Liquids to Value Pathfinder PSC 1 / 5 / 8-06-177 Technical Data | Pharmaceutical biotechnology products This clarifier has been designed for appli- prevents shearing forces from acting on The seals comply with the require- cations on a laboratory or pilot scale. the product when entering the bowl. The ments of the FDA and USP Class VI The Pathfinder is available in three capacity self-cleaning bowl makes the machine Chemical cleaning after separation classes (PSC 1, PSC 5, PSC 8) which can suitable for fully automatic cleaning- Machine frame and the motor are process batches between 15 – 300 l. At in-place. Opening and closing of the varnished in RAL 9007 the request of the customer, the capacity bowl for discharging the solids with the 3 in 1: easy exchange of the bowl of the Pathfinder can be adapted to dif- Westfalia Separator ® hydrostop system for makes possible fast adaptation of the ferent production capacities by simply controlled partial ejections. Pathfinder to different batch sizes exchanging the bowl. The Pathfinder is hence the first self-cleaning separator in Machine driven by a 3-phase AC the world with 20,000 g. The product is motor with frequency converter fed into the machine through a closed-line Flat belt drive system. A centripetal pump discharges Product connections as TriClamp the clarified product. In this design, the All product-contacting parts are separator is equipped with a hydrohermetic made of high-alloyed stainless steels product feed. This patented feed system GEA Mechanical Equipment / GEA Westfalia Separator Group Technical Data Pathfinder PSC 1 / 5 / 8-06-177 9 10 1 2 3 4 5 1 Product feed 6 Sliding piston 2 Centripetal pump 7 Closing chamber 3 Distributor 8 Spindle, drive 4 Disk stack 9 Solids ejection port 5 Solids holding space 8 7 10 Discharge, clariﬁed phase 6 Technical data PSC 1 PSC 5 PSC 8 Throughput capacity 15 – 30 l / h 100 – 200 l / h 150 – 300 l / h Bowl speed 13,500 min-1 13,500 min-1 13,500 min-1 Total volume approx. 1 l approx. 1.4 l approx. 1.5 l Vol. solids space approx. 0.85 l approx. 0.85 l approx. 0.85 l Motor rating 4.8 kW 4.8 kW 4.8 kW Dimensions (L x W x H) for all models Separator 710 x 800 x 790 mm Separator on frame with control cabinet 1700 x 900 x 1650 mm Weights Separator 200 kg Package Unit 450 kg Standard scope of delivery Options Standard package unit Different bowl versions 3-phase AC motor with frequency converter Vibration monitoring system Set of special tools Turbidity meter for monitoring the Spare parts for commissioning discharge Speed measuring device Feed pump Level probes in the solids vessel Solids pump when the solids are discharged in a Alan-Bradley control possible instead closed system of Siemens Spray nozzles in the hood and solids cyclone are additionally activated for CIP GEA Mechanical Equipment GEA Westfalia Separator Group GmbH Werner-Habig-Straße 1 · 59302 Oelde (Germany) Phone +49 2522 77-0 · Fax +49 2522 77-2828 www.westfalia-separator.com The information contained in this brochure merely serves as a non-binding description of our products and is without guarantee. Binding information, in particular relating to capacity data and suitability for specific applications, can only be provided within the framework of concrete TD_CP-11-02-0028 EN inquiries. Printed on chlorine-free bleached paper · Printed in Germany · Subject to modification · Westfalia ® and Westfalia Separator ® are registered trademarks of GEA Mechanical Equipment GmbH. Operating principles and constructional features