Tuttnauer 3170 - Program 5 (5- Liquid)

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4.5 Program 5 (5- Liquid)
For liquids when the manufacturer recommends autoclaving at
temperatures of 105ºC with no drying cycle.
Nominal Parameters
 Temperature:105ºC (225ºF).
 Time: 18 mins.
Operations Sequence
 Heating phase; The water enters the chamber and heats up until
the sterilization temperature is reached.
 Sterilization phase; temperature is maintained constant at the
preset level for the sterilization time.
 Slow exhaust phase (Ex. Mode = 4); steam is slowly exhausted
from the chamber, until it reaches the required temperature of
approximately 85ºC and the pressure equals the atmospheric
pressure.
TIME
PRESSURE (kPa)
TEMPERATURE
Ambient Pressure
and Temperature
t1 t2 t3
t1 =
Heating
stage
t2 = Sterilization stage
t3 = Slow Exhaust Stage
= Pressure
= Temperature