Buchi F-305 - Overview: Setting up Coolant Tubing Connections

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26/42 Operation Manual Recirculating Chiller F-305 / F-308 / F-314
5.4.4 Overview: setting up coolant tubing connections
The tubing connections between the various items of BUCHI laboratory equipment
form a sealed circulation system. The starting and finishing point is always the recir-
culating chiller (F-3xx).
Below is an example of the tubing connections between the laboratory apparatus.
Recirculating
Chiller F-3XX
Rotavapor
R-300
Vacuum Pump
V-300
2
3
6
4
1
5
Fig.15: Coolant tubing connections in a BUCHI distillation system (example)
1 Inlet on Recirculating Chiller F-3xx 4 Condenser outlet on Rotavapor
R-300
2 Outlet on Recirculating Chiller F-3xx 5 Secondary condenser inlet on Vac-
uum Pump V-300
3 Condenser inlet on Rotavapor R-300 6 Secondary condenser outlet on Vac-
uum Pump V-300
u Connect a tube between the outlet of the recirculating chiller (2) and the inlet of
the condenser on the Rotavapor R-300 (3).
u Connect a tube between the outlet of the condenser on the Rotavapor R-300 (4)
and the inlet of the secondary condenser on the Vacuum Pump V-300 (5).
u Connect a tube between the outlet of the secondary condenser on the Vacuum
Pump V-300 (6) and the inlet of the recirculating chiller (1).
NOTE
Use GL14 hose barbs for the tubing connections.
Secure tubes with spring clips where necessary.