Fixed and Fluidized Bed Unit

Learning Objectives / Experiments:

• Study of Carman-Kozeny equation
• Observing pressure drop difference between fixed and fluidized bed
• Bed mode switching time estimation
• Pressure drop vs. fluid flow graph drawing

Unit Components:

• Two transparent columns for better observation of the process
• Two manometers for pressure drop indication
• Two Rotameters for water and air
• Aluminum profile casing

Rising Film Evaporation Unit

Learning Objectives / Experiments:

• Discontinuous film evaporation
• Continuous film evaporation
• Continuous and discontinuous film evaporation with reflux stream

Unit Components:

• Shell and tube column
• Washing pump
• Steel feed storage tang
• Vacuum pump (as driver force for charging the fluid to the column)
• Glassy storage tanks for product
• Steel cooling coil for outlet steam cooling
• Pressure gauges
• Glassy tanks washing nozzles
• Six-channel monitor and six thermocouple sensor
• Steel cyclone and condenser
• Aluminum profile casing

Two-Stage Evaporation Unit

Learning Objectives / Experiments:

• One-Stage experiment
• Two-Stage experiment in forward mode
• Study of temperature and calculation of steam flow, Thermal energy and stage-wise and overall evaporator efficiency

Unit Components:

• Two glassy tanks for evaporation
• Temperature indication for both stages and feed steam
• Steel lines and fittings
• Two observable ordered coils in evaporators
• Pressure online measuring in first evaporator tank
• Concentration measuring in both stages with conductivity meter
• Water pool (overall condenser) for products and steam streams cooling
• Aluminum profile casing