Logistics:

• Air tight chamber
• 4 cartridge heaters
• 4 Teflon® compression fittings
• Acrylic construction

Dimensioned Layouts:

• Fabricated by the Chemical Eng. Machine Shop (3in dia & 4in tall)

Tuskin 010 Peristaltic Pump
Specifications:

• Flow rate (1050 mL/min)
• Corrosion resistantant
• Can maintain sterility
• Easy to operate
  

Diffuser

• Induced laminar flow by corrugated plastic diffuser

Laminar flow

• Verifed by the use of food dye
• Considerable flow retardation
• Determined that laminar, non-mixed flow was achieved

Omega CN4321 Process Controller
Autotuning PID control
Economical
Accurate ( 0.5 % full scale)

Vulcan Thunderbolt Cartridge Heater
Corrosion Resistant
Incoloy sheath
150 W
2 sets in series in parallel

Omega Teflon Coated Type T Thermocouple Probe
Corrosion resistant
Pre-bent
Copper-Constantan

Omega Solid State Relay
Minimize mechanical relay

Determined
22 minutes to reach target temperature
0.2° C variation in mid-tank temperature
0.5° C gradient across the tank

Overnight passive evaporation test
Determined
Lost 2.7 in3 out of 200 in3 (1.4 % )
Salinity increased 0.03% from 0.9 % Saline