Quantitative Dosing and Liquid Flow Control Educational Unit Operations Pilot Plant

Introduction

The Quantitative Dosing and Liquid Flow Control Educational Unit Operations Pilot Plant is an integrated laboratory system designed to demonstrate the principles of industrial fluid transport, precise liquid metering, and automated process control. Featuring both local and remote control units alongside an industrial-grade pump assembly, this pilot plant allows engineering students to bridge the gap between theoretical fluid dynamics and practical industrial applications. By interacting with industrial PLC systems, flow sensors, and dosing pumps, students gain hands-on experience in flow rate regulation, quantitative fluid delivery, and system automation.

Tailored Solutions for Academic Laboratories

To accommodate diverse laboratory layouts, specific curriculum requirements, and varying budget constraints, this pilot plant is fully customizable. Both the hardware components (such as pump selection, sensor ranges, pipe configurations, and control cabinet layouts) and the software interfaces (including PLC programming, data acquisition configurations, and SCADA control panels) can be modified. This flexibility ensures the equipment aligns with the precise instructional goals of your engineering department.

Key Educational Features and Benefits

• Dual-Control Architecture: Features independent local and remote control cabinets, allowing instructors to demonstrate traditional manual field operations alongside modern centralized control room paradigms.
• Industrial-Grade Components: Built with standard industrial pumps, variable frequency drives (VFDs), and flow meters, exposing students to the exact technologies they will encounter in their professional careers.
• Comprehensive Instrumentation: Equipped with precise sensors to monitor flow rates, pressure, and motor parameters, facilitating detailed data collection and mass balance calculations.
• Enhanced Process Safety: Integrated with emergency stop controls, overload protection, and safety interlocks to ensure a secure teaching environment for undergraduate students.
• Flexible Curriculum Integration: Supports a wide range of laboratory exercises, from fundamental calibration of flow meters to advanced PID loop tuning and remote process automation.

Detail & Parts

Technical Specifications and Experimental Modules

The following table outlines the technical capabilities of the pilot plant, the core experiments students can perform, and their direct relation to standard curriculum concepts.

Academic Alignment and Curriculum Integration

This educational pilot plant is designed to support core engineering curricula by turning abstract mathematical models into observable physical processes. It aligns closely with the practical learning outcomes required in Chemical Engineering, Environmental Engineering, Food Engineering, and Process Control disciplines.

By utilizing this system, instructors can directly illustrate the principles detailed in foundational academic textbooks:

• Unit Operations of Chemical Engineering: The pilot plant serves as a practical apparatus for studying fluid flow phenomena, the operation of pumps and fluid-transport equipment, and the calibration of flow-metering devices. Students can physically verify the energy losses and pump work equations taught in these curricula.
• Transport Processes and Unit Operations: The equipment provides a tangible platform to explore momentum transfer, liquid transport processes, and the dynamics of fluid systems in piping networks.
• Chemical Engineering Design: The integration of control valves, piping layouts, and instrumentation diagrams (P&ID) allows students to analyze process control loops, system safety factors, and the practicalities of industrial equipment selection.

By teaching with terminology and concepts consistent with these standard reference texts, faculty can help students connect classroom lectures directly to physical unit operations, reinforcing their engineering intuition and troubleshooting capabilities.

Customization and Technical Support

Recognizing that every university laboratory has unique space, utility, and educational requirements, we provide comprehensive design consultation. Our engineering team can customize the hardware configuration—including the sizing of pumps, integration of specific sensor brands, or adaptation to local power supplies—as well as the software control logic to match your syllabus. This ensures the pilot plant integrates seamlessly into your existing laboratory courses.

About LABPARK

LABPARK has been a dedicated partner to the global higher education sector for over 20 years, specializing in the design, development, and manufacture of advanced educational equipment. We focus on delivering robust, curriculum-aligned pilot plants and laboratory units across six major disciplines: Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, Biotechnology, Food Engineering, Pharmaceutical Engineering, and Environmental Engineering.

With a commitment to engineering excellence and academic utility, LABPARK holds 209 technical patents and operates from a state-of-the-art 49,000-square-meter production and research facility. To date, we have supported experimental teaching and research programs in more than 289 universities and colleges worldwide, helping institutions cultivate the next generation of engineering professionals.

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