COMPUTER CONTROLLED - SIEVE PLATE

DISTILLATION COLUMN (With Data Logging Facility)

DESCRIPTION :
The column is made of Stainless Steel material with seven sieve trays. An electrically heated
reboiler is installed at the bottom of the column. The bottom product is collected in the tank.
The vapours form the top of column are condensed in the shell and tube type condenser by
cooling water supplied by laboratory overhead tank. The condensate is divided into reflux and
distillate by automatic reflux divider and R/D Ratio can be varied. Reflux is fed back to the
column and distillate is received in a receiving tank. The complete column is insulated for
minimizing the heat loss. Instrumentation is provided for pressure & temp. measurement
wherever necessary.The present set-up has a facility to interface the system with computer which
enables to log the experimental data using computer. The educational
software and data- logging package has been developed for unit. The
software environment base is of Labview of NATIONAL INSTRUMENTS,
USA. This software is compatible to interfacing unit designed by K. C.
Engineers.

This

software

package

provides

comprehensive

educational software environment within which the investigations can

be performed. This software is capable to tabulate the sample readings
according to the requirement of experiment under study and results
obtained can be compared. The real time data acquisition can be done
by interfacing the set-up with computer using software. Software allows
the user to have control on data logging, printing the stored data,
preparing spread sheets in Excel etc.
EXPERIMENTATION:
To estimate the batch curves for a binary system and verify
the binary distillation equation for a known number of theoretical
plates.
To operate the column under total reflux condition and estimate
the minimum number of theoretical plates required.
UTILITIES REQUIRED :

Water Supply 2 LPM at 5m head.

Floor Drain.
Electricity Supply: 1 Phase, 220 V AC, 6 kW.
Required Chemicals.
Refractrometer for analysis.
Computer System: i-3 processor with DVD Drive, Windows 7, MS-Office pre-loaded. One
USB slot required in PC for DATA ACQUISITION CARD.

TECHNICAL DETAILS :
Distillation Column
Pressure Gauge
Flow measurement

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Material Stainless Steel, Dia 110mm, seven sieve trays.

Bourdon type, 0-2 kg/cm2.
By Flow transmitter (For cooling water)

 Steam Generator
Level

Made of Stainless Steel, provided with Pressure Gauge &

Indicator, Safety valve & insulated with ceramic

wool and cladding with Aluminium foil.

Reflux Divider
:
Special arrangement to change R/D ratio automatically.
Condenser
:
Shell & Tube type, Material- Stainless Steel.
Bottom Product Tank
:
Made of Stainless Steel, capacity 5 Ltrs.
Distillate Tank
:
Made of Stainless Steel, capacity 5 Ltrs.
Heaters
:
Nichrome wire heater.
Temp. Measurement
:
By Temperature transmitter, 4-20 mA-11Nos
Temperature Control
:
Arrangement for control temperature of reboiler
R.I. analysis
:
Refractrometer
Control panel comprises of :
Digital Temp. Controller :
PID controller, (0199.9C), For Steam Reboiler With Standard make

on/of switch, Mains Indicator etc.

An ENGLISH instruction manual consisting of experimental procedures, block diagram etc.
will be provided along with the Apparatus
The whole set-up is well designed and arranged on a rigid structure painted with industrial
PU Paint.