Operational Qualification Protocol OF Vacuum Tray Dryer
Operational Qualification Protocol OF Vacuum Tray Dryer
Operational Qualification Protocol OF Vacuum Tray Dryer
PROTOCOL
OF
VACUUM TRAY DRYER
TABLE OF CONTENTS
The Operational Qualification Protocol of the System/ Equipment shall be prepared, reviewed and
approved by the concerned personnel’s. It shall be signed and dated as shown below.
Prepared By:
Reviewed By:
Approved By:
3.0 TITLE
Sifter used for the separate mass composition of solids from solids and for gradation of material as per
particle size.
4.0 OBJECTIVE
This protocol shall verify that the operate components are the ones specified and properly identified as
stated in the operational Qualification of Sifter SI-01-002.
5.0 SCOPE
The scope of this Protocol shall be limited for blender which is located in PP Area at Darsh
Pharmachem Pvt. Ltd. Mahemdabad - Nadiad highway, Gujarat.
6.0 RESPONSIBILITIES
Production: Responsible for preparation & review of the operational Qualification Protocol and
operate the equipment.
Engineering: Responsible for review of the operational Qualification Protocol.
Quality Assurance: Responsible for review and finally approve the installation qualification
protocol and report.
This shall mention the details of personnels from different departments involving the qualification
study.
To define the requirements for operation of the equipment installed. To ensure that the equipment
operation meets the acceptance criteria.
Construction:
The shelves are constructed hollow with baffles cum stiffeners placed in between shelves. Every shelf
has an inlet & outlet nozzle and is connected to an inlet and outlet header through these nozzles. A hot
medium reaches the shelf through the inlet header and flows through the shelves in a uniformity zig-
zag pattern ensuring faster heat transfer to the surface. This intern heats up the trays on the shelves.
The hot medium flows out from the shelf through the outlet heard. The dryer chamber are constructed
from heavy duty plated to prevent the plates from buckling during the vacuum operation.
Working:
In dryer the material is placed on trays, which put on the hot plates in the drying cabinet. A vacuum
tray dryer works under vacuum condition on the conduction principles, inside the dryer are several
shelves having trays on which the products are placed. The top most shelf is a dummy shelf placed
there to ensure proper heating to prevent the dried powder from escaping into the solvent extraction
system.
All operating inputs provided on the equipment when tested shall-successfully comply and
meet the tolerance limit.
The equipment should successfully perform when operated as per SOP
Critical gauges/indicators provided on the equipment are calibrated.
The equipment when operated shall not produce abnormal sound and show any discrepancy in
its smooth operation.
This shall provide a list of Standard Operating Procedures and which are verified.
Training:
Each Operational Qualification individual test procedure shall typically be described and documented
by the following information.
Title : This shall include the name of the test being performed.
Test Objective : The objective(s) of the test being performed.
Acceptance Criteria : This shall list the operating parameters of the System/ Equipment with
acceptance limit in order to acceptable for the individual test
procedure.
Test Procedure : The test procedure to be followed regarding how to challenge the
system shall be outlined in the respective protocols.
Test Results : The test data obtained shall be recorded during the testing.
Checked by
Description Acceptance Criteria Actual Observation
(Sign/Date)
To verify that all
Operate properly as per
switches and push
manufacturing procedure.
buttons on dryer.
Drying chamber SS 316
Trays SS 3016
Rack SS 316
Hot Plates SS 316
Header SS 304
Stiffeners Leak Proof
Vacuum Line Leak Proof
Gauges Should be calibrated
Vacuum Pressure Within norms
Unwanted heating
No Heat
of Parts
Surface finish of
Should be uniform
dryer
Remarks:
12.0 DEVIATION REPORT
This shall document any non-conformances observed during the verification of the Operational
Qualification of System/ Equipment along with the correction and compliance report.
Probable
Sr. No. Specifications Actual Checked by
reasons
1.
2.
3.
4.
14.0 DOCUMENTATION:
This shall include all the forms of documentation such as calibration certificates, test certificates,
training records etc.
This shall summarize the Operational Qualification effort and shall present conclusion as to
qualification status based on the OQ data.