Scholz, Autoclave, 1987, 9'4" x 27'10", 200 PSI, 300 Deg. F

Description

  1. Overview
    1. Inventory number: E-2398
    2. Scholz autoclave for laminating / aerospace
    3. Year: 1987
    4. 9'4" x 27' 10" overall vessel size
    5. 8' dia. x 27' long estimated working area
    6. 200 psig; 300 degF autoclave operation
  2. Doors
    1. Two quick opening doors (each end) including mechanically operated cover locking device with limit switch as well as gripping device, in strict accordance with the regulations and the rules of the professional association
    2. Includes Perhuna lip-type gasket as well as worm gear for turning the door electrically, including motor gear, coupling and limit switch
    3. Weld-on dished end plate R= 0.8 p
    4. Door complete with 2 handles and 2 suspension devices for the lids
    5. Davit running on ball bearings for swinging off the lids electrically consisting of the motor gear, with pinion toothed wheel, curve guide and limit switch
    6. Electric control ready installed in the switch box
  3. Insulation
    1. Interior insulation removable of 50 mm thickness, consisting of foil laminated
    2. Insulation is covered by galvanized sheet steel covering
  4. Air Circulation
    1. Consisting of the air guide channel and the 3 suction cones
    2. Air distribution is perforated in the lower part
  5. Heating
    1. Steam heating system has a heating surface of about 414 m2 made of special finned tubes installed in the upper suction cones
    2. Radiator is made of steel
  6. Cycle Times
    1. Heating up with simultaneous pressurization: 20 min
    2. Dwell time: 20 min
    3. Cooling down: 20 min
    4. Depressurization: 5 min
    5. Opening/closing of the door: 5 min
    6. Filling and discharging of the material to be treated: 5 min
    7. Total: 75 min
  7. Performance Data
    1. Heating up from 20 degC up to 150 degC within approximately 20 minutes
    2. Cooling down from 150 degC to 60 degC within approximately 20 minutes
    3. Filling weight: approximately 8000 kg glass, approximately 1000 kg steel
    4. Cooling water consumption: 85 m3/h at an inlet temperature of max 28 degC
    5. For each fan approximately 0.5 m2/h
    6. Steam consumption: 3,000 kgs/h steam of 150 psi (183 degC)
    7. Working voltage of the autoclave plant: 460 volt, 60 Hz
    8. Weight of the autoclave: 47,000 kg complete with 6 special ducts for 12 thermocouples and with the baffle plate for air inlet
    9. Autoclave has 4 cradles
  8. Cooling
    1. Total cooling surface of about 414 m2 made of special finned tubes installed in the upper suction cones
  9. Controls
    1. Designed in strict accordance with the American standards
    2. Working voltage 460 v, 60 Hz, control voltage 120V, 60 Hz
    3. All switchgear: Allen Bradley
    4. All measuring and control instruments: Honeywell
    5. All control valves: Fisher Controls
    6. Control panel complete with: 1 master switch 200 A with door-lock, 1 Cu bus-bar system 250 A, 3 current transformers 200/5 A, 3 ammeters 200/400/5A, 3 main lamps with fuses control transformer 460/120V, 2.0 KVA, 3 control fuses, 1 change-over switch for manual automatic operation, 5 auxiliary contactors, 1 signal horn, 1 pressure controller, 1 emergency shutdown, 1 set of push buttons and signal lamps, 1 timer (not required when using a programmer), 1 control air filter including pressure reducer R ½”
    7. Automatic pressure control
    8. Automatic temperature control
    9. Automatic cooling water control
    10. Digital temperature programmer Honeywell DCP 510
    11. Storage of 9 programs in 220 segments
    12. 12 point recorder – Vesaprint digital – paper feed is adjustable
    13. Silencer
    14. Temperature indicator for the cooling water inlet