Cladding Plate Reactor

I What is cladding plate reactor?

In the realm of chemical engineering, the use of cladding plate reactors has emerged as a significant technological advancement. These reactors are defined by their unique construction, with the entire reactor body crafted from cladding plates. This introduction delves into the world of cladding plate reactors, examining their composition, advantages, and wide-ranging applications across industries.

A cladding plate reactor is a reactor whose body is made of a cladding plate.

Usually, the cladding plate being used is made from stainless steel and carbon steel. There are also other types of non-ferrous metals to be composited as a cladding plate. These metals include Titanium, Zirconium, Tantalum, etc, which are usually expensive metal.

II The Advantages of Cladding Plate Reactors

2.1 Good cost-saving

This advantage becomes strong when requiring expensive metal as contact material with the reaction medium. 
For example, a reactor made from pure Titanium plate will be  3 times more expensive than a reactor of the same size made from Titanium + Carbon steel clad plate. 

2.2 High performance

The clad plate could offer a combination of advantages from the metals. 
For example, the titanium+ carbon steel clad plate would offer high rigidity of carbon steel and high corrosive resistance of Titanium at the same time. 

2.3 Easy to integrate with general supporting technology

The general supporting technology includes welding, material, heating, assembly, etc.  The industries intend to use standard and economic parts for mass production. But, if using the reactor with pure expensive metal, the general supporting technology would not be suitable anymore.  
For example, there is a client needs titanium reactor, and he is asking for a magnetic induction heating function as well. In this case, the pure Titanium couldn't be heated by the magnetic induction heating oven, because Titanium is not magnetic inducted. So, we could use Titanium +Carbon steel clad plate instead of the pure Titanium plate. The carbon steel has high magnetic inductivity, so it would be perfectly heated by the magnetic induction oven.

2.4 Good adaptability

The cladding palate reactor has good thermal properties. Compared to conventional glass and enamel reactors, cladding plate reactors offer distinct advantages. Beyond excellent chemical stability, cladding plate reactors exhibit thermal solid conductivity, rapid temperature elevation, and high-temperature resistance.
Furthermore, this kind of reactor could adapt to sharp changes in cooling, liquid extraction, gas absorption, stirring speed, etc.

III Support from WHGCM

3.1 Feasibility analysis

Although reactors made from cladding plate have many advantages, it doesn't mean it is suitable for all applications. Please contact us for free consulting if you have trouble of making the decision.

3.2 Material Consulting

WHGCM also offers free consulting for clad plate choosing to meet your most specific demand. 
WHGCM is at the forefront of promoting the utilization of non-ferrous metal cladding plates, encompassing materials such as titanium, nickel, zirconium, Hastelloy, Inconel, and Monel. This commitment to innovation underscores the adaptability of cladding plate reactors in various industrial settings.

IV Applications