(PLC)
Equipment Specification Highlights:
- Continuous up-flow reactor with interchangeable direct combustion and catalytic combustion tips
- Stainless steel reactor vessel with refractory blanket lining – 300mm (12”) OD X 600mm (24”) high
- Integral viewing ports
- Flow measurement of reactant streams (fuel, primary air and secondary air)
- Analysis of product stream
- Thermocouple temperature measurement
- Electronic process measurement
- Pneumatic control valves
- Dedicated computer control station with PID control and many more