Batch Chemical Reactor as a Plant Unit - Research Proposal Example

According to the definition of a chemical plant, a plant is comprised of several units that are interconnected by piping. Materials move in and out of these units. These materials or raw materials are converted into different products. In this example, a batch reactor is a separate unit of the plant which processes the raw materials introduced before feeding them to the centrifuge system. This batch reactor is also the principle chemical converter in this plant.The batch unit is the principal raw material processor in this process, it receives raw materials, process them to complete products, thereafter, these materials are sorted out by the centrifuge.

There is no other unit for processing materials in this plant unit.(iii)The drawing of the batch unit also shows the plant engineer the layout of the different components in the reactor. Jacket safety valve, temperature pocket, temperature controller, steam trap, agitator and the pipework.(iv)The batch reactor process is also described so that the user or the operator can clearly understand how the processes are carried out, for example, “the batch unit starts when 18 (te) of raw materials are introduced to the reactor”, the content is heated through to a preset temperature/ time profile that takes 10 hours” the products are then fed to the centrifuge system.

This explanation helps the user or the plant operator understand its operation.f) Table 1 shows the existing life plan for this unit. Comment on whether you think that some of the tasks designated for the scheduled shutdown could be completed during production windows or when the plant is online. Could any of the tasks designated for completion during production windows be completed online?From the company maintenance guidelines, it can be seen that the company stipulates a 16-hour shutdown for the batch reactor during it the 40th week of operation each year.