Mechanical Separation

Division

Data Sheet

C SC 20-06-476

Complete plant systems

with automatic or manual SIP
for down-stream processing
of fermentation broths under
sterile conditions

Fields of application

Biotechnology, pharmaceutical
and food industry

Complete plant systems with automatic SIP

 .Photoelectric control using a turbidity measurement(28)
Typical product applications to monitor the clarified liquid. If a pre-set turbidity level
.Starter cultures for the food and pharmaceutical sectors is exceeded, a signal is passed to the control unit (25)
(e.g. lactic acid bacteria). which then initiates the solids ejection process.Recom-
.Recovery of biomass for pharmaceutical products (e.g. mended for use with translucent liquids in which the
E-Coli). solids content is not constant or if the throughput capaci-
.Treatment of genetica1ly engineered micro-organisms ty varies. This monitoring system can be installed on
and vaccines, made possible by the closed machine and every standard centrifuge.
insta1lation concept (biocontainment).
.Gentle discharge of biomass with product-damaging
ce1l constituents.

This clarifier incorporates the very latest developments in

centrifuge construction. The "hydrostop" system tor
The basic features of this new development are: controlled partial solids ejections
.Clarifier bowl in sanitary design. When product is processed, only partial solids ejections are
.Cleaning-in-place -capacity of the clarifier .
performed.
.Steam-sterilizable (SIP) up to 1.5 bar steam pressure The solids ejections is initiated by the control unit.
(127 °C). In the case of partial solids ejection, the hydraulically oper-
.Double-acting slide-ring packing as interface to the drive ated sliding piston (20) must be opened within as short a
chamber. time as possible so as to ensure that the ejection ports are
.Closed product feed and gentle treatment of shear-sensi- opend wide enough to allow unimpeded solids ejection.
tive micro-organisms due to the hydrohermetic feed The sliding piston (20) is in closed position (left side of fig-
system. ure) when the closing chamber (21) is full. The annular
.No product contamination due to wear of lip seals and valve (7) is hydraulically opened via valve (17) (right side
mechanical seals as is the case with hermetically sealed og fig.). The operating-water flows from the closing cham-
machines. ber (21) into the storage chamber (10). When the storage
.Low noise pollution due to double-walled coolable hood chamber (10) is full, the flow of liquid from the closing
and solids collector suitable for connection to a closed chamber (21) will automatically stop, although the annular
sealing system up to 1 bar overpressure. piston (7) is still open ("hydrostop" system). The bowl then
.l'Hydrostop" system for controlled partial solids ejec- opens and the solids are discharged rapidly through the
tions.
ejection ports (6).
The amount of solids ejected depends on the liquid level in
the storage chamber (10) (controlled partial solids ejection).
The amount of solids to be ejected can be pre-selected by
partially filling the storage chamber (10) before the solids
Bowl ejection is initiated. This is done by opening valve (16)
The product enters the bowl via the inlet (1) and is clarified which releases water into the storage chamber (10) through
in this disc stack (3). Centripetal pump (26) then conveys the nozzle (11).
the clarified liquid under pressure to outlet (2), where it is After the ejection process, the closing chamber (21) is
discharged without foam. topped up via valve (16). The annular valve (7) then closes.
The separated solids collect in sediment holding space and The storage chamber empties through discharge nozzle (8).
are ejected periodically via ports (6). This new "hydrostop" system reduces the actual solids ejec-
Operating water is used only during the actual process of tion time to less than 1/10 second. In the case of solids
which are difficult to eject, a longer solids ejection cycle is
ejection.
initiated after several partial solids ejections, which has the
effect of flushing out remaining solids while the product
feed is still open.

Automatic solids ejection

Bowl ejections are controlled automatically by control unit
(25)
The following operations are possible:
.partial ejections
.a combination of short and long partial ejections
.Displacement of the liquid phase from the bowl before a
total ejection
.Flush ejection after every total ejection
Total solids ejection sequence
For total solids ejection, the closing chamber (21) is emptied
via the annular valve (7) and the nozzle (8) by the addition
of operating-water via valve (16). The sliding piston (20)
remains open until the whole bowl contents have been
ejected. The sliding piston (20) is then closed by supplying
closing water via valve (17).

Control systems
The following systems are available for controlling the au-
tomatic bowl ejections: Feed and discharge
.Time-dependent control to suit the particular operation. The produc t is fed into the centrifuge by means of a closed
Recommended for use with products in which the solids system of pipes. The clarified liquid is discharged foam-free
content remains constant. and under pressure via a centripetal pump.
Hydrohermetic product feed The machine is driven by a three-phaseAC motor. Power is
transferred to the bowl spindle via a centrifugal clutch and
In this design the centrifuge is equipped with a hydroher- worm wheel gear. All bearings and the gear are splashlu-
metic product feed (4). This new inlet system prevents bricated from a central oil bath.
shearing forces from acting bn the product when entering
the bowl. Similar as with the fully hermetic design, the
product stream is accelerated by the product itself in the
filled bowl. This makes for gentle treatment and optimum
clarifying efficiency, especially in the case of sensitive prod-
ucts and low throughput capacities.
Monitoring
.Lube oil sight glass
.Temperature feeler and overcurrent release for motor
protection in case of overload *
Cooling .Speed measuring device
.Vibration monitoring system *
The solids collector and the hood are of double-wall design .Turbidity meter for monitoring the discharge *
for cooling the discharged solids (5, 9). .Level probeB in the Bolids tank in case of enclosed Bolids
discharge
.Additional
parts
available
atextra
charge

Cleaning-in-place (CIP)
Once the centrifugation process has been completed, the
machine can be cleaned-in-place.The cleaning solution is
circulated round the centrifuge and the connected system. Materials
Total ejections are initiated during CIP manua1ly or auto- All parts coming into contact with the produc t are made of
matica1lyon the control unit via an extemal CIP control. austenitic Cr-Ni-Mo stainless steel or, in the case of highly
stressed bowl parts, of soft martensitic Cr-Ni-Mo steel or
duplex alloys.
The gaskets are made of ethylene-propylene-diene-
caoutchouc (EPDM) and Polyamid.
Steri I ization
The stationary installation is sterilized with hot steam
(127 °C) under an excess pressure of 1.5 bar. The duration
of sterilization is dependent on the nature of the bacteria
and the number of germs. Experience suggests a time
between 60 minutes. Assembly and dismantling
The condensate is conveyed from the lowest point of the
system to the killing line. Special tools for installing and removing the bowl are
included in the supply schedule.
Following sterilization, the whole system is blanketed with
sterile air until the next product run.

Frame and drive Additional equipment

The cast-iran frame is equipped with brakes, a rev indicatar (available at extra charge)
and an aillevel sight glass. Camplete plant systems with autamatic ar manual SIP
 Technical data
Bowl
Speed 8340 min

Total bowl volume 8 1

Volumen of sediment holding space

(with large disc stack) 4 1
Max. pressure produced by centripetal pump 4 bar
Three-phase AC motor
Motor power 11 kW
Speed at 50 Hz 1500 min-l
Speed at 60 Hz 1800 min-1

Type IMB5
Type of protection IP55

Weights

Complete plant net 1900 kg

grass 2500 kg

Capacity
Rated capacity
with one channel centripetal pump 1400 l/h
with two channel centripetal pump 2800 l/h
The rated capacity indicates the maximum throughput rate of the bowl. The actual
operating capacity is usually lower. It depends on the particular product and on the
required level of clarification.

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