behrS5fullyautomaticsteamdistillationapparatusbehrOperatingManualPleasereadthisoperatingmanualcarefullybeforestartinguseofyournewbehrS5steamdistillationapparatus!Theoperatingmanualprovidesclearandsimpleinstructionsintheuseoftheapparatus.Additionalinformation,whichisusefulandimportantforanunderstandingoftheoperatingprinciplesoftheapparatus,isdenotedbyagraystripeinthemargin.AWewishyousuccessintheuseofthebehrS5SteamDistillationApparatusSafetyWarningsInordertoavoidelectricalshockinjury,pleaseinsurethatnoliquidsgetintotheapparatushousingAorcomeincontactwiththeelectricalwiresandconnections!AToavoidelectricalshockinjury,alwaysremovetheelectricalpower(mainsplugbeforeopeningtheapparatushousing!ARepairofelectrical,electronicandmechanicalcomponentsisonlytobeperformedbysuitablyquali-?edandauthorizedpersonnel!APleaserigorouslyobserveallpertinentsafetymeasurestoavoidinjuryinworkingwithglass!AObservecarefullysafetyproceduresinworkingwithacidsandbases,whichcancauseburnsandotherinjuries!ADuringthedistillationandforashorttimethereafter,donottouchanypartsofthedistillationsystembehindthePlexiglasdoor!Thesecomponentsmaybehotandcancauseburninjury!DonotoperatetheS5steamdistillationapparatusindamporexplosiveatmospheres!AThemaximumallowablehumidityis80%ThemaximumallowableroomtemperatureiS50C0BeforeshuttingtheS5down22Insertingthevessels22Switchingthesteamdistillationapparatuson22Rinsing22Purgingprogram23AdaptingthebehrS5toyourpersonalrequirements24Choosingthelanguage24Con?gurngthelevelsensor24Settirthetime24DownloadSoftware-Updates24selectingtitrationunit24CoolingWaterSourceSetting24Whattodoif(25Problemswhichyoucansolveyourself25Samplevesselnotinserted25Insuf?cientcoolingwaterpressure25Reagentlevelsensors25IntheeventthatyouarenotusingthebehrKAS50canisterset:25IntheeventthatyouareusingthebehrKAS50canisterset:25Titrationvesselisfull26Problemsrequiringtheattentionofthebehrrepairservice27TechnicalSpeci?cations28Overwiew:MenusanddisplaysofthebehrS529TableofContentsContentsofDelivery5UseofthebehrS5inChemicalAnalyses5OperatingConditions5InstallingthebehrS57Emplacingthesteamdistillationapparatus7Connectingthehosesandtubing8Connectingtotheelectricalpowerline8FrontviewofthebehrS511Turningthesteamdistillationapparatuson12Preparations12SwitchingtheS5on12DistillingwiththebehrS513Theoperatingcontrolunit13ProgrammingtheS513Distilling16(Re?llingthereagentlines16Insertingtheglasscomponents16Switchingthesteamdistillationapparatuson16Performingthe(re?llng17Testrun17Insertingtheglassvessels17Switchingthesteamdistillationapparatuson17Startingthetestrun18Endingthetestrun18AutomaticDistillationwiththebehrS519Insertingthevessels19Switchingthesteamdistillationapparatuson19Startingtheautomaticdistillation19Interruptingorterminatingthedistillationprogram19Endingtheautomaticdistillation19ManualdistillationwiththebehrS520Insertingthesamplevessel20Switchingthesteamdistillationapparatuson20Performingamanualdistillation20Endingthemanualdistillation21ContentsofDeliveryPleasecheckimmediatelyuponreceipttoseethatthecontentsofdeliveryarecompleteandundamaged.Intheeventofdamageinshipment,contacttheship-pingagent(mail,freightcarrier,railwayimmediatelyandrequestaninspectionofactualconditionofcontentsandpackaging.Thecomponents,whichshouldbepresent,areitemizedinthefollowinglist.ListofComponentsbehrS5distillationapparatus,completelyassembledHoseset:1 Water inlet hose, 10/17, withandstandard ? ttings,2m1Verprenetubing,8/12,2m3PVCtubing,4/7,2m2PVCtubing,8/12,2m3PVCtube,6x1,420mm1PVCtube,10x1,420mm1Electrical(mainscable1Cablefortitratorconnection1CableforpHelectrode1CrucibletongsUseofthebehrS5inChemicalAnalysesThebehrS5isaneffectiveautomaticdistillationappa-ratusforuseinvariousapplications.Principally,it?ndsapplicationinthesteamdistillationofKjeldahlammoniasolutions.Inthisapplication,theautomaticadditionofNaOH,HOandH3BO3,aswellastheautomaticdrain-ingofspentsamplewaste,provideforahighdegreeofsafetyandconvenienceinuse.Becertaintocarefullyimplementthefollowingguidanceforthesakeofsafetyinoperationandthegreatestpos-sibleworkinglifeofthebehrS5:Operatetheapparatusalwaysinaccordancewiththeinstructionsandwarningsinthisoperatingmanual!Modi?cationorchangestotheapparatusareunauthorizedandleadtoterminationoftheguaiantee.Modi?cationsmayresultinseriousopera-tionalsafetyhazardsand/orreducedreliabilityoftheS5.Donotexposethesteamdistillationunittocor-rosivevapors,suchasacids,basesororganicsolvents!OperatingConditionsOperatethebehrS5steamdistillationapparatusun-dernormallaboratoryconditions.TheS5steamdistillationapparatusmaybecon-nectedtoacoldwatertaphavingastandard?pipethread.ContentsofDelivery-5-?behrLabor-Technik20061.21.31.41.51.61.71.81.91.111.141.151.161.101.131.12Figure.1:behrS5-rearviewRearviewofthebehrS5Figure1:DiagramLegend1.1Overpressuresteamreleas