Controller

Duo heating system controller

Built-in rotameter

3 built-in pump heads

Vessel

Double Jacketed Dish Bottom Vessel (includes glass body, head plate, T-handling bar, 2 probe adaptors)

Single Wall Dish Bottom Vessel (includes glass body, head plate, T-handling bar, 2 probe adaptors)

Air Lifter Vessel (includes glass body, head plate, draft tube, T-handling bar, 2 probe adaptors)

Single Wall Dish Bottom Vessel with Heating Blanket (includes glass body, head plate, T-handling bar, 2 probe adaptors and heating blanket)

Single Wall Plain Bottom Vessel with Heating Base Unit (includes glass body, head plate, T-handling bar, 2 probe adaptors and heating base unit)

Rushton-type impellers

No impellers

Rushton-type impellers

Baffle assembled

Draft tube assembled

Baffle assembled

Condenser assembled

Air sparger assembled

Micro sparger assembled

Air sparger assembled

Agitation motor

Brushless motor

N / A

Brushless motor

Probes

1x pH probe and 1x probe cable

1x DO probe and 1x probe cable

1x Temperature probe and 1x probe cable

1x Anti-foam/level sensor and 1x probe cable

Start-up kit

Complete start-up kit includes silicone tubes, tube clamps, metal connector and autoclavable disc filters. Please see p.35 for details.

Vessel

Double Jacketed (FS-V-A series)

Single Wall (FS-V-B series)

Air Lifter (FS-V-C series)

Working volume

500 ml

1 L

3 L

5 L

10 L

1 L

3 L

5 L

10 L

5 L

Total volume

1 L

1.5 L

3.8 L

6.8 L

12.5 L

1.5 L

3.8 L

6.8 L

12.5 L

7 L

Vessel

Single Wall with Heating Blanket (FS-V-B series)

Single Wall with Heating Base Unit (FS-V-D series)

Working volume

1 L

3 L

5 L

10 L

3 L

5 L

10 L

Total volume

1.5 L

3.8 L

6.8 L

12.5 L

3.7 L

6.7 L

13.1 L

Power source

100-120V / 210-230V, 50-60Hz with electrical safety cutoff switch

Water source

0.4-1 bar (5.8-14.5 psi); water supplied to fermentors should be at least 15°C below the set operating temperature

Air source

0.5-2 bar, must be dry, oil-free and filtered

Sterilization

Autoclave; size of the autoclave's inner chamber must be able to accomodate vessel with condenser attached

Control unit

 Control panel

 8" Color touch-screen interface

 Communication port

 Remote software control through Ethernet, up to 16 systems per PC

 Data export through USB port

Analog AUX port for system extension

 Program storage

 Up to 59,994 process programs

 Log data storage

 Up to 100 process monitoring data files

 Cabinet material

 ABS front panel and painted iron housing

 Dimension

 Footprint: W x L = 9.84" x 20.08" (250 mm x 510 mm), Height: 19.69" (500 mm)

 Rated voltage

 110V~/220V; 50/60 Hz, 10A

Weight

Approx. 61.73 lb (28 kg)

Aeration

 Inlet gas flow-meter

0,0.1-1 LPM (0.5 L), 0, 0.2-2.5 LPM (1 L), 0, 1-10 LPM (3, 5 L), 0, 2-25 LPM (10 L)

 Sparger

 L-shape (500ml, 1L); Ring sparger (3L and above); Micro-sparger (C type vessels)

 Baffle

 Removable 316L stainless steel baffles

Temperature

Heating

1. Thermostat system: built-in heat exchanger (550W heater, water circulation pump)

2. Dry heating system (heating blanket or heating base unit)

Cooling

 Cooling coil valve and an external chiller

 Range

- with FS-A/B series and FS-V-C054 double jacketed vessel: 5°C (41°F) above coolant up to 60°C (140°F)

- with FS-V-D series :5°C (41°F) above coolant up to 90°C (194°F)

*FS-V-C053 single wall vessel without temp control

 Probe

 Platinum RTD probe (PT-100), non autoclavable

 Control mode

 Manual or programmable 15-step PID control

Agitation

 Drive

Removable top brushless motor

 Speed range

a. For Pitched blade impeller: 30-300 rpm

b. For Rushton impeller: 30-1800 rpm(0.5, 1L); 30-1200 rpm(3, 5L); 30-1000 rpm(10L)

 Resolution

 1 rpm increment

 Impeller

 2 impellers for 0.5-1 L vessel and 0.5-5 L Double Jacketed Vessel

3 impellers for 3 L vessel and above; for 10 L Double Jacketed Vessel

Note: customized impellers are available upon ordering

 Control mode

Manual or programmable 15-step PID control

pH 

 Range

 0 -14 (2-12 for maximum precision)

 Resolution

 0.01 pH

 Probe

 Gel-filled electrode, autoclavable

 Control mode

 Manual/acid start/programmable 15-step PID control with adjustable deadband

**pH Stat with smart feeding technology

DO

 Range

 0-200%, Control range: 0-100%, adjustable

 Resolution

 0.1%

 Probe

 Polarographic DO sensor; autoclavable

 Control mode

DO cascade response: 1-stage or 2-stage**

  a. Increase or decrease agitation speed

**b. Supply external oxygen source (oxygen enrichment module required, optional device)

**c. Adjusting DO level using gas mixing control (gas mixing station module required, optional device)

**DO Stat with smart feeding technology

ORP(optional)  

 Measurement range

 ± 2000 mV

 Resolution

 1 mV    

 Probe

 Gel-filled electrode: autoclavable    

Foam / level

 Probe

 316 L stainless steel protector with insulated PTFE tube, autoclavable, adjustable sensitivity control

Control mode

Foam: on/off switch

Level: on/off switch control with wet/dry probe set up

Peristaltic pump

Pump number

3 built-in Watson Marlow pumps, **1-2 external pump extendable (MU-D series required, optional)

Motor type

Precise stepping motor; minimum speed is 1 rpm

Speed range

0 - 65 rpm

Resolution

1rpm

Control mode

Manual or programmable 15-step feeding control; pump can be assigned for acid, base,

antifoam and substrate; **flow rate & total volume calculation

Exhaust

Device type

316 L stainless steel condenser