Programmable fluid bed dryer can be programmed via a computer interface to step through an unlimited number of drying stages having parameters defined, controlled, and monitored
The new programmable Fluid Bed Dryer from Sherwood Scientific is designed to allow process engineers to model the drying process for a wide range of materials such as foodstuffs, plastics feed-stocks, and especially pharmaceutical formulations.
Taking samples of up to kilogram quantities, the microprocessor FBD can be programmed via a computer interface to step through an unlimited number of drying stages having the following parameters defined controlled and monitored: inlet air temperature; blower motor speed; pulse flow function (for difficult to fluidise samples); outlet temperature.
The data from each drying run is captured and stored for subsequent analysis.
The Programmable Dryer can run one stored programme of up to 16 steps or can be used as a conventional dryer.
The M501 can also be controlled from a PC when any number of programme steps can be linked.
