Can multiple reactors be fitted to one Unistat?

Using a “ReactorReady Duo” from Radleys equipped with 1 x 1-litre reactor jacketed reactor & 1 x 1-litre vacuum insulated reactor, we carried out a case study with a Unistat Tango to answer this question.

The short answer is “yes”. By using a manifold with valves on the outlet from the Unistat only, multiple reactors can be attached with a single reactor being “activated” while the others remain “idle”. It is important to only use valves on the outlet manifolds so that any thermal expansion in the idle reactors is safely managed and accommodated in the Unistat’s expansion tank.

The optimum control settings for each reactor can be determined using the “TAC” function in the Pilot ONE controller then named and stored on a Thumb drive to be loaded swiftly & easily as the reactors are changed.

We also ran both of the reactors simultaneously to demonstrate the difference in temperatures of the simulated reaction mass in each reactor.