Tubular Flow Reactor | ReaktiLabX – 06
The Tubular Flow Reactor ReaktiLabX – 06 studies continuous reactor behavior using a concentric stainless steel tube and T-piece mixing system. This Tubular Flow Reactor features dual peristaltic pumps, a heating water circuit, and a combined conductivity and temperature sensor for conversion measurement. It supports saponification reaction studies across varying retention time, temperature, and concentration. Optional DAQ software enables measurement and calculation of results.
The Tubular Flow Reactor ReaktiLabX – 06 is a continuously running reactor that makes it possible to produce goods in big volumes and at a constant level of quality. This Tubular Flow Reactor lets users examine reactor behavior and operation using a heating water circuit, pumps, and reactant and product tanks. Silicon pipe connections make it simple to connect the reactor.
Product Overview
Continuously running reactors are tubular reactors. They make it possible to produce goods in big volumes and at a constant level of quality. This device series that enables research with various reactor types includes the Tubular Flow Reactor ReaktiLabX – 06. A tubular reactor can have its behavior and operation examined. The apparatus includes a heating water circuit in addition to all required connections, pumps, reactant and product tanks, and tanks for reactants.
Silicon pipe connections make it simple to connect the reactor. The reactants are delivered into the reactor individually through each nozzle by the two pumps of the supply unit. The two reactants are combined in the T piece’s center thanks to the placement of the nozzle outlets. The two reactants are introduced into the mixture, which then enters the concentric tube. After leaving the tube, the combination of product and unconverted reactants is carried into a tank. The speed of the pumps is used to modify the reactant retention period in the tubular reactor.
The water bath also houses the tube. The user may see how temperature affects the reaction because the water bath is connected to the heating water circuit. The conductivity is measured to ascertain the conversion in the tubular reactor. Included is a conductivity/temperature combination sensor. Temperature and conductivity are digitally shown. Additionally, data capture software can record and process the measured quantities (optional).
Tubular Flow Reactor ReaktiLabX – 06 — Technical Specifications
| Specification | Detail |
|---|---|
| Reactor | Concentric type stainless steel tube |
| Mixing | T-piece with 2 nozzles for mixing the reactants |
| Water Bath | Tank as water bath for the reactor and for connection to the heating water circuit |
| Hot Water Circuit | Transparent tube |
| Sensor | For measuring the conductivity and temperature |
| Temperature Control | In the reactor |
Technical Data
Tubular Reactor
| Parameter | Value |
|---|---|
| Inside diameter | 6mm |
| Reactor capacity | approx. 280mL |
| Tube Material | Stainless steel |
| Shell material | Polycarbonate |
Peristaltic Pump for Reactants
| Parameter | Value |
|---|---|
| Max. flow rate | approx. 500mL/min |
Peristaltic Pump for Products
| Parameter | Value |
|---|---|
| Max. flow rate | approx. 500mL/min |
Water Pump
| Parameter | Value |
|---|---|
| Max. flow rate | 10L/min |
| Max. head | 10m |
| Power consumption | 120W/min |
Heater
| Parameter | Value |
|---|---|
| Power consumption | 3000W/min |
Tanks
| Parameter | Value |
|---|---|
| Reactants | 2x 10L |
| Product | 10L |
| Heating water | 15L |
Key Features
- Reactor: concentric type, stainless steel tube, 6mm inside diameter, approx. 280mL capacity
- Shell Material: polycarbonate
- Mixing: T-piece with 2 nozzles combining reactants at the center
- Reactant Pumps: peristaltic, max. flow rate approx. 500mL/min each
- Water Pump: max. flow rate 10L/min, max. head 10m, 120W/min power consumption
- Heater: 3000W/min power consumption
- Tanks: 2x 10L reactant tanks, 10L product tank, 15L heating water tank
- Sensor: combined conductivity and temperature sensor, digitally displayed
- Retention Time Control: pump speed used to modify reactant retention period, central to studies on this Tubular Flow Reactor
- Software: optional DAQ software for measurement and calculation
Experiments
- Fundamentals of a saponification reaction
- Conversion depending on: retention time, temperature, concentration
Construction and Design
The Tubular Flow Reactor ReaktiLabX – 06 uses a concentric type stainless steel tube reactor, with an inside diameter of 6mm and a capacity of approximately 280mL, housed in a polycarbonate shell. A T-piece with 2 nozzles mixes the two reactants at its center before they enter the concentric tube. Two peristaltic pumps, each with a maximum flow rate of approximately 500mL/min, deliver reactants and products. A water pump, rated 10L/min maximum flow, 10m maximum head, and 120W/min power consumption, circulates water through the heating circuit, supported by a heater rated 3000W/min power consumption. Tanks include two 10L reactant tanks, a 10L product tank, and a 15L heating water tank. A combined conductivity and temperature sensor, digitally displayed, measures conversion in the tubular reactor. Silicon pipe connections simplify reactor connection.
Software
Software ReaktiLabX – 06 (optional). DAQ software specially designed in National Instrument™, LABVIEW™ environment to measure and calculate the results of the apparatus. The software is optional; a set of electronic sensors is included when the software is used. The software can be run with any Windows™ environment.
Q: What is the Tubular Flow Reactor ReaktiLabX – 06 used for?
A: It is used to study the behavior and operation of a tubular reactor, including saponification reaction fundamentals and conversion dependence on retention time, temperature, and concentration.
Q: What is the reactor’s capacity and material?
A: The reactor is a concentric type stainless steel tube, with an inside diameter of 6mm and a capacity of approximately 280mL, housed in a polycarbonate shell.
Q: How are the two reactants mixed?
A: The reactants are delivered through a T-piece with 2 nozzles, which combines them at the center before entering the concentric tube.
Q: How is conversion measured in the tubular reactor?
A: Conversion is measured using a combined conductivity and temperature sensor, with values digitally displayed.
Q: Is data acquisition software available with this system?
A: Yes, Software ReaktiLabX – 06 is available as an optional add-on, designed in National Instrument™ LABVIEW™ environment, and can run with any Windows™ environment.
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