Sonicator 130 W / 150 μl÷150 ml
130 Watt ultrasonic processor with footswitch
Ultrasonic Processor for Small Volume Applications - 130 Watt Ultrasonic Processor with Footswitch
- 150 microliters to 150 milliliters
130 watts, 20 kHz, automatic tuning, microprocessor-based, energy (joules) monitor, digital wattmeter, alphanumeric display, LCD screen, variable amplitude control, CV 18 converter, remote actuation connector, overload protection circuit, 1⁄8" (3 mm) stepped microtip Part No. 630-0422, and quick disconnect converter cable. Compartment for converter and spare probe. Instruction manual. Tool kit.
Typical applications include biotechnology and pharmaceutical processing, including mixing, dispersion, and sample prep uses.
Features
- Energy monitor
- Digital wattmeter
- Automatic tuning
- Automatic amplitude compensation
- Microprocessor based
- Thumb-actuated pulser E
- lapsed time indicator
- Variable power output control
Technical specifications
| Code |
VCX/000/130/FSJ |
| Power supply |
| Net power output |
130 W |
| Frequency |
20 kHz |
| Dimensions |
115×250×320 mm |
| Weight |
3 kg |
| Converter |
| CV/000/018 |
Piezoelectric lead zirconate titanate crystals (PZT) |
| Dimensions |
Ø 32×146 mm |
| Weight |
340 g |
| Cable lenght |
1,5 m |
| Supplied probe |
| Dimensions |
Ø 3×138 mm |
| Material |
Titanium alloy Ti-6Al-4V |
| Range volume |
250 µl÷10 ml |
| Autoclavable |
YES |
About ultrasonics
The ultrasonic power supply (generator) converts 50/60 Hz voltage to high frequency electrical energy.
This alternating voltage is applied to disc-shaped ceramic piezoelectric crystals within the converter, causing them to expand and contract with each change of polarity.
These high-frequency longitudinal mechanical vibrations are amplified by the probe (horn) and transmitted into the liquid as alternating expansive and compressive acoustic pressure waves.
The pressure fluctuations cause the liquid molecule cohesive forces to break down, pulling apart the liquid and creating millions of microbubbles (cavities), which expand during the low pressure phases, and implode violently during the high pressure phases.
As the bubbles collapse, millions of microscopic shock waves, micro jet streams, eddies and extremes in pressures and temperatures are generated at the implosion sites and propagated to the surrounding medium. Although this phenomenon, known as cavitation, lasts but a few microseconds, and the amount of energy released by each individual bubble is minimal, the cumulative amount of energy generated by the imploding cavities is extremely high and many times that generated in an ultrasonic bath.
When used with environmentally safe aqueous cleaning solutions, this sonicator becomes a powerful cleaning tool, capable of removing the most tenacious contaminants from normally inaccessible locations. Unlike ultrasonic baths, which dissipate the vibrational energy over a large area, the probe focuses the energy to create a concentrated, high intensity cleaning zone.