Ea
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EFB
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EHEDG
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European Hygienic Equipment Design Group
The EHEDG is an independent consortium founded to create recommendations and test methods for safe and hygienic processing of foodstuffs. The EHEDG is a committee of experts which sees itself as a supplier of expertise to CEN. Members of this group are equipment manufacturers, research institutes and food companies. This arrangement offers a good opportunity of finding regulations which particularly reflect the user’s point of view. Members: Food producers, research institutes, equipment manufacturers. Work groups: design criteria, test method, pumps, valves, packing machines, connections, sensors, heat treatment.
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The EHEDG is an independent consortium founded to create recommendations and test methods for safe and hygienic processing of foodstuffs. The EHEDG is a committee of experts which sees itself as a supplier of expertise to CEN. Members of this group are equipment manufacturers, research institutes and food companies. This arrangement offers a good opportunity of finding regulations which particularly reflect the user’s point of view. Members: Food producers, research institutes, equipment manufacturers. Work groups: design criteria, test method, pumps, valves, packing machines, connections, sensors, heat treatment.
Elastomer
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Electrical control
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Electro-deionisation
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Electropneumatic / electrohydraulic control
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Is a method of control during which electrical reference signals are used to transmit the reference variable W (set value) and the measurement variable Z (actual value) and an electro-pneumatic positioner pneumatically actuates a pneumatic positioning element (the electronic system is used for complex calculation processes and compressed air is usually used for power control).
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Electropolishing
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Electropolishing: The procedure is based on a reverse galvanic process and is used for deburring, smoothing and cleaning metal bodies and their surfaces. In principle, Electropolishing or E-polishing is the opposite of the well known galvanising or plating process.
In the process known as "galvanising" chrome, nickel or gold are applied to surfaces as protection or refinement (e.g. on screws and jewellery).
In electropolishing on the other hand material is removed specifically from the surface of a metal object. The workpiece acts here as an anode, the flow of direct current is reversed. A conductive liquid – the electrolyte – serves as an electric conductor. The material is removed by the electron flow in the process. The "lost" material collects on the cathode. Components of stainless high grade steel alloys are mainly used in sterile processes.
To guarantee their easy cleanability and reliable sterilisation, optimised surfaces are necessary. Although the surface can be improved measuring technically and optically by grinding and mechanically polishing, such surfaces are not necessarily optimum in terms of process technology. The reason for this is that a ground surface is merely "finely scratched" and its surface area increases as a result. Grinding residue is also often left behind in the soft high grade steel surface. A later electrolytic polishing removes this grinding residue and produces a homogeneous surface – free from "peaks" and "valleys". Ideally electrolytic polishing can be done so specifically that the structure of the high grade steel is completely exposed and the mean roughness value is only defined by the differences in height of the austenitic crystals of the material. However this is only possible to completely level surfaces so that the curved surfaces of pipes, fittings, valves and pump housings can never reach this perfect state. If a surface is mechanically fine polished and perfect from a measuring technical point of view, later electropolishing will result in a worse measured test result. This is due to the fact that the electrically polished surface has a "wavy" structure which although it is more favourable process-technically is poorer in measuring technical terms. For this reason the surfaces of devices for sterile applications are usually mechanically polished to a higher quality in an initial step and then finished of to the required quality by E-polishing. This guarantees that the polished surface meets requirements in all respects.
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In the process known as "galvanising" chrome, nickel or gold are applied to surfaces as protection or refinement (e.g. on screws and jewellery).
In electropolishing on the other hand material is removed specifically from the surface of a metal object. The workpiece acts here as an anode, the flow of direct current is reversed. A conductive liquid – the electrolyte – serves as an electric conductor. The material is removed by the electron flow in the process. The "lost" material collects on the cathode. Components of stainless high grade steel alloys are mainly used in sterile processes.
To guarantee their easy cleanability and reliable sterilisation, optimised surfaces are necessary. Although the surface can be improved measuring technically and optically by grinding and mechanically polishing, such surfaces are not necessarily optimum in terms of process technology. The reason for this is that a ground surface is merely "finely scratched" and its surface area increases as a result. Grinding residue is also often left behind in the soft high grade steel surface. A later electrolytic polishing removes this grinding residue and produces a homogeneous surface – free from "peaks" and "valleys". Ideally electrolytic polishing can be done so specifically that the structure of the high grade steel is completely exposed and the mean roughness value is only defined by the differences in height of the austenitic crystals of the material. However this is only possible to completely level surfaces so that the curved surfaces of pipes, fittings, valves and pump housings can never reach this perfect state. If a surface is mechanically fine polished and perfect from a measuring technical point of view, later electropolishing will result in a worse measured test result. This is due to the fact that the electrically polished surface has a "wavy" structure which although it is more favourable process-technically is poorer in measuring technical terms. For this reason the surfaces of devices for sterile applications are usually mechanically polished to a higher quality in an initial step and then finished of to the required quality by E-polishing. This guarantees that the polished surface meets requirements in all respects.
Emulgator
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Emulsion
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An emulsion is a liquid mixture comprising two or more liquids, which would not be mixable in their normal state, but can be recognized as a whole due to their finely distributed particles. It is a dispered system of finely distributed droplets. (Example: Milk). An emulsion would separate again without the addition of an emulgator.
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EMVG
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Is a law on the electromagnetic comptability of operating media in which it is stipulated that the electromagnetic interference caused by a device must not interfere with the operation of other devices and that the device itself must be sufficiently insensitive to electromagnetic interference.
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Enzyme
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Eucomed
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Explosion protection
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Externally controlled
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In terms of valve designs: Control/actuation of valves using an external medium – not the working medium. Usually compressed air between 4-7 bar, but also other inert gases, water or hydraulic oil.
Control function 1: Normally closed (e.g. closed by spring force),
Control function 2: Normally open (e.g. opened by spring force),
Control function 3: Double acting.
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Control function 1: Normally closed (e.g. closed by spring force),
Control function 2: Normally open (e.g. opened by spring force),
Control function 3: Double acting.
Extinction rate
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Extraction
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F-value
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Evaluation of a sterilisation method. The F-value identifies the exterminatory effect of a sterilisation process and specifies for example the treatment time in minutes for the heat sterilisation method (exposure time at process temperature) which is necessary to reduce an existing amount of germs to a desired end value at the applied process temperature.
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Fahrenheit
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Fail-safe-engineering
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Failure
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FAO
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FDA
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Fermentation
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Originally the fermentation of carbon compounds by micro-organisms to the exclusion of oxygen. Later also used for fermentation in general. Fermentation generally refers to metabolization by micro-organisms as a way of converting substances – e.g. turning sugar into alcohol. The container used for the fermentation process is referred to as a fermenter. The container used for the breeding of micro-organisms is referred to as a bioreactor. Since the breeding and use of genetically modified yeast cells to produce, for example, the vaccine against hepatitis B is a combination of breeding and metabolization, it is not always possible to make a clear distinction between bioreaction and fermentation, as both take place within the same environment. For this reason, a linguistic distinction is not made nowadays and all containers used for breeding and metabolization are referred to as fermenters.
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Fibre composite
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Fieldbus
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Filter cake
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Filtration
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Final sterilization
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Final sterilization usually involves filling and sealing product containers under high-quality ambient conditions. The products are filled and sealed in this type of environment in order to minimize the microbial and particle content of the product during the process and to ensure that the subsequent sterilization process is successful. In most cases, the product, container and closure have a low bioburden, but they are not sterile. The product is then subjected to a sterilization process, e.g. heat or radiation, in its final container.
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FIP
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Flameproof enclosure
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Flange
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Flocculating agent
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Flow coefficient
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Symbol: Kv in metric zones and Cv in imperial zones of the USA (then measured in PSI and US gal per minute).
KV (VDI/VDE 2173 and DIN-ISO-EN) is the flow coefficient of a valve and is expressed as a key figure. It is determined under standard conditions and can therefore be used as a way of comparing valves and as the mathematical basis for calculations in the case of deviating operating conditions. A flow constant resulting from a pressure difference of ∆p 1 bar, a test temperature in the surrounding atmosphere and the fluid between 5 °C and 30 °C (usually 20 °C) and the uniform, liquid test medium with a density of 1000 kg/m3 and a kinematic viscosity of 10 -6 m2/s (water, H2O) enable the valves to be compared based on a common denominator. The measurement result is expressed as a number. This number is the key figure for the valve. If no unit of measure is assigned to the key figure, this means that the key figure refers to cubic metres per hour (m3/h). If the key figure refers to a different unit of measure, this unit of measure must be directly assigned to the key figure (e.g. 3200 l/h).
All valves can be tested at any inlet pressure chosen by the manufacturer. Only the difference of ∆p 1 bar between the inlet side (p1) and the outlet side (p2) must be observed. The diaphragm valve is an exception. With this functional principle, the pressure-dependent change in cross-section due to the diaphragm deformation means that half the permissible maximum operating pressure of the respective valve is usually set as the inlet pressure. The valve can be opened or closed to any degree, which means that a characteristic curve throughout the entire stroke/travel range, for example, can be determined depending on the valve position. Formulae are used to take into account all the parameters and physical variables deviating from the test. Since liquids, gases and steam are subject to different laws, different formulae are also used. The standardized calculation formulae are very extensive, therefore the general "simplified" formulae are used in most cases. Here it is important that they cannot be fully abbreviated and the unit used respectively for the value Q or the Kv value is identical.
KV: KV measured value: Value of an individual valve in any opening position.
KVS: Prescribed KV measured value for an identical series of fully open valves.
KV 10, KV 20........KV 100: KV measured value of an individual valve in the specified opening position (%).
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KV (VDI/VDE 2173 and DIN-ISO-EN) is the flow coefficient of a valve and is expressed as a key figure. It is determined under standard conditions and can therefore be used as a way of comparing valves and as the mathematical basis for calculations in the case of deviating operating conditions. A flow constant resulting from a pressure difference of ∆p 1 bar, a test temperature in the surrounding atmosphere and the fluid between 5 °C and 30 °C (usually 20 °C) and the uniform, liquid test medium with a density of 1000 kg/m3 and a kinematic viscosity of 10 -6 m2/s (water, H2O) enable the valves to be compared based on a common denominator. The measurement result is expressed as a number. This number is the key figure for the valve. If no unit of measure is assigned to the key figure, this means that the key figure refers to cubic metres per hour (m3/h). If the key figure refers to a different unit of measure, this unit of measure must be directly assigned to the key figure (e.g. 3200 l/h).
All valves can be tested at any inlet pressure chosen by the manufacturer. Only the difference of ∆p 1 bar between the inlet side (p1) and the outlet side (p2) must be observed. The diaphragm valve is an exception. With this functional principle, the pressure-dependent change in cross-section due to the diaphragm deformation means that half the permissible maximum operating pressure of the respective valve is usually set as the inlet pressure. The valve can be opened or closed to any degree, which means that a characteristic curve throughout the entire stroke/travel range, for example, can be determined depending on the valve position. Formulae are used to take into account all the parameters and physical variables deviating from the test. Since liquids, gases and steam are subject to different laws, different formulae are also used. The standardized calculation formulae are very extensive, therefore the general "simplified" formulae are used in most cases. Here it is important that they cannot be fully abbreviated and the unit used respectively for the value Q or the Kv value is identical.
KV: KV measured value: Value of an individual valve in any opening position.
KVS: Prescribed KV measured value for an identical series of fully open valves.
KV 10, KV 20........KV 100: KV measured value of an individual valve in the specified opening position (%).
Flow measurement
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Food hygiene
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Foodstuffs
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Form deviation
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Free outlet
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Term used in piping and tank construction. Is present if the working medium emerges unhindered from the piping and in the immediate vicinity of the valve. No backlog factors may be allowed to affect the fluid/working medium (e.g. heads of water due to differences in height, nozzles and plates, pipe runs that are too long downstream of the end valve).
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Free outlet angle
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Free outlet angle
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Freeze- drying
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Freeze-drying
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