Radleys Reactor-Ready Lab Reactor - Clamping the Vessel Lid and Stirrer Assembly to the Vessel

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6.1.8 Clamping the vessel lid and stirrer assembly to the vessel
Step 1
Assemble the vessel O-ring seal and PTFE O-ring
support collar.
Place the assembly onto the flange of the vessel
neck ensuring that the retaining lip of the O-ring
assembly is located in the neck of the vessel.
Step 2
Take the lid and stirrer assembly and guide the
stirrer shaft through the neck of the vessel.
Then lower the lid onto the vessel O-ring, ensuring
that the lid flange, O-ring and vessel flange are all
aligned and sitting flush, and that the ports are in
the correct position.
Useful notes
❖ Once you have placed the lid and stirrer assembly on the vessel flange, check that the stirrer shaft
is in the optimal position for your application. To reposition it, you will need to remove the lid and
stirrer assembly, loosen the locking cap on the stirrer guide and slide the stirrer shaft up or down
as required. Once in the correct position, retighten the locking cap on the stirrer guide.
Step 3
You will now need to clamp the lid and vessel
together using the vessel support clamp.
To do this, gently close the jaws of the vessel
support clamp around the join where the vessel lid
flange and the vessel flange meet.