Steriflow SSC Series - Manual (Page 3)

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Increased Process Availability
• The SSC increases process equipment availability by reducing average annual SIP time. The device
dramatically reduces the probability of SIP wetted temperature sensor faults, and total heat-up time.
The SSC design makes it impossible for spent condensate to touch (cool) the SIP temperature sensor
upstream of the trap under expected load conditions. And, it ensures that condensate cannot cool (and
insulate) critical process areas that are being sterilized during heat-up or temperature hold periods.
The SSC increases the volumetric condensate holding capacity immediately upstream of the trap
by 4 times that of the industry's typical 3/4", 18" lineal sanitary tubing downcomer, and 6 times
the industry's minimum recommended 12" downcomer. This compact, extra capacity ensures
that spent condensate is completely removed from the temperature sensor area, and from the
tubing, vessel, or process equipment being sterilized.
The SSC provides more than 5 times the effective cooling capacity than the typical 3/4", 18"
lineal sanitary downcomer. Condensate entering the trap is thoroughly subcooled regardless of
the steam traps subcooling performance. This ensures that the steam trap is fully open during the
high condensate load SIP heat-up, and during the ensuing lighter load, temperature hold period.
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Infrared photograph of typical
18" downcomer and Steriflow's
Sanitary Subcooled Condenser
SSC). Greater heat transfer
capability is clearly evident.
18" 3/4" sanitary tubing downcomer 3/4" Steriflow SSC Series
• The large volumetric and cooling capacity of the SSC increases the effectiveness of sanitary steam traps
on high load, clean steam applications, such as bioreactor and fermentation vessels.
Condensate cooling effectiveness of SSC relative to typical SIP downcomer assemblies:
Average number of °F that condensate is cooled between inlet and outlet of device under
dynamic load conditions (30 psi saturated steam heat-up, at loads between 50-290 #/hr).
SIP Assembly Construction Subcooling measured (°F)
18", 3/4" Sanitary Downcomer -1.5°F
SSC -31.3°F
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