Background and objectives

  • ITS have developed a linear ERT sensor.
  • Glass lined vessels are widely used in pharmaceutical manufacturing.
  • Little instrumentation on these reactors.
  • Glass lined baffle fabricated with 10 platinum electrodes.
  • Tested in Pfaudler-Balfour AE630 pilot reactor at Leven, Fife.
  • Measure axial solids distribution.
  • Identify 'just suspended speed'.

To view the full case study, download the PDF on the right hand side