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Edward P. Gatzke

3C15 Swearingen Engineering Center
Department of Chemical Engineering
University of South Carolina, Columbia 29208
Phone 803.777.1159
Fax 803.777.8265
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Department of Chemical Engineering
2C02, Swearingen Engineering Center
301 South Main Street
Columbia, SC 29208

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Edward P. Gatzke

Assistant Professor

Simple Air Pressure Tank System (Two Tanks)

A portable experimental pressure tank system has been developed for process control education. This experimental apparatus is useful in demonstrating the theoretical content of the lecture courses in the classroom. Its size and the ability to easily connect to a laptop and supply air from lecture bottles makes carrying the system to the classroom possible. The system can also provide a hands-on opportunity for the students in undergraduate process controls course to apply what they have learned on a chemical process with some industrial relevance. Photographs, a schematic, a key parts list, a high fidelity process model, and related publications are provided below.

Photographs of the Simple Air Pressure Tank System in the Lab

Schematic of the Two Tank Air Pressure System

Key Parts List:

• (1) Equal % BadgerMeter Control Valve (Trim D)
• (1) BadgerMeter I/P Transducer
• (2) 0-100 psig Cole Parmer Pressure Transducers
• (2) 0-100 psig Ashcroft Pressure Gauges
• (1) National Instruments DAQ Card
• 1/4" Swagelok Metering Valves with Vernier handles
• 1/4" aluminum tubing
• 2" Diameter Aluminum Pipe (Large Tank)
• 1" Diameter Aluminum Pipe (Small Tank)

For information on purchasing this system, please contact:

• Dr. James Ritter, 803.777.3590, ritter@engr.sc.edu
• Charles Holland, 803.777.9574, hollance@engr.sc.edu

High Fidelity Model:

Coming soon!

Relevant Publications:

C. E. Long, C. E. Holland, and E. P. Gatzke. "Experimental Air Pressure Tank Systems for Process Control Education.", Chemical Engineering Education, accepted for publication, May 2005.