Abstract: A steam condensate tempering system for a steam sterilizer uses a fast temperature sensor to measure the temperature of combined water and steam condensate from a sterilizer, and a controller for controlling the flow of cool water to mix with the steam condensate in response to the temperature sensed by the temperature sensor.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
February 2, 1998
Date of Patent:
December 7, 1999
Assignee:
Commonwealth H2O Matrix
Inventors:
Francis X. Yaskoff, Kevin E. Sullivan, Alfred B. Scaramelli