4" stainless 4 tray bubble column design
Posted: Thu Sep 08, 2011 5:40 pm
Well, I've got the bug, and one of these days, I think there will be a new big bore bubbler at Swede's place :doh: Where's this gonna end :shock:
Anyway, after pricing out copper, and nearly having a coronary, I figured I'd price it out in stainless, and it's well under 1/2 the price. I figure I can get all the raw materials I need for the column and shotgun for around 200, another 200 or so for all the triclamp goodies, and another 150 or so from ACW (bubble caps and sight glass windows).
The proposed design will have a drop in plate tree, plates, wiers and downcomers will be stainless, and the bubble caps will be ACW copper screw in style. The 4 sight windows are 2" tc ferrules and clamps with ACW 2" pyrex glasses.
The column will be 30" long, 4" tc on both ends with a modular, 4" x 6" dephlegmator attached via tc connetions to the column. I'm planning on putting 4 x 1" tubes in the dephleg.
The shotgun will be 18" long, 2" dia with 6 x 1/2" tubes inside. It will attach to the 2" 180 deg via Tri clamps as well, the inegrated parrot mounts directly to the bottom via a 2" endcap.
The plan is to tig weld all of this together to keep the construction costs down. (I have a tig welder and plan on doing all the welding myself) All the stainless is to be 304, .065 wall tube.
Sadly, construction will have to wait for funds, I figure if I get a little at a time, I should be able to swing it over the next several months.
Today I made my first attempt at CAD drawing and 3D rendering. I came up with a rough design to get a look at what it'll look like when done. Any comments, questions, or suggestions are welcome.
(especially from mac regarding the dephleg and shotgun size)
Enjoy
Anyway, after pricing out copper, and nearly having a coronary, I figured I'd price it out in stainless, and it's well under 1/2 the price. I figure I can get all the raw materials I need for the column and shotgun for around 200, another 200 or so for all the triclamp goodies, and another 150 or so from ACW (bubble caps and sight glass windows).
The proposed design will have a drop in plate tree, plates, wiers and downcomers will be stainless, and the bubble caps will be ACW copper screw in style. The 4 sight windows are 2" tc ferrules and clamps with ACW 2" pyrex glasses.
The column will be 30" long, 4" tc on both ends with a modular, 4" x 6" dephlegmator attached via tc connetions to the column. I'm planning on putting 4 x 1" tubes in the dephleg.
The shotgun will be 18" long, 2" dia with 6 x 1/2" tubes inside. It will attach to the 2" 180 deg via Tri clamps as well, the inegrated parrot mounts directly to the bottom via a 2" endcap.
The plan is to tig weld all of this together to keep the construction costs down. (I have a tig welder and plan on doing all the welding myself) All the stainless is to be 304, .065 wall tube.
Sadly, construction will have to wait for funds, I figure if I get a little at a time, I should be able to swing it over the next several months.
Today I made my first attempt at CAD drawing and 3D rendering. I came up with a rough design to get a look at what it'll look like when done. Any comments, questions, or suggestions are welcome.
(especially from mac regarding the dephleg and shotgun size)
Enjoy