Controller

Duo heating system controller

Built-in rotameter

4 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)

Solid State

(FS-V-SA05P)

Rushton-type impellers

No impellers

Rushton-type impellers

Multi-Type

Baffle assembled

Draft tube assembled

Baffle assembled

N / A

Condenser assembled

Air sparger assembled

Micro sparger assembled

Air sparger assembled

Agitation motor

Brushless motor

N / A

Brushless motor

Brushless motor

Probes

1x pH probe and 1x probe cable

Optional

1x DO probe and 1x probe cable

Optional

1x Temperature probe and 1x probe cable

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

N / A

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

15 L

20 L

3 L

5 L

10 L

Total volume

1.5 L

3.8 L

6.8 L

12.5 L

18.7 L

23.7 L

3.7 L

6.7 L

13.1 L

Power source

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

 10.4" 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 = 15.75" x 21.61" (400 mm x 549 mm); Height: 29.14" (740 mm)

 Rated voltage

 220V~; 50/60 Hz, 10A, 2000W

Weight

 Approx. 114.6 lb (52 kg)

Aeration

 Inlet gas flow-meter

 0,0.1-1 LPM (500 ml); 0, 0.2-2.5 LPM (1 L); 0, 1-10 LPM (3, 5 L); 0, 2-25 LPM (10 L); 0, 4-50 LPM (15, 20 L)

 Sparger

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

Center-located sparger (solid state)

 Baffle

 Removable 316L stainless steel baffles

Temperature

Heating

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

 2. Dry heating system : external devices (heating blanket or heating base unit)

Cooling

 Cooling coil valve and an external chiller

 Range

 - with FS-V-A/B/SA05P 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); 30-700 rpm(15, 20L)

c. For Broken type/Spiral type/Anchor type impellers (only for FS-V-SA05 vessel): 1 – 60 rpm**

 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 with adjustable deadband

pH 

 Range

 0 -14 (2-12 for maximum precision)

 Resolution

 0.01 pH

 Probe

 Gel-filled electrode, autoclavable

 Control mode

 Manual/acid start/progrmmable 15-step PID control

DO

 Range

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

 Resolution

 0.1%

 Probe

 Polarographic DO sensor; autoclavable

 Control mode

 2-stage DO cascade response (manual or program mode)

 a. Increase or decrease agitation speed 

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

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

 Substrate feeding strategy

ORP

(optional)  

 Measurement range

 ± 2000 mV

 Resolution

 1 mV    

 Probe

 Gel-filled electrode: autoclavable    

Foam / level

 Probe

 316L 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

 4 built-in Watson Marlow pumps per vessel (total 8); Total 1 to 4 external pumps

(MU-D series required,  optional)

 Motor type

 Precise stepping motor; minimum speed is 1 rpm

 Speed range

 0 - 65 rpm

 Resolution

 1 rpm

 Control mode

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

 antifoam and substrate

Exhaust

Device type

 316L stainless steel condenser