This Half-wave Barbell Hal-wave Booster Horn® (HBHB) is designed for the BSP-1200 ultrasonic processor configured in the batch AND flow-through mode and has the output tip diameter of 30 mm. Barbell Horns® amplify ultrasonic amplitudes while maintaining large output tip diameters, which makes it possible to directly scale up high-intensity ultrasonic processes.
Lead time to shipping: 1 week.
- Material: Ti6Al4V
- Tip diameter: 30 mm
- Maximum amplitude: 93 microns
- Frequency: 20 (+/- 1) kHz
- Maximum power: 1200 W
- Processing volume: 500 ml - unlimited
Q1. How are Barbell Horns® different from other ultrasonic horns, probes or sonotrodes?
Barbell Horn® Ultrasonic Technology (BHUT) makes it possible to directly scale up an ultrasonic process without reducing the amplitude (and the resulting cavitation intensity) provided by a horn. This permits obtaining reproducible post-scale-up results, where productivity rates increase by orders of magnitude while the highest finished product quality is maintained. The below video explains it in greater detail:
Q2. Are ultrasonic horns consumable parts that need to be replaced? How long does a horn last?
Ultrasonic horns are consumable parts that need to be periodically replaced. On average, a horn should last between 100 and 500 hours of processing. Working with aggressive chemicals (e.g., acids), under challenging physical conditions (e.g., with abrasive particles), at high ultrasonic amplitudes or at elevated pressures, however, can shorten a horn's lifetime significantly. On the other hand, horns used with most organic solvents, oils or waxes generally last much longer.
If you are operating in production mode, we recommend that you keep a spare horn.
Q3. Can I use this HBHB horn for batch-mode processing (in a beaker)?
YES! Our new HBHB horns are designed to be used in the batch and flow-through mode (with a reactor chamber).
Q4. Can I use this HBHB horn with one of your other systems (LSP-600 or ISP-3600)?
This HBHB horn can be used with the ISP-3600 ultrasonic processor. It is not, however, compatible with the LSP-600 ultrasonic processor.