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Armfield FT22 & UOP20X Evaporators
The Armfield FT22 & UOP20X are two of our evaporation series offerings for Chemical Engineering teaching.
The UOP20X computer controlled modular system of evaporators, offers a wide range of configurations: rising or falling film; single or double effect; forward, backward or parallel feed.
Armfield’s FT22 rising film evaporator processes samples as small as 2.0 litres under conditions identical to those in production, sufficient to reveal the effect of heating on any ingredients newly introduced to the recipe.
As well as investigating the effect on organoleptic and physico-chemical properties, the FT22 can be used to prepare product for taste trials on a daily basis ensuring incoming raw materials are of a consistent quality.
Both the UOP20X and FT22 are supplied with educational software including process control and data logging facilities.
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HT10X Heat Transfer/HT30X Heat Exchange Ranges
The Armfield HT10X Heat transfer range:
Includes 11 different accessories to demonstrate the three basic modes of heat transfer (conduction, convection, and radiation). A common service unit avoids unnecessary cost duplication for control and instrumentation.
Educational software, including mimic diagrams, real-time control, data logging, graph plotting is Included as standard with the service unit. Embedded software based PID control of heater and water flow control enables steady state to be achieved in less than two minutes which maximises the time during a laboratory session that the student can undertake experimentation.
The Armfield HT30X Heat exchange range:
Includes 7 different accessories representative of industrial heat exchangers to demonstrate air to water and water to water Heat Exchange (Tubular, Plate, Shell and Tube, Jacketed vessel, and Cross flow). A common service unit avoids unnecessary cost duplication for control and instrumentation. Educational software, including mimic diagrams, real-time control, data logging, graph plotting is Included as standard with the service unit.
Embedded software based PID control of hot and cold-water and computer-controlled reversing of one of the fluid streams for co-current and counter-current investigations maximises the time during a laboratory session that the student can undertake experimentation.
The flexibility of both systems allows the unit to be operated in a standalone environment.
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Fluidised Bed Systems
Studying fluidized bed systems is an important aspect of chemical engineering education, especially for undergraduate students. Fluidized beds are widely used in various industrial processes, such as combustion, catalytic reactions, drying, and particle coating.
Many universities only briefly touch on this subject as part of there curriculum and as such finding budget for this important subject is challenging.
The Armfield Ltd FS-4.1 Fluidised bed module offers a cost-effective demonstration into the characteristics of a packed and fluidised bed.
The teaching outcomes are:
▪ Characteristics of a packed and fluidised bed.
▪ Plot a graph showing the relationship between pressure drop and flow rate.
▪ Demonstrate pressure reading confirm with Darcy’s equation.
▪ Relationship between pressure drop and height of bed.
▪ Discuss the behaviour of particles when fluidised.
▪ Understand the relationship between L and (1 -ɛ).
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Armfield announce the successful launch of our FT102XA Carbonator.
At Armfield Ltd, we’re driving innovation in the food and beverage industry. Introducing our game-changing miniature technology, engineered to streamline your operations.
▪ Experience faster results and cost savings like never before.
▪ No more delays or budget overruns.
Embrace efficiency and achieve your goals with Armfield’s ground-breaking solutions. Exciting news for the food and beverage industry!
Armfield are thrilled to announce the successful launch of our FT102XA Carbonator. This cutting-edge equipment brings exceptional carbonation capabilities to beverage manufacturers, ensuring consistent quality and taste.
Elevate your R & D with our advanced carbonation and filling technology.
▪ Reduced minimum batch volumes
▪ Ability to carbonate highly foaming products
▪ Space saving internally mounted chiller
Water Resource Management
Current studies in geoscience and earth science looks at the processes that shape the earth’s surface, natural resources and how water and ecosystems are interconnected. As well as the effects these have caused in the past, present and what changes may need to be implemented for the future.
The Armfield Ltd FEL and S Series – These range of products offers both laboratory and field-learning opportunities. It also introduces such diverse topics as crop water requirements, erosion, soil moisture content, ground water flow, plant water need and sprinkler irrigation systems.
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S6-MKIII Teaching Flume
The S6-MKIII laboratory flow channel is one of the most important tools available to the hydraulics or civil engineer whether engaged in teaching basic principles or researching solutions to practical problems. Developed during 30 years of continuous production, examples are installed in educational and research establishments throughout the world.
The flumes are assembled from modular sections of 2.5m length to suit the application, short versions for basic investigations and longer versions for investigations of gradually varied flow profiles with non-uniform channel flow.
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SV Structures Series
The Armfield SV Structures Series consists of 24 modular experiments specifically designed to allow Civil, Mechanical and Structural engineering students to understand the principles of forces and moments, forces in a truss, strength of materials and bridges, beams, arches and cables.
The Structures range utilises the Armfield armBUS software system to collect, display in real time and store the data from the instrumentation, the data can be exported to Excel.
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Flood research – S100 tilting Research Flume Newcastle University
Armfield Ltd’s 12.5m free discharge S100 tilting Research Flume installed at University of Newcastle Fluid Science Department. The system is capable of controlled water flow up to 400l/s at water depths up to 0.8m deep.
Our engineers have designed a flume to carry out flood event studies, leaky barriers, dams giving away, effect on structures and more. This flume furthers our involvement in creating equipment for erosion studies, please contact us for more information or talk to us about your requirements. www.armfield.co.uk
To maximise available tilt (to 5%) the flume was designed to sit within the existing sump tanks, unique features included a bespoke flood dam system enabling research into flood events and a sediment recirculation system capable of handling solids up to 10mm. Water depth is controlled using Armfield’s unique venetian blind weir all fully automated through the integrated touchscreen control panel.
This project adds to a suite of flumes in the Novak lab which comprises of two S3 flumes dating back to the 1960’s and one 1970’s S6 unit, all of which are still in constant use.
Southern California IFT Suppliers Night Expo
Meet us at the Southern California IFT Suppliers Night Expo, Hyatt Regency, Orange County on Thursday March 9th from 3:30pm-8pm!
It is an active, vibrant show that includes professionals from the food service, dairy, meat, seafood, bakery, nutraceutical and pharmaceutical industries specifically.
The Armfield Ltd Industrial Food research range spans from simple thermal processing to color\flavor extractions, spray drying, carbonated beverages, edible oils research to evaporation. We are a low cost, effective answer to your product development needs.
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