ILUDEST®‘s PC-based Control System for Fully Automated Operation
The use of a computer-aided system is well suited for the control and regulation of distillation and
rectification plants: the wide range of measurement and regulating tasks, the need for flexibility, ease
of operation and a display of the operating parameters make the use of a computer with the relevant
software and peripherals appear the ideal solution. Particular attention was paid to the following points
when developing the regulating system for distillation plants:
Optimum separating performance by the individual plant thanks to easy adaptability, including
changing distillation tasks
Simple operation through menu control
Withdrawal of further cuts into separate receivers
Intermittent operation for getting an optimum in distillate quality and quantity
Process sequences, regulating concepts and algorithms can be altered via the program without the
need to intervene via the hardware. The system for controlling distillation and rectification plants
comprises the following components:
Sensors within the plant: resistance thermometers, pressure probes, level probes etc.
Actuators in the plant: solenoid valves, heating elements, liquid and vacuum pumps, motorised
regulating units etc.
Personal computer and accessories
ILUDEST® [DC / MoS]2 unit as an interface between distillation plant and PC