11.3 Operating parameters
When using your Kvick Lab cassette, fully open the permeate valve and adjust your pump speed and
retentate valve to achieve the recommended cross-flow rate. The recommended operating
conditions for many applications are:
Transmembrane pressure – 1.7 to 2.4 barg (25 to 35 psig)
Cross-flow rate – 600 to 800 ml/min/ per 0.11 m
2
(1.2 ft
2
) cassette
Recommended operating temperature – 5 to 50 °C
Maximum operating temperature – 121 °C (250 °F)
Maximum operating pressure – 4 barg (60 psig)
Operating pH – 1 to 14
Cassette holdup volume – 20 m
Hardware holdup volume (feed/retentate) – less than 2 ml
Maximum membrane area – 0.55 m
2
(6.0 ft
2
)
Type and number of cassettes:
Kvick Lab – 0.11 m
2
(1.2 ft
2
), maximum of 5 cassettes installed
Kvick Lab – 100 cm
2
(0.11 ft
2
), maximum of 10 cassettes installed
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