Armfield UOP4 MKII User manual
SOLID/LIQUID EXTRACTION UNIT
Instruction Manual
UOP4 MKII
ISSUE 16
November 2010
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Table of Contents
Copyright and Trademarks...................................................................................... 1
General Overview ....................................................................................................... 2
Equipment Diagrams................................................................................................... 3
Important Safety Information..................................................................................... 10
Introduction............................................................................................................ 10
General Safety Rules ............................................................................................ 10
The COSHH Regulations ...................................................................................... 14
Water Borne Hazards............................................................................................ 15
Electrical Safety..................................................................................................... 15
Description................................................................................................................ 17
Overview................................................................................................................ 17
Process Components............................................................................................ 18
Console (Front Panel Components)...................................................................... 21
Console (Rear Panel Components)....................................................................... 23
Console (Components on Underside)................................................................... 24
Installation................................................................................................................. 25
Advisory................................................................................................................. 25
Installation Requirements...................................................................................... 25
Installation Process ............................................................................................... 26
Connection to Services.......................................................................................... 26
Using the Optional Educational Software and Data Logging Accessory............... 28
Commissioning...................................................................................................... 28
Electrical Wiring Diagram...................................................................................... 30
Operation .................................................................................................................. 31
Operating the Software.......................................................................................... 31
Operating the Equipment....................................................................................... 41
Cleaning after use ................................................................................................. 49
Equipment Specifications.......................................................................................... 52
Overall Dimensions ............................................................................................... 52
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I/O Port Pin Connections....................................................................................... 52
Environmental Conditions...................................................................................... 53
Routine Maintenance................................................................................................ 55
Responsibility ........................................................................................................ 55
General.................................................................................................................. 55
Configuration of the PID Temperature Controllers................................................ 56
Recalibration of the Thermocouple Conditioning Circuits...................................... 58
Recalibration of the Conductivity Conditioning Circuits......................................... 59
RCD Test............................................................................................................... 60
Laboratory Teaching Exercises................................................................................. 61
Index to Exercises................................................................................................. 61
Introduction and Background................................................................................. 61
Nomenclature........................................................................................................ 62
Graphs of Concentration ....................................................................................... 64
Exercise A: Batch Extraction - Open Loop................................................................ 65
Exercise B: Batch Extraction - Closed Loop ............................................................. 69
Exercise C: Single Stage Continuous Extract........................................................... 73
Exercise D: Two Stage Continuous Extraction ......................................................... 79
Exercise E: Three Stage Continuous Extraction....................................................... 86
Project Work.............................................................................................................. 93
Contact Details for Further Information..................................................................... 95
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