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==Description==
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The glass distillation column was a donation made by Exxon Mobil in 1978. It is a standard glass distillation column with the primary function of distilling ethanol/water mixtures. The column has 10 stages, custom made to include sample points on
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each stages. The  Each plate is fitted with an RDT (resistance temperature detector) temperature
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measurement device. Column instrumentation also includes various Coriolis mass flow meters and refractive index analyzers. Feed plate 3 and feed plate 6 can be used to feed to the column.
 
==Contact people==
 
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Name: Daniela Straulino
 
Name: Daniela Straulino
  
Company: Avenge ACS (http://www.aveng-acs.com/)
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Company: [http://www.aveng-acs.com/ link Avenge ACS]
  
 
Tel: +27-11-249-6700  
 
Tel: +27-11-249-6700  
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==Documentation on previous projects==  
 
==Documentation on previous projects==  
 
 
 
Documentation on past projects that were done on the distillation column can be found  [http://ragnarok.up.ac.za/Rigs/BigDistillationColumn/ here].
 
Documentation on past projects that were done on the distillation column can be found  [http://ragnarok.up.ac.za/Rigs/BigDistillationColumn/ here].
  

Revision as of 12:07, 17 November 2018

Description

The glass distillation column was a donation made by Exxon Mobil in 1978. It is a standard glass distillation column with the primary function of distilling ethanol/water mixtures. The column has 10 stages, custom made to include sample points on each stages. The Each plate is fitted with an RDT (resistance temperature detector) temperature measurement device. Column instrumentation also includes various Coriolis mass flow meters and refractive index analyzers. Feed plate 3 and feed plate 6 can be used to feed to the column.

Contact people

For help with the Emerson control system (Delta V) the contact person as of 2018-12 is:

Name: Daniela Straulino

Company: link Avenge ACS

Tel: +27-11-249-6700

Cell: +27-82-407-8590

E-mail: Daniela.Straulino@avenggroup.com


For other general maintenance concerns and instrumentation problems the contact person is:

Name: Andre Joubert

Company: SASOL (https://www.sasol.com/)

Cell : +27-82-905-0090

E-mail : Andre.Joubert@sasol.com

Documentation on previous projects

Documentation on past projects that were done on the distillation column can be found here.

Help documentation

Help on the Delta V system and how to use click here.