Abstract: A method for operating a clarification setup, wherein the clarification setup comprises a fluidized bed centrifuge, wherein the fluidized bed centrifuge comprises at least two centrifuge chambers, wherein the fluidized bed centrifuge is being operated in a forward operation for a particle loading cycle and/or a particle washing cycle and in a backward operation for a particle discharging cycle wherein the clarification setup comprises a monitoring sensor arrangement with at least one sensor for producing monitoring sensor data, which are being transmitted to the electronic process control. In a monitoring routine, monitoring sensor data are being produced individually by the monitoring sensor arrangement and that during the loading cycle, in an adjusting routine, at least one parameter of the clarification setup is being adjusted based on the monitoring sensor data as to control the loading of the cell broth the centrifuge chambers individually according to a predefined adjusting strategy.

Abstract: A method for operating a bioprocess installation with an electronic process control and at least one bioprocess unit, wherein the bioprocess unit comprises a cell broth source with a first receptacle for cell broth including cultivation media and cells, establishing a culture environment for cell cultivation and/or bio production, wherein the bioprocess unit comprises a clarification setup with a centrifuge for the clarification of the cell broth by centrifugation, with a liquid pumping arrangement assigned to the centrifuge and with a liquid network with a number of liquid lines communicating with the liquid pumping arrangement, wherein out of a first culture environment established by the first receptacle, the cell broth is transfered to the centrifuge via the liquid network, which centrifuge is operated in a forward operation for cell separation and/or cell washing and in a backward operation for cell discharging.

Abstract: A centrifuge setup of a bioprocessing installation, wherein, for the centrifugation, the centrifuge setup comprises a centrifuge, wherein the centrifuge comprises at least one centrifuge chamber with a chamber inlet and a chamber outlet, wherein the centrifuge setup comprises a liquid pumping arrangement and a liquid network with a number of liquid lines communicating with the liquid pumping arrangement. The centrifuge setup comprises a sensor arrangement with at least one biomass sensor arrangement, which biomass sensor arrangement is assigned to a liquid line of the liquid network, that the process control calculates an occurrence level of biomass in the respective liquid line based on the sensor signals of the biomass sensor arrangement and that the process control controls the valve arrangement and/or the liquid pumping arrangement during the loading cycle and/or the washing cycle and/or the discharging cycle based on the sensor signals of the sensor arrangement.

Abstract: A clarification setup of a bioprocessing installation wherein, for the centrifugation, the clarification setup comprises a centrifuge, wherein the centrifuge comprises at least one centrifuge chamber with a chamber inlet and a chamber outlet, wherein the clarification setup comprises a liquid pumping arrangement assigned to the centrifuge and a liquid network with a number of liquid lines communicating with the liquid pumping arrangement, wherein the clarification setup comprises a process control for controlling the centrifuge and the liquid pumping arrangement. For filtration, the clarification setup comprises a filter arrangement, that the liquid network provides an outlet supernatant line for a liquid connection between the chamber outlet and the filter arrangement, which is at least temporarily liquid-tight, such that due to this liquid-tight condition of the outlet supernatant line the liquid pumping arrangement as such may drive the supernatant from the chamber outlet to the filter arrangement.

Abstract: A fuel cell system comprises at least one fuel cell having an air inlet and an exhaust gas outlet, an air supply device connectable to the air inlet and an exhaust gas extracting device connectable to the exhaust gas outlet. Further, a water extraction device has at least two drying units, wherein the water extraction device is adapted for selectively providing a fluid connection from the air supply device to the air inlet of the fuel cell be means of one of the at least two drying units and from the exhaust gas extracting device to the exhaust gas outlet by means of another one of the at least two drying units. Thereby, an optimal drying process is conducted that does not influence a dynamic power generation.

Abstract: The present concerns an apparatus (5, 105) for energy production from a hydrocarbon mixture (15) having at least one dehydrogenatable compound, in particular from a hydrocarbon-based fuel, preferably from kerosene, comprising a tank (10, 110) for providing the hydrocarbon mixture (15), and a combustion machine (20, 120) connected to the tank (10, 110) for combustion of hydrocarbons for producing thermal and/or kinetic energy (25, 125, 30, 130).