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Exercise V - Manual control of heater power
Objective
To manually control the temperature the fluid passing through a coil that passes
through fluid within a process vessel, by controlling power to a heating element
heating the fluid within the vessel.
Overview
The temperatures within the process vessel and coil are monitored using
thermocouple type sensors. A continuous flow of water is passed through the coil
within the vessel. The water within the vessel is heated by a heating element, and
heat is transferred to the water within the coil. By manually switching the power to the
heating element on or off, the temperature is regulated to maintain the required set
point.
Equipment Required
PCT40 bench with small process vessel containing a heating coil.
Equipment set up
Ensure that the apparatus has been set up according to the Installation section. The
lid with heating coil should be in position on the small process vessel, with the coil
surrounding the heating element. The apparatus should be connected to a suitable
PC with the PCT40 software installed, using the grey USB cable supplied.
Fill the small process vessel with water:
Using a length of tubing with a quick release fitting at both ends, connect the PSV to
one of the fittings on the side of the small process vessel. Ensure that the other fitting
on the side of the process vessel is not connected.
Close the drain valve on the process vessel.
Run the PCT40 software and select ‘Section 7: Temperature Control (indirect
heating)’.
In the software, set the PSV to 100% and watch as the small process vessel fills with
water.
Wait until the coil inside the vessel is fully covered with water, then set the PSV to
0%.
Disconnect the tube from the PSV and connect it to one side of the gear pump.
Using another length of tube with quick release fittings at both ends, connect the
other socket on the side of the small process vessel to the other side of the gear
pump.
Take a length of tube with a quick release fitting at one end and a Guest push fitting
at the other. Connect one end to the PSV and the other end to the coil inside the
small process vessel (via the quick-release fitting mounted on the lid).
Take a second length of tube with a quick-release fitting at one end and an open end
at the other. Connect the quick release fitting to the other side of the coil, and direct
the opposite end of the tube to a suitable drain.
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