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4.8.
Program 8: Bowie and Dick
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Air-removal stage: a series of vacuum pulses are performed.
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Heating stage: steam is injected into the chamber, from the steam
generator, until the sterilization temperature is reached.
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Sterilization phase: temperature and pressure are maintained constant
at the pre-set level during the sterilization time.
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Fast exhaust: steam is exhausted out of the chamber at a fast rate until
pressure decreases to ambient pressure.
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Drying for 2 minutes to remove residual steam from the chamber.
If the B&D test cycle failed, the screen color changes from purple to
yellow.
If the B&D test cycle ended successfully a "Test Ended" message will
display and the screen color will remain purple.
