Vessels & Stirrers

In the majority of glass plant installations, vessels find universal application as reactors, reboilers, receivers and separators as well as for storage, feed or measuring. This section of the catalogue describes a wide range of glass vessels together with the items which are normally used in conjunction with them such as vessel covers and stirrers.

Standard glass vessels are available in two basic forms: spherical (available up to200 liters in capacity) and cylindrical (available up to 500 liters in capacity).All Glass vessels have standard connections.

When spherical vessels are used as reactors, the top branch is generally used for the column or stirrer. The side branches on standard vessels are generally DN 25, DN 40 or DN 100. DN 25 and DN 40 being at 5° to the vertical and DN 100 being at 45° The only exception to this are spherical vessels which have DN 50, DN 80 and DN 150 side branches at 90° to the vertical and are used mainly in boiler circulatory systems. The smaller branches are normally used for such components as thermometer pockets and feed pipes. The DN 100 branches are normally used for charging solids or for the connection of vapor pipes when the top branch is used for a stirrer or adding the material.

In applications where temperature control is necessary, heating baths and mantles are available. In addition, some glass vessels are available with jacket for close temperature control. If spherical or cylindrical vessels are used in conjunction with a heating mantle or bath, a longer bottom outlet is required and should be specified when ordering.

Both spherical and cylindrical vessels can be supplied with graduations on special request

SPECIAL NOTE: WE CAN SUPPLY PTFE STIRROR ON REQUEST FOR HIGH VISCOSITY MATERIAL.