{"id":843,"date":"2017-01-24T18:11:02","date_gmt":"2017-01-24T18:11:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/priorclavena.com\/?p=843"},"modified":"2020-12-01T14:24:04","modified_gmt":"2020-12-01T14:24:04","slug":"circle-beats-square-efficient-autoclave-design","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.priorclave.com\/en\/2017\/01\/24\/circle-beats-square-efficient-autoclave-design\/","title":{"rendered":"Circle Beats Square in Efficient Autoclave Design"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Rectangular-chambered medical autoclaves were all we had in North America for decades. Designed for round-the-clock use at hospitals, the medical-grade autoclave is undeniably robust and good at what it does, sterilizing trays of surgical equipment and supplies, and making medical waste safe at all hours. But this muscle comes at a cost above and beyond the price tag of buying a new unit: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.priorclave.com\/en-us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2018\/08\/LabDesign_Dec2016.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Because medical-grade autoclaves are always on standby, they use enormous amounts of water and electricity to maintain their ready status.<\/a>\u00a0This is a totally acceptable cost in a hospital, but absurdly wasteful in a research lab.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1368 alignright\" src=\"http:\/\/www.priorclave.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2018\/08\/autoclave-energy-consumption-cylindrical-research-grade-autoclave-illustration.jpg\" alt=\"Autoclave Energy Consumption Cylindrical Research Grade Autoclave Illustration\" width=\"300\" height=\"258\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.priorclave.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2018\/08\/autoclave-energy-consumption-cylindrical-research-grade-autoclave-illustration.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.priorclave.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2018\/08\/autoclave-energy-consumption-cylindrical-research-grade-autoclave-illustration-64x55.jpg 64w, https:\/\/www.priorclave.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2018\/08\/autoclave-energy-consumption-cylindrical-research-grade-autoclave-illustration-128x110.jpg 128w, https:\/\/www.priorclave.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2018\/08\/autoclave-energy-consumption-cylindrical-research-grade-autoclave-illustration-240x206.jpg 240w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>The initial and ongoing expense of medical-grade autoclaves has often either locked labs into a big autoclave investment, forced them go with cheaper medical units that offered fewer control options, or left them using old-school &#8220;stove-top&#8221; sterilizers. Modern <a href=\"https:\/\/www.priorclave.com\/en\/autoclaves\/benchtop-autoclaves\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">tabletop research-grade autoclaves<\/a>\u00a0offer the best of both worlds: they can run complex cycles (with repeats, custom heating\/cooling ramps, etc.) and handle challenging loads, but idle cold, fully shut down over nights\/weekends\/holidays, and never waste a drop of water when not running a cycle.<\/p>\n<p>This is accomplished by harnessing <a href=\"http:\/\/www.priorclave.com\/en-us\/steam-autoclaves\/autoclave-accessories\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">the most advanced fully programmable control system<\/a>\u00a0to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.priorclave.com\/en-us\/why-priorclave\/energy-water-efficiency\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">traditional cylindrical pressure chamber design<\/a>. The cylindrical chamber is better suited to high pressure micro-environments, and thus requires less reinforcement and insulation, and suffers less wear and tear over the life of the autoclave than its medical-grade counterpart. They cost less to build and maintain, use significantly less energy for the same size loads as a medical-grade autoclave, and are far easier to install and service in most labs.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rectangular-chambered medical autoclaves were all we had in North America for decades. 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