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New products and new ideas from Armfield - Innovators in Engineering Education and Industrial Food Technology

food technology
FT83 Sterile Filling System

view on-line at www.armfield.co.uk/ift83_datasheet.html or download the PDF.

offers economical miniature-scale

aseptic processing and packaging

The new Armfield FT83 Sterile Filling System is an

economical and simple way of preparing sterile
package samples with an excellent shelf life.
When combined with an Armfield UHT unit
such as the FT74X or FT94X it can form part of a
complete miniature-scale aseptic production line.
The unit comprises a laminar flow cabinet offering
a filling environment to US Federal Standard 209E
Class 100 which meets microbiological safety and
pharmaceutical production/filling requirements.
The unit offers a controlled clean environment
and allows all the product paths to be sterilised
for the filling to be controlled in a simple way.

FT90/91 Homogenisation Sub-Systems

New Products
More innovative equipment
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C1MKII Compressible Flow Unit

Food (and other) researchers

get a valuable new tool The FT83 P8

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2007 WORLDWIDE EXHIBITION PROGRAMME

Armfield expect to be at the following exhibitions in 2007. More may be added. Please check our website nearer the time.
March 15-17
Shanghai, China
Fi Asia
www.fi-events.com

NEW for 2007 -

An ISO 9001 Company

June 24-27
Honolulu, Hawaii
ASEE
(American Society for
Engineering Education)
www.asee.org

DISCOVER

July 29-31
Chicago, Ill
Institute of Food
Technologists (IFT) Expo
www.ift.org

October 30-November 1
London
Fi Europe
www.fi-events.com
Other dates TBA

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2-yr Warranty on all Armfield products

The Open Channel is published by:

Armfield Limited, Bridge House,
West Street, Ringwood, Hampshire,
England. BH24 1DY
Tel: +44 (0)1425 478781
Fax: +44 (0)1425 470916
E-mail: sales@armfield.co.uk
US Office:

Armfield Inc., 436 West Commodore Blvd (#2),

Jackson, NJ 08527
Tel: (732) 928 3332 Fax: (732) 928 3542
E-mail: info@armfieldinc.com

ARMFIELD

DATASHEETS FOR ALL OUR PRODUCTS CAN BE FOUND ON OUR WEBSITE

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We have added a new homogeniser to our range,

The FT91, based on the Niro Twin Panda two
stage homogeniser. This gives customers a choice
between the new Niro based FT91 and the APV
based FT90. Both the FT90 and FT91 now include
two pulsation dampers as standard.

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CAPTURE
enters a new era

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fluid machines

All the CAPTURE units use standard PCs to display, record and
manipulate the data. The world-beating Armfield educational
software provides extensive facilities aimed specifically at
engineering education and enhancing the learning experience.

CAPTURE MKII - NEW PUMPS, NEW AIR FLOW

A common software format is used across all machines.

The machines also use a common interface unit, thus providing
a cost effective solution for laboratories using several machines.

CAPTURE
ENTERS A NEW ERA

FLUID
MACHINES

Advanced educational software included with all units

Stable speed control using a slip compensated inverter drive
Electronic measurement of torque at the pump drive shaft
using a sensorless torque vector drive

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Simple interconnections and interfacing

Stainless steel bases

CENTRIFUGAL pump demonstration unit

Detail of the Plunger Pump

SERIES AND PARALLEL pumpS demonstration unit

GEAR pump demonstration unit

PLUNGER pump demonstration unit

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Computer linking, with a common interface unit

for all the CAPTURE MkII range (IFD7)

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Transparent Pump bodies for maximum impact

and educational benefit

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Now CAPTURE MkII takes the concept forward into new

realms of student understanding, adding superb visibility
of the working of the machines and taking full advantage
of the latest software and instrumentation techniques.

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With the introduction of CAPTURE, machines that were

once costly, cumbersome and difficult to use became
affordable, space saving and easy to use.

Common features of all Pump Rigs

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The Armfield CAPTURE range is a unique range of small scale teaching equipment,
designed to give students an unparalleled insight into the principles of these machines.

Three different pump types are available, a centrifugal pump

a gear pump and a plunger pump, all using identical electric
motors to allow a realistic comparison to be made. Also the FM51
includes two centrifugal pumps, which can
be configured as single pump, two pumps
in parallel and two pumps in series.

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The CAPTURE MkII Air Flow Machines

are designed to demonstrate to engineering students the operating principles

and characteristics of different types of fans and compressors.

FLUID
MACHINES

Three different machines are available:a centrifugal fan, an axial fan and a centrifugal compressor

Common features of all Air Flow Machines

Advanced educational software included with all units

Simple interconnections and interfacing

Stable speed control using a

slip compensated inverter drive

Electronic measurement of torque

at the motor drive shaft using a
sensorless torque vector drive

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Computer linking, with a common interface unit

for all the CAPTURE MkII range (IFD7)

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three phase ac motors, allowing:

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Transparent ducts for maximum visibility of

the machines, and associated educational benefit

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CENTRIFUGAL FAN demonstration unit

AXIAL FAN demonstration unit

CENTRIFUGAL COMPRESSOR demonstration unit

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applied fluid mechanics

applied fluid mechanics

C15 - COMPUTER CONTROLLED WIND TUNNEL

C1MkII - COMPRESSIBLE FLOW UNIT

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C15 Accessories and instrumentation

C15-11
C15-12
C15-13
C15-14
C15-15
C15-12

Inclined manometer bank

Electronic manometer bank
lift and drag balance
pitot static tube
Wake survey rake

C15-13

C15-11

C15 models (optional)

C15-14

C15-20
C15-21
C15-22
C15-23
C15-24
C15-25
C15-26

lift and drag aerofoil

pressure wing
drag models
pressure cylinder
bernoulli apparatus
boundary layer plate
Project kit

C15-22

C15-20

C15-24

C15-21

C15-25

C1-MKII basic unit, fitted with the

optional C1-MKII-35 Compressor Test Accessory

C15-23

C15-15

VIEW DATASHEET - www.armfield.co.uk/c1mkii_datasheet.html

VIEW DATASHEET - www.armfield.co.uk/c15_datasheet.html

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C1-MKII-30 Additional test sections

There is a spare slot at the front right of the rack to hold the optional
C1-MKII-35, or as shown here, the Convergent-divergent test section
as supplied with the C1MKII

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The basic unit contains all that is required to

demonstrate the fundamental principles, but also
an accessory (C1-MKII-30) is available containing a
number of interchangeable test sections to give a wider
knowledge and understanding to the student.
A further accessory (C1-MKII-35) allows full compressor
performance and characterisation tests to be carried out.
This new MkII version offers greatly improved
flexibility and ease of use. It also benefits from
electronic instrumentation avoiding the
need for mercury manometers.

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C1-MKII-50 Data Logger and Educational Software

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Models available include a lift and drag aerofoil,

pressure wing, drag models of various shapes, a
pressure cylinder, Bernoulli apparatus, boundary
layer plate and a project kit which allows users to
make their own models.

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Options include an inclined manometer bank or an

electronic manometer bank. A special feature is
the electronic lift and drag balance, where sensors
are used to measure the forces. The model being
tested can be rotated and the angle of rotation
measured electronically. Readings are displayed on
the control software screen and can be logged.

A versatile apparatus, based around a multi-stage, air compressor

designed to teach the concepts of compressible flow.

The Armfield C15 is a new computer controlled subsonic benchtop wind tunnel
designed for undergraduate teaching. It has a 150mm (six inch) transparent working
section and offers a wide range of models for aerodynamic and air flow studies.