L2: CSTR IN SERIES

PROCEDURES:

Experiment 1 : The effect of step change input.

1. The general start up procedure was perfomed by following the instruction of the manual given
at the instrument.

2. Tank 1 and tank 2 was filled up with 20 L feeds deionizer water.

3. 200g of Sodium Chloride was dissolved in tank 1 until the salts dissolve entirely and the
solution is homogenous.

4. Three way valve (V3) was set to position 2 so that deionizer water from tank 2 will flow into
reactor 1.

5. Pump 2 was switched on to fill up all three reactors with deionizer water.

6. The flow rate (Fl1) was set to 150 ml/min by adjusting the needles valve (V4). Do not use too
high flow rate to avoid the over flow and make sure no air bubbles trapped in the piping.

7. The stirrers 1, 2 and 3 were switched on. The deionizer water was continued pumped for about
10 minute until the conductivity readings for all three reactors were stable at low values.

8. The values of conductivity were recorded at t0.

9. The pump 2 was switched off after 5 minutes. The valve (V3) was switched to position 1 and
the pump 1 was switched on. The timer was started.

10. The conductivity values for each reactor were recorded every three minutes.

11. Record the conductivity values were continued until reading for reactor 3 closed to reactor 1.

12. Pump 2 was switched off and the valve (V4) was closed. 13. All liquids in reactors were
drained by opening valves V5 and V6.