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SD-05 SPRAY DRYER ASSEMBLY & OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS Introduction Safety / COSHH General Safety Rules Components Included Packing List Connection Electrical Supply Assembly and Preparation Jet Spray Assembly Operation General Advice Useful Hints Optional Accessories Spare Parts List Notes Last Revision: June 2002...
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INTRODUCTION The Lab-Plant SD-05 Laboratory Scale Spray Dryer is based on more than 30 years of continuous production and development. The SD-05 has been designed primarily for simplicity and ease of use, rapid assembly disassembly cleaning, minimal maintenance, efficiency operation reproducibility of previous conditions.
Ensure that equipment is commissioned and checked by a competent member of staff. COMPONENTS INCLUDED The SD-05 is supplied complete and ready for operation without any extra equipment normally being required. Options are available such as alternative jet nozzle spray assembly sizes, exhaust wet scrubber, bench type mobile trolley, protective screen, large main chamber, inert gas inlet etc.
Nylon Tube 6mm ∅ 1.0 m The above comprises the unit SD-05. Any accessories or spares ordered will be additional to the above. CONNECTION TO ELECTRICAL SUPPLY The Lab-Plant SD-05 Spray Dryer is supplied for 220/240V, 50/60Hz operation. 110/120V primary 240V secondary...
ASSEMBLY AND PREPARATION Ensure SD-05 strong level bench top and, if not being used with an exhaust wet scrubber, the unit must be positioned near an outside window exhausting atmosphere main laboratory fume cupboard. Do not connect direct extraction system as this will affect the air flow.
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JET SPRAY ASSEMBLY The stainless steel spray assembly fluid nozzle where inner nozzle develops liquid outer compressed outlet. compressed atomises the liquid as it emerges from the jet to form the required fine spray. outer nozzle unscrewed from main assembly for cleaning if required.
Place the pump tube in the water. Switch on the mains switch on the SD-05 and then switch on the blower and the heater using the appropriate green touch contacts. Note: the heater will not operate unless the blower is running.
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OPERATION (continued….) The digital indicator will then show the flow on a scale of 10-50. When the unit is cold approximately 46 may be the maximum indicated. This does not matter - simply press the σ button briefly until the digits do not increase any more. (Note: The 10- 50 scale is shown as m /hr on the graph on Note III).
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SD-05. However, if using with inert gases we recommend that the SD-05 should be used in a fume cupboard and that precautions are taken against the possibility of any gas leaks.
OPTIONAL ACCESSORIES 1) 0.5mm jet is supplied as standard. 1.0mm and 1.5mm jets are optional. 2) Amber stained low actinic glassware is available for products which are light sensitive. 3) An exhaust air wet scrubber unit. 4) Magnetic stirrer hotplate MR 3001 for maintaining liquids in suspension and for heating.
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The scrubber unit is designed to be placed on top of the SD-05 and a small section of the standard exhaust tube is used to connect the stainless steel exhaust outlet to the bent tube inlet on the scrubber.
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NOTES (continued….) Note IV Counter-Current Spraying Often useful when a longer resonance time of the product in the main chamber may assist in the drying process. Also useful for agglomeration work when the standard jet may be used to spray the product and an additional jet assembly together with the PTFE/stainless steel adapter can be used to spray the agglomerator.
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Thank you for reading this data sheet. For pricing or for further information, please contact us at our UK Office, using the details below. UK Office Keison Products, P.O. Box 2124, Chelmsford, Essex, CM1 3UP, England. Tel: +44 (0)330 088 0560 Fax: +44 (0)1245 808399 Email: sales@keison.co.uk...
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