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High Shear Fluid Processor with MW100 and DXP

Industry: Pharmaceutical/Biotechnology

Product: Network Solutions

MW100 and DXP

Introduction

A leading manufacturer of high shear fluid pro cessors

was looking for a sol ution to provide secure, stable

pressure readings. The speed of the process typically

demands a very fast data-logger with enough

intelligence to filter out noise while providing accurate

results. High-speed sample rates and math logic in

MW100 combined with se cure, validated logging in the

DXP deliver stable, consistent results from an

otherwise noisy process.

Application

A simplified explanation of a high shear fluid pro cessor

is as follows: highly pressurized fluids are pumped

through a tight orifice or restriction – the resultin g

pressure change from maximum pre ssure at the

center of the restriction to minimum pressure o n the far

side of the orifice causes cells an d other particles to be

disrupted and sheared.

A key process variable in this application is pressure.

Due to the nature of pumps turning on and off, noise is

always present in the pressure signal as pumps

engage. Many measureme nt and recording systems

lack both speed and intelligence to accurately capture

changes in pressure caused by these pumps. As a

result, they are unable to filter out resultant noise.

Customers require solutions that record and display

accurate pressure readings while eliminating spi ke s

associated with pumping. Since many of these high

shear fluid proces sors are destined for major

biotechnology and pharmaceutical custo mers,

recorded data must also adhere to 21 CFR Part 11

requirements and be valid ation friendly.

Solution

An ideal solution for recordi ng and displaying data on

high shear fluid processors is a combination of both

the MW100 and the DXP. Yokogawa’s video ba sed

DXP recorder is pharmaceutical and bio tech friendly.

This instrument has be en specifically designed for

easy validation in the most demanding environm ents.

DXP has multiple levels of security incl uding secure

logins and true encrypted data files. DXP’s

configuration file is an integral part of the histori cal

data file thereby guaranteeing the validity of the

recording. MW100 is Yokogawa’s latest data

acquisition system that features fast sam pling rates,

superior logic capabilities and multiple communication

options.

The DXP and the MW100 were networked using built -

in Modbus communication s. The MW100 functions as

an intelligent data collector and the DXP as the official

data-repository where final information i s re corded and

displayed. The MW100 takes advantag e of its 100 ms

sampling rate (it can sample as fast as 10 ms) plus on

board math logic. Custom computations were created

within the MW100 to take raw pre ssure signals wired

as analog inputs and filter the rea dings. Pump noise is

ignored and only stable pressure sign als are

transmitted to the DXP, which both records and

displays clean, stable pressures.

This customer is extremely pleased that they were

able to tame the noisy process while providing a high

quality, reliable next generation high shear fluid

processor.