Liquiphant Piezoelectric Level Sensors

Redundant Liquiphant level sensors eliminate troublesome load cells, unsafe associated flexible drain connection lines, and unreliable radar or sonar level sensing devices.  Whether fouled with rubber bands, scale, or trash, the switch always works.

Superior Heating and Longer Vessel Life Via Internal Coils

There are three methods to steam heat a pressure vessel and we have years of experience with all three.

Best - Internal Coil:  Our method of choice is an internal steam coil.  This method is cost effective, silent, efficient, and will dramatically extend the life of your vessel.  This is the longest life system by far, and especially when compared to jacketed vessels that often pit at the jacket welds.  Internal coils will also heat a vessel up to and beyond two times faster than a jacketed vessel, and the hot condensate and chemicals are returned to the boiler for reuse.  If a coil were to ever leak, our PLC will tell you and it can be replaced in a matter of minutes for minimal cost.  We expect a coil to last up to 30 years before being replaced.

Next Best - Live Steam Injection:  Live steam injection (sparging) is a fast way to heat a pressure vessel, but not good enough to be our standard.  It is noisy, vibrates equipment, and requires a vessel that is roughly 30% larger in usable capacity to accommodate the condensate.  No condensate is returned to the boiler, and you lose your boiler chemicals.  The boiler must heat ambient temperature water to make steam, thus making it less efficient than a coil or jacket.  We can build a system with this method if required as we have years of experience, but it is not our preference.

Least Desirable - Jackets:  Jackets expand and contract at a different rate than the vessel itself, thus stressing the jacket.  The vessel will eventually pit at the weld points and will not last nearly as long as the two methods above.  This is an extremely inefficient way to heat a vessel as it is very slow to heat and very slow to cool.  We do not recommend jacketed vessels, but we can build them if it is required.  We have many years of experience with all types of jacketed vessels.  If you would like to learn more about jacketed vessels, please contact us.

Welded Stainless Steel Skins

You may be used to seeing aluminum skins over a pressure vessel that have no attachment points to the stainless vessel.  This leaves the insulation exposed to drip contamination.  How do you safely remove contaminated insulation under a vessel skin?  Our vessels feature welded stainless skins and eliminate the problem.  We offer pharmaceutical grade construction at no extra cost, inside and out.  Safe, attractive, robust...a sure indication of quality throughout.

Look outside, look inside, then you'll know that Bio-Response has no equal in vessel and pipe quality.

Solids Handling

There are several ways to handle different solids in an EDS design.  Which method you choose depends on the types and amounts of solids that will be sent through the system.  We have 30 years of solid waste handling experience and we have cost effective solutions that will easily handle your solids.

Inlet Valve Safety

Another Bio-Response standard is the use of two inlet ball valves between the collector and the cooker.  The first valve is the trash valve (non-critical), and the second valve is the isolation valve (critical).  After the trash valve closes, a fresh water power flush clears the transfer line and isolation valve of any debris, then it closes.  This assures that no pressure back-feeds during the cook cycle and up into the collection tank, or worse, the feed drain lines.

Safest Drip Leg in the Industry

Does the drip leg ball valve on your EDS leak live contamination to the sewer?  How do you know?  We tell you if a valve leaks; every time, before contaminated effluent is allowed to enter the vessel.  Our valves are mounted horizontal to prevent sand from scoring the ball valve.  Vertically mounted drain valves will leak in a matter of a few cycles with sand and dirt settling on the ball.  Our valves in their horizontal orientation assures long life between valve seal service.  No one else does this! 

The Bio-Response drip leg features double horizontal valve (trash valve and isolation drain valve) as well as an air pressure test between the two drip leg valves.  This is absolute assurance that nothing untreated leaks to the sewer.  Our drip leg is also heated to full temperature for the entire cycle and is verified with a thermocouple that is placed next to the drip leg valve shown below.

Man-Way Access

Every Bio-Response EDS is standard with a large davited man-way with double o-ring seal for easy and safe service and inspection.  This allows you to clean the vessel (which you probably will never had to do, due to our CIP spray).  Once you close the door, there is no need to worry about a leaky seal.  We air test the door seal before every cycle to ensure a perfect seal.

Quiet Sparger

Bio-Response is known for energy and water conservation.  The quiet sparger is an example of this commitment put into action.  Cool with less water and save energy. The quiet sparger to discharge has no pump, no moving parts, uses less cooling water, and only cools the effluent.  The heat in the vessel is retained for the next cycle.

Pop-offs the right way....the Bio-Response way

What should be done with the pop-off on an EDS vessel?  It has a burst disk, a sensor, and an ASME pop-off valve in series.  That is all that is needed.  What else should be done?  Absolutely nothing!  Some competitors route this to an expensive pressure tank with a filter skid.  This is absolutely unnecessary from a bio-safety viewpoint.  Be sure you are spending your money on what is necessary.  In a properly designed, monitored, and controlled system it would never pop.  If it did pop, it would be completely sterile.  Want a detailed explanation? Contact us.  

Short stubs...no cold spots

Our short, large diameter stubs leave allow sterilization temperatures to reach mounted devices.  There are no cold spots; safe and complete processing occurs in a Bio-Response EDS every cycle.

Superior Controls and Programming

World class GE Fanuc controls with complete alarm matrices reflect our thorough FME analysis and logic processing.  Flash card data collection (optional printer), Ethernet network and internet connectivity allows access from anywhere in the world with the correct access codes.  The GE Fanuc system allows you to add as many users as you like, at no extra cost to you.  Troubleshooting and diagnostics is available from anywhere and screen and program updates are downloaded immediately from the factory.  Siemens and Allen Bradley PLC controls are available if required.

Steam Decontamination Hose Kit

How will you safely decontaminate and service any component on your EDS?  First you will steam decontaminate it with a Bio-Response provided Steam Decontamination Hose Kit.  How to do it safely?  Follow the instructions in the provided comprehensive decontamination manual.  Your safety is our responsibility.

Decontamination ports are strategically placed on the system to permit decontamination of any system component, safely, with this provided kit.  This system will not plug up like decontamination lines that are permanently plumbed.