Process Engineering Lab Equipment: Complete Guide for Chemical Engineering Colleges

Process Engineering Lab Equipment: Complete Guide for Chemical and Petroleum Engineering Colleges

Process engineering lab equipment covers the pilot-scale training units, heat and mass transfer apparatus, and reaction engineering rigs needed for chemical engineering, petroleum engineering, and industrial process technology programmes. This guide lists standard process engineering lab apparatus, their experiments, and procurement guidance for institutions setting up labs to ABET, NBA, or international accreditation standards.

Core Process Engineering Lab Equipment

1. Distillation Column (Batch and Continuous)

Glass distillation column for separating binary liquid mixtures (e.g., ethanol-water) by vapour-liquid equilibrium principles. Packed or plate column designs available.

• Key experiments: McCabe-Thiele analysis; HETP determination; minimum reflux ratio; tray efficiency
• Features: Borosilicate glass column, reboiler, condenser, reflux divider, refractometer for composition analysis

2. Liquid-Liquid Extraction Unit

Demonstrates the extraction of a solute from one liquid phase to another using immiscible solvents — a key separation operation in pharmaceutical and petrochemical processes.

• Key experiments: Distribution coefficient; extraction efficiency; number of theoretical stages; counter-current extraction

3. Absorption Column

Gas-liquid absorption using a packed column — demonstrates CO₂ or NH₃ absorption into water or caustic solution, relevant to gas scrubbing and pollution control.

• Key experiments: Overall mass transfer coefficient KGa; height of transfer unit (HTU); flooding velocity determination

4. Fluidised Bed Unit

Demonstrates fluidisation of solid particles by an upward air or liquid stream — the basis of fluid catalytic cracking (FCC), drying, and coating operations.

• Key experiments: Minimum fluidisation velocity; pressure drop vs. velocity; bed expansion; fluidisation regimes

5. Continuous Stirred Tank Reactor (CSTR)

Jacketed stirred reactor for studying homogeneous liquid-phase reactions under controlled temperature and residence time — fundamental to reaction engineering.

• Key experiments: Conversion vs. residence time; effect of temperature on rate constant; CSTR vs. PFR comparison

6. Heat Exchanger Network (Shell and Tube + Plate)

Combined shell-and-tube and plate heat exchanger demonstrating LMTD method, effectiveness-NTU method, and parallel/counter-flow comparison for both exchanger types.

• Scientico model: Shell and Tube Heat Exchanger Manufacturer India

7. Pipe Flow Network Apparatus

Multi-pipe network demonstrating pressure distribution, Hardy-Cross method for flow distribution, and pump selection for complex networks — directly relevant to process plant piping design.

Process Engineering Experiments Table

Apparatus	Core Experiment	Key Output
Distillation Column	Binary mixture separation	HETP, tray efficiency, min reflux ratio
Absorption Column	Gas absorption into liquid	KGa, HTU, flooding velocity
LLE Unit	Solute extraction	Distribution coefficient, extraction %
Fluidised Bed	Particle fluidisation	Umf, pressure drop curve
CSTR	Homogeneous reaction kinetics	Rate constant k, conversion X
Heat Exchanger	Heat transfer analysis	U (W/m²·K), effectiveness, NTU

Export and Procurement

Scientico India manufactures and exports process engineering training equipment to chemical engineering, petroleum engineering, and process technology colleges across UAE, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Qatar, Oman, Bahrain, Malaysia, Indonesia, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Philippines, Kenya, Ghana, Morocco, Jordan, and 50+ more countries. All equipment is CE certified and ISO 9001:2015 quality managed. Full ABET and accreditation documentation provided.

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