Scirocco Dry Powder Feeder

The Scirocco Dry Powder Feeder is designed for particle size measurement of dry materials. Its enclosed air cell eliminates the problems of velocity bias that leads to the overestimation of fine particles in a sample. It also provides protection for the operator when handling hazardous substances or active pharmaceuticals.

With implementation of operating macros in the software known as Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), the feeder is controllable and its functions can be closely specified within SOPs. Feed rate and air pressure are monitored, controlled and traced from the software, and vacuum monitoring ensures repeatability of results.

A pressure titration procedure allows the user to establish custom dispersion settings while the SOP-driven operating system monitors that subsequent measurements adhere to the established method.

Results can be e-mailed from one user to another and an SOP extraction facility in the software allows the recipient to use the same operating procedure that created the result as well as reviewing the operating conditions which were used to obtain the measurement.

Malvern Instruments GmbH, Rigipsstr.19, Herrenberg, Germany 71083. Tel: +49 (0) 7032 97770; Fax: +49 (0) 7032 77854.