Educational Chemical Engineering Pilot Plants
Multi-Functional Special Distillation Educational Pilot Plant
Item Number : LPK-SDMC
Price varies based on specs and customizations
- Distillation Modes
- Vacuum, Azeotropic, Reactive, Extractive
- Column Construction
- Double transparent glass columns with conductive film insulation
- Reflux Ratio Range
- 1 to 99
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Introduction
The Multi-functional Special Distillation Educational Unit Operations Pilot Plant is a versatile laboratory system designed to bridge the gap between theoretical chemical engineering principles and practical industrial applications. Featuring a transparent, double-column glass structure with conductive film insulation, this integrated plant allows university students to directly observe hydrodynamic behaviors and thermodynamic separations. It provides a comprehensive platform for studying continuous, vacuum, azeotropic, reactive, and extractive distillation operations, giving students hands-on experience with process control parameters such as reflux ratios and column feed locations.
Tailored Customization Services
To meet the diverse pedagogical objectives of different universities, this pilot plant features a fully customizable design. Both the hardware components (such as column dimensions, packing types, feeding arrangements, and sensor configurations) and the software control interface can be customized to align precisely with your curriculum requirements and laboratory space constraints.
Detail & Parts
Key Teaching Functions and Engineering Advantages
- Visualized Process Hydrodynamics: The transparent glass column body, equipped with outer wall insulation via a transparent conductive film, allows students to observe liquid-vapor contact, weeping, entrainment, and flooding phenomena in real time.
- Multi-operational Flexibility: A single pilot plant supports multiple complex distillation processes—including vacuum, azeotropic, reactive, and extractive modes—maximizing laboratory utility and optimizing space.
- Variable Feeding and Sampling Options: Multiple side ports along the column columns facilitate versatile feed locations, side-stream withdrawals, temperature monitoring, and composition sampling for profiling concentration gradients.
- Precise Process Control: Features a wide, adjustable reflux ratio range (1 to 99) and digital flow, pressure, and temperature measurements to help students analyze separation efficiency under varying operating conditions.
- Robust, Lab-friendly Construction: Built on a high-grade aluminum alloy frame with heavy-duty casters (dimensions within 2200mm × 580mm × 2590mm), providing easy mobility and stability in university teaching laboratories.
Technical Specifications and Curriculum Integration
The following table details the key experimental modules, technical parameters, and their direct alignment with fundamental concepts in widely recognized chemical engineering textbooks:
| Experimental Module / System Component | Technical & Operational Specifications | Associated Textbook Concepts & Unit Operations |
|---|---|---|
| Column Assembly & Packing | Double transparent glass columns; insulated outer walls; configurable with structured or random packing; 3–5 side ports per column for multi-point sampling and feed tray selection. | Chemical Engineering Design: Packed column hydraulics, HETP (Height Equivalent to a Theoretical Plate) calculations, feed tray optimization, and column internal selection. |
| Continuous & Vacuum Distillation System | Integrated vacuum pump, pressure gauges, and digital reflux ratio controller adjustable from 1 to 99. | Unit Operations of Chemical Engineering: McCabe-Thiele method, reflux ratio optimization, boiling point elevation, and vacuum distillation calculations. |
| Azeotropic & Extractive Distillation Modules | Dual feeding pumps with auxiliary solvent/entrainer introduction systems; precise temperature-controlled reboilers. | Transport Processes and Unit Operations: Vapor-Liquid Equilibrium (VLE) modifications, separation of close-boiling systems, and the selection criteria for solvents/entrainers. |
| Reactive Distillation Module | Dedicated catalytic packing zone with integrated temperature sensors to monitor exothermic/endothermic profiles. | Unit Operations of Chemical Engineering: Simultaneous mass transfer and chemical reaction, shifting chemical equilibrium, and reaction conversion enhancement. |
Professional Curriculum Alignment
This educational pilot plant is designed to translate abstract mathematical models into physical, measurable data. By operating this unit, students can gain practical insights into the core topics covered in standard academic curricula:
- Separation Process Principles: Students can verify non-ideal vapor-liquid equilibrium (VLE) behavior, determine activity coefficients, and analyze the impact of entrainers and extractants on relative volatility.
- Process Dynamics & Control: The adjustable reflux ratio system and variable feed points allow students to evaluate transient response times, steady-state startup curves, and the sensitivity of distillate purity to external perturbations.
- Engineering Design Scale-up: Integrating this unit with coursework in Chemical Engineering Design helps students understand material and energy balances, pressure drop calculations in packed columns, and heat loss management.
Custom Hardware and Software Adaptability
To ensure the pilot plant integrates smoothly into your specific engineering program, we offer flexible configurations for both the physical and digital components. Hardware can be adapted to include specific sensor packages (such as digital flow meters, differential pressure transmitters, or online refractive index analyzers), while the data acquisition software can be customized to support various industry-standard communication protocols, data logging formats, and user interface designs.
About LABPARK
With over 20 years of dedicated service to higher education, LABPARK specializes in providing state-of-the-art laboratory equipment and pilot plants. Our core focus spans six key fields: Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, Biotechnology, Food Engineering, Pharmaceutical Engineering, and Environmental Engineering.
Backed by a strong scientific foundation, LABPARK holds 209 technical patents and has partnered with more than 289 universities and colleges worldwide. Our operations are supported by a modern 49,000-square-meter production and R&D base, ensuring high-quality manufacturing and engineering standards for academic institutions globally.
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