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Educational Rotary Disc Liquid-Liquid Extraction Pilot Plant
Item Number : LPK-BEXT
Price varies based on specs and customizations
- Column Material
- High-borosilicate transparent glass
- Agitation Control
- Variable-speed rotor motor with digital speed display and adjustment
- Process Control Interface
- Integrated PLC workstation with a color digital display for process variable monitoring
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Introduction
The Rotary Disc Liquid-Liquid Extraction Educational Unit Operations Pilot Plant is an integrated laboratory system designed for university engineering departments. It provides students with a hands-on platform to explore the fundamental principles of liquid-liquid extraction, mass transfer, and column hydrodynamics. Featuring a fully transparent column, this unit allows real-time observation of phase dispersion, droplet behavior, and mass transfer processes. By adjusting operational variables such as rotor speed and feed flow rates, students can gain practical insights into industrial separation processes, bridging the gap between theoretical calculations and physical operations.
Customization Services
To accommodate diverse laboratory layouts, specific curriculum requirements, and local safety standards, this pilot plant is available with flexible customization options. Both the hardware components—such as column dimensions, auxiliary vessels, and sensor configurations—and the software control interfaces can be modified to align with your institution’s unique academic objectives and teaching methods.
Key Pedagogical Features and Advantages
- Visual Operational Insights: The high-borosilicate transparent glass column allows students to directly monitor continuous and dispersed phase behavior, droplet formation, coalescence, and the transition of the phase boundary.
- Quantitative Mass Transfer Analysis: The system enables students to determine critical engineering parameters, including the Height of a Transfer Unit (HTU) and the Number of Transfer Units (NTU) under varying operating conditions.
- Variable Process Control: Integrated speed-controlled motors and precise flow control systems allow users to evaluate the impact of external mechanical energy (rotor speed) and phase ratios on overall extraction efficiency.
- Boundary Operating Scenarios: Designed for safe operational flexibility, the system allows students to deliberately induce and analyze the flooding phenomenon, helping them understand the hydrodynamic limits of extraction columns.
- Durable and Compact Design: Constructed on a high-grade anodized aluminum alloy frame with lockable casters, the compact footprint ensures easy relocation within a multi-use engineering laboratory.
Detail & Parts
Technical Specifications
| Parameter | Specification |
|---|---|
| Column Configuration | Rotary disc extraction column with alternating stator rings and rotor discs |
| Column Material | High-borosilicate transparent glass |
| Frame Material | Industrial-grade anodized aluminum alloy with lockable casters |
| Physical Dimensions | ≤ 1480 mm × 580 mm × 1800 mm (Length × Width × Height) |
| Agitation Control | Variable-speed rotor motor with digital speed display and adjustment |
| Process Control Interface | Integrated PLC workstation with a color digital display for process variable monitoring |
Experimental Modules and Curriculum Integration
This educational pilot plant is structured to align directly with core topics in standard chemical and process engineering curricula. The table below outlines the primary experimental modules and how they map to fundamental concepts found in classic textbooks.
| Laboratory Module | Core Teaching Focus | Textbook Concepts & Unit Operations |
|---|---|---|
| Hydrodynamic Characterization | Direct observation of droplet breakup, phase distribution, and determination of the flooding velocity. | Continuous and dispersed phases, phase holdup, and flooding limits in agitated columns (Unit Operations of Chemical Engineering). |
| Mass Transfer Performance | Calculation of mass transfer coefficients, solute concentration profiles, and overall extraction efficiency. | Liquid-liquid equilibria, solute distribution coefficients, and extraction stage efficiency (Transport Processes and Unit Operations). |
| System Modeling & Scaling | Determination of the Height of a Transfer Unit (HTU) and Number of Transfer Units (NTU) under variable rotor speeds and feed ratios. | Design equations for continuous-contact equipment, operating lines, and mass transfer correlation (Chemical Engineering Design). |
Academic Fields and Applications
This pilot plant is highly versatile, supporting hands-on instruction across multiple academic disciplines:
- Chemical Engineering: Serves as a cornerstone unit for unit operations and separation process laboratories, reinforcing concepts of countercurrent extraction and mass transfer resistance.
- Environmental Engineering: Demonstrates wastewater treatment methodologies, such as the extraction of phenol, organic acids, or heavy metal ions from aqueous streams using organic solvents.
- Food and Pharmaceutical Engineering: Facilitates instruction on the concentration of bioactive compounds, purification of pharmaceutical intermediates, and solvent-recovery techniques.
Both the physical hardware components and the digital data-acquisition software can be customized to match the specific analytical chemistry standards or safety protocols required by your department.
About LABPARK
LABPARK has been dedicated to serving higher education for more than 20 years, focusing on the development and manufacture of teaching equipment for laboratories. We specialize in six major academic fields: chemistry, chemical engineering, biotechnology, food engineering, pharmaceutical engineering, and environmental engineering.
Committed to technological innovation and high manufacturing standards, LABPARK holds 209 technical patents and operates from a modern 49,000-square-meter production and R&D base. We have established collaborations with more than 289 universities worldwide, supporting educators in delivering comprehensive, safe, and practical engineering education.
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