Process Plant Steam Bench

Incorporates a low pressure steam feed line including a VeeReg isolating valve, a 1 to 3 bar pressure reducing valve, a pressure relief valve set at 3.5 bar and temperature and pressure measuring points; a process fluid circuit constructed from high strength borosilicate glass components, including a reboiler equipped with a temperature measuring point, a separator with a rubber filler stopper and outlet baffle plate, a condenser, a drain valve, joint couplings and joint gaskets, reboiler blowdown pipework fitted with a flexible stainless steel braided hose complete with boiler joint adaptor flange and including a Vee-Reg isolating valve, steam trap and non-return valve; condenser cooling water feed line complete with control valve and pressure measuring point and cooling water drain line with non-return valve and pressure safety valve, set to vent at 2.5 bar. Process Plant Steam Bench consists of a sturdy framework and panels of all steel construction, fitted with a student work surface, interconnecting back panel and adjustable feet.

Experimental Capability:
Demonstration of cumulative effect on thermosyphon reboiler boiling rate, and of the boiling off of process fluid lighter fractions.
Demonstration of a thermosyphon reboiler, using water as the process fluid and steam as heating fluid.  

The bench comprises: a low pressure steam feed line, including a Vee-Reg isolating valve, a 1 to 3 bar pressure reducing valve, a pressure relief valve set at 3.5 bar and a temperature and pressure measuring points; a process fluid circuit constructed from high strength borosilicate glass components including a reboiler equipped with a temperature measuring point, a separator with rubber filler stopper and outlet baffle plate, a condenser, a drain valve, joint couplings and PTFE joint gaskets; reboiler blowdown pipework fitted with a flexible stainless steel braided hose complete with boiler joint adaptor flange and including a Vee-Reg isolating valve, steam trap and non-return valve; condenser cooling water feed line complete with control valve and pressure measuring point and cooling water drain line with non-return valve and pressure safety valve, set to vent at 2.5 bar. Steam bench designed to visually demonstrate the use of steam for heating fluids in the process industry.