What is a dimple plate?

A dimple plate consists of two plates which are spotwelded together (hence the term 'dimple' plate), often involving a thicker, rigid plate and a thinner plate that is later formed. This plate can be cut, rolled and welded as usual.

How does a dimple jacket work?

Dimple jackets utilize a thin gauge stain- less steel layer that is plug welded to the vessel shell in a regular pattern. The punched and spot welded areas are called dimples, which create turbulence of the heating or cooling fluid flowing through the jacket.

What is dimpled jacket?

A dimple jacket is a machine formed sheet material that is welded to a second piece of material after forming, such as a tank heads or shells. Dimple jackets are also a versatile heat transfer surface primarily used for temperature and pressure extremes on the outside of tank heads and shells.

Why do wine tanks have dimples?

Wider dimple jackets improve the flow of glycol around the tank doors for more uniform temperature throughout the tank. Uniform tank cooling is maintained with wider dimple jackets even when used with multiple doors and specialized ports.

What is Dimple welding?

CMPI mechanical dimple jackets are sheets of metal with equally spaced depressions, or dimples, pressed into the metal to provide contact points for welding to a base, such as a tank or pressure vessel.

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What is a reactor jacket?

In reactors, heating and cooling jackets are used to remove heat from exothermic reactions or provide the needed heat required to produce the desired endothermic reactions. Steam jackets that operate at high pressures can pose safety issues, especially when hazardous chemicals are being used within the reactor.

What is agitated vessel?

Abstract. Agitated vessels (or mechanically stirred reactors) are heat exchange devices that are most widely used in many chemical and biochemical process industries, such as anaerobic digestion process.

What is difference between coil and jacket?

However, a jacket has a lower heat transfer performance than a coil as there will be a lower process side coefficient, usually a greater wall thickness, and a smaller surface area. A jacket may also require a higher service side flow.

How many types of agitators are there?

The types of agitators are paddle agitators, anchor agitators, helical ribbon agitators, propeller agitators, turbine agitators, agitators with screw impellers, retreat curve impellers, hydrofoil impellers, dispersion blade impellers, and coil impellers.

How do agitators work?

An Agitator is a machine used in a tank for mixing various process media together. Media include all liquid types, gases & solids (such as salts, powders, granules etc). In summary, it works by rotating an impeller to impart energy to the media which interact and mix.

What is a glass jacket?

The glass jacket apparatus system was primarily developed for experimenting with gases and can be used for teaching in chemistry, physics and biology classes. It is used to develop the gas laws, to determine molar masses, to measure combustion enthalpies and many other things.

What is a double jacketed tank?

A TIB-MIXING double jacketed mixing tank is designed for controlling temperature of its contents, by using a cooling or heating around the vessel through which a cooling or heating fluid is circulated.

What is limpet coil?

A limpet coil is manufactured by first splitting a pipe and forming it into coil sections that are wrapped around the exterior of a pressure vessel. The coil is then welded into place using full penetration welds.

What is a half pipe jacket?

The half-pipe or split-coil jacket (referred to by DDPS as HemiCoil®) consists of a welded half pipe that wraps around the outside of the vessel, creating a circular path for the heat transfer fluid to pass through.

What is a vessel jacket?

Conventional Vessel Jackets

A conventional jacket is defined as an extra covering around all, or part, of a vessel. This jacket creates an inner and outer vessel wall, which provides greater insulation value with heat transfer being controlled using specified baffles.

Why do jackets work?

Coats keep us warm because of the material of the coat. Our body supplies the heat, and the material helps to trap body heat and keeps the heat from escaping into the air.

How does a double jacket work?

In a single jacket system, a chiller is used to circulate liquid around the vessel. In a double jacket system, a chiller is used to circulate fluid through the inner jacket, while the outer jacket is used for vacuum insulation to ensure the vessel will maintain the desired temperature.

What is a glass reactor used for?

Glass reactors are used in carrying out chemical reactions. By using additional glass gears, such as feeding vessels, refining strips, and condensers, as the necessary devices, WKIE Lab produced the best glass reactors.

How does a jacketed glass reactor work?

By design, a Glass Jacketed Reactor is a vessel that is enclosed by a jacket of glass where the heating/cooling fluid circulates to control the reaction temperature within the vessel. Heat transfer takes place through the borosilicate glass wall.

What is the point of an agitator?

Agitators. An agitator is a spindle that sticks up in the center of an automatic washing machine's wash drum. The agitator is usually equipped with fins or vanes, and it twists and turns during the machine's wash cycle, moving clothes through the water and, ideally, removing dirt from them.

What is the advantage of an agitator in a washing machine?

Advantages of a Top Load Washer with an Agitator

An agitator is more reliable for getting clothes clean. While the rotating actions of the agitator might cause some wear and tear on your laundry, you will find that stains come out easier and in less time.

Do washers with agitators clean better?

Cleaning Capabilities

There are a lot of factors to consider such as load size, detergent, if the washer is HE (high efficiency) or not, and other factors. But in general, washers that have an agitator provide a more heavy-duty and thorough clean.

How do I choose an agitator?