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Evaporator &

Distillation Testing

Evaporator Testing

  • Stainless steel, vertical, long-tube evaporator with various tube diameters (1″, 1.5″ and 2″) and tube lengths (10′,15′ and 20′). Unit may be operated as a recirculating long-tube falling film or as a down-flow evaporator.
  • Stainless steel, horizontal, submerged tube, forced circulation evaporator containing 2.8 square feet of heating surface.
  • Mechanically agitated thin film evaporator – 2.0 sq.ft.
  • Stainless steel RFC (rising film) or RRFC evaporators:
    • One (1)- 7.84 ft2, having six 1″ OD 18 ga. tubes, 5′-0″ long each (3 per pass)
    • One (1)- 15 ft2, having ten 1-1/2″ OD 18 ga. tubes, 4′-0″ long each (5 per pass)
    • One (1)- 39 ft2, having ten 1-1/2″ OD 18 ga. tubes, 10′-0″ long each (5 per pass)

Plate Evaporators/Strippers

  • PPS 150, up to ten square feet of heating surface can be accommodated, using size 01 plates, complete with separator, condenser and decanter. The unit can be used as an evaporator, stripper, or stripper with steam and/or nitrogen injection. “Micro” unit same as above without decanter.

Distillation Column

  • 6″ diameter, 29′ high stainless steel distillation column. The tower contains a 10-foot section of structured packing (stripping section), a feed port located at the center of the column and an additional 10-feet of structured packing as a rectifying section.

Dryer & Flaker Testing

Dryer/Flaker Testing

  • 6″ x 8″ atmospheric and vacuum, single double and twin drum dryers, equipped with cast iron and chrome plated drums
  • 24″ x 24″ single, double and twin atmospheric drum dryers, equipped with cast iron and chrome plated drums. Stainless steel feed accessories available.
  • 12″ x 18″ vacuum double drum dryer (with stainless steel enclosure/hopper).
  • 24″ x 42″ single drum dryer with chrome plated drums and four application rolls.
  • Stainless steel 2′ diameter by 4′ long jacketed vacuum rotary dryer complete with dry dust collector.
  • Small laboratory size A-1 vacuum shelf dryer with cast iron casing and stainless steel product tray.
  • 3′ diameter pan dryer (crystallizer) with stainless steel construction that may be used as a pan filter-dryer.

Flakers

  • 6″ x 8″ laboratory size flakers; single and double; with cast iron or chrome plated smooth drums and stainless steel and cast iron grooved drums. Applicator or agitator roll available.
  • 24″ x 24″ single drum flaker with independent temperature and speed control on the drum and applicator or agitator roll. Cast iron, chrome plated, smooth stainless steel drum and cast iron grooved drums available.

Kettles

  • One 1-Gallon stainless steel kettle with double motion agitator and electric heating mantle, for high temperature operation.