Plug Flow Reactor, Straight Tube Type
Product Code : LSK-TWL-10800
Plug Flow Reactor, Straight Tube Type (SKU LSK-TWL-10800) is a tubular reactor trainer for studying a non-catalytic homogeneous reaction at ambient conditions. Two reactants flow through a straight tube, so students see how concentration changes along the length of an ideal plug flow reactor. It suits degree and diploma reaction engineering labs. Science Lab Supplies manufactures the unit at its factory at Plot 448, HSIIDC Industrial Area, Saha, Ambala, India, and delivers it direct to colleges, tender contractors and distributors.
Specifications
The table sets out each specification of this straight-tube plug flow reactor. In short, compressed air drives two reactants from separate feed tanks through individual rotameters into a straight horizontal tube that rises at the outlet, and the air line carries a pressure regulator, pressure gauge and safety valve.
| Specification | Value |
|---|---|
| SKU | LSK-TWL-10800 |
| Reactor type | Plug flow tubular reactor (PFTR), straight tube |
| Reactor layout | Horizontal, inclined upward at the outlet |
| Reaction studied | Non-catalytic homogeneous reaction |
| Operating condition | Ambient |
| Feed tanks | Two, one for each reactant |
| Feed circulation | Compressed air |
| Flow measurement | Individual rotameter for each reactant |
| Flow adjustment | Needle valve on each rotameter |
| Air line pressure regulator | Fitted |
| Air line pressure gauge | Fitted |
| Air line safety valve | Fitted |
| Sampling | At the reactor outlet |
| Manufacturer | Science Lab Supplies, Saha, Ambala, Haryana |
| Country of origin | India |
Applications and Experiments for the Straight Tube Plug Flow Reactor
The reactor is used to measure conversion in continuous tubular flow, where there is no mixing along the flow direction and complete mixing across it. Students vary the feed rates, sample the outlet and relate conversion to residence time, a core practical in chemical reaction engineering syllabuses.
- B.Tech/B.E. chemical engineering: conversion versus residence time in a plug flow reactor.
- Finding the reaction rate constant from steady-state outlet samples, analysed by titration or with a Bench Digital pH Meter.
- Comparing tubular and stirred tank performance at equal residence time.
- Diploma and technician training in rotameter setting and compressed air line operation, alongside the Flow Meter Calibration apparatus.
Standard Scope of Supply
Each set-up includes the two feed tanks, the straight tube reactor, individual rotameters with needle valves, and the pressure regulator, pressure gauge and safety valve on the air line. The description lists no compressor, so plan a compressed air supply; reactants and analysis glassware are also arranged by the laboratory.
Packing, MOQ and Lead Time
Quotations are available for one reactor or for a complete reaction engineering lab. Each quotation from Science Lab Supplies sets out the packing, delivery time and price for the quantity requested, and colleges sourcing engineering lab equipment in India can include companion reactors on it.
As a registered exporter with an Importer-Exporter Code, Science Lab Supplies can ship to buyers in Egypt, Iraq, Nigeria, Kenya, Ghana and Ethiopia. Reaction engineering labs can request this plug flow reactor through the contact page or enquiry cart, and departments buying by tender can use the lab tender page.
Frequently Asked Questions
What reaction is studied in the straight tube plug flow reactor?
The set-up is designed for a non-catalytic homogeneous reaction between two liquid reactants under ambient conditions. The laboratory selects the reaction and the matching analysis method for its syllabus.
How is the feed moved through the reactor?
Compressed air pushes the reactants from the two feed tanks. The air line has a pressure regulator, pressure gauge and safety valve, and needle valves on the rotameters set each flow.
Is Science Lab Supplies the manufacturer or a trader?
Science Lab Supplies is the manufacturer. This reactor is built at its own factory in Saha, Ambala, India, and quotations come directly from the factory.
What is the difference from the coiled tube version?
This model uses a straight tube laid horizontally with an upward outlet; the coiled tube type packs its reactor length into a coil. Ask for both on one quotation if you want to compare them.
Related Reactor Trainers
A tubular reactor is taught alongside the other ideal reactor types. These units let a department run batch, stirred tank, packed-bed and tracer experiments next to the straight tube reactor, so students can compare conversion and flow behaviour across designs on one quotation.
- Plug Flow Reactor (Coiled Tube Type) — helical coil reactor fed by a magnetic drive pump under isothermal conditions.
- Continuous Stirred Tank Reactor — 2 L stainless steel stirred reactor with the same two-tank, compressed-air feed.
- Isothermal Continuous Stirred Tank Reactor — stirred tank with a constant temperature water bath arrangement.
- Isothermal Batch Reactor — 2 L stainless steel reactor in a water bath controlled from ambient to 90 °C.
- RTD Studies in Packed Bed — Raschig ring column with tracer injection for plotting the RTD curve of a plug flow reactor.
- RTD Studies in CSTR — stainless steel stirred tank with syringe tracer dosing for pulse-tracer RTD curves.
- Chemical Reactor Training Equipment — base unit with variable speed diaphragm pumps and conductivity-based conversion measurement.
Browse the full Training Workshop Labs range, the Fluid Mechanics range for flow measurement apparatus, or all TVET lab equipment.
Last updated: 9 October 2026
