APPLICATION OF THE DISTRIBUTED CONTROL-SYSTEM IN FERMENTATION EXPERIMENTS

The distributed data acquisition and control system consisting of two process-oriented stations supervised by a master operator-oriented sta tion was developed for fermentation experiment purposes. Ability of th e system for study, analysis and control, as well as adequacy of the p roposed methods and strategies for process investigation were proved. Some practical experiences with computer driven experiments on physiol ogical state modulation of C. utilis and B. megaterium in the laborato ry fermentor are reported.