2-Stream Mixing (Discrete Flow)

Discrete Mixing Operations: General Description

To mix (combine) two or more discrete streams, the discrete entities in all of them must be identical. Two discrete entities are considered identical if all of the following attributes are the same: Name, Bulk Amount per Entity, Bulk Composition, Purchasing Price, and Selling Price.

Unit Procedure Availability

      2-Stream Mixing (Discrete Flow) Procedure

Discrete Mixing Operations: Modeling Calculations

The operating throughput (in entities/min) of the step is calculated based on the flow of the output stream.

Equipment Sizing

If the equipment size option is in Design Mode and the operating throughput exceeds the maximum throughput, then, the program assumes multiple, identical units operating in parallel with an operating throughput of less than the maximum. If the equipment size option is in Rating Mode and the operating throughput exceeds the rated throughput of the step (which is equal to the rated throughput of each unit times the number of units), a warning message is displayed advising the user to increase the number of units or reduce the operating throughput.

2-Stream Discrete Mixing: Interface

The interface of this operation has the following tabs:

      Oper. Cond’s, see Discrete Throughput Operations: Oper. Conds Tab

      Utilities, see Discrete Throughput Operations: Utilities Tab

      Labor, etc, see Operations Dialog: Labor etc. Tab

      Description, see Operations Dialog: Description Tab

      Batch Sheet, see Operations Dialog: Batch Sheet Tab

      Scheduling, see Operations Dialog: Scheduling Tab