Batch Distillation: Profiles Tab

Variable Definitions, Ranges and Default Values

The following table shows a brief description of the variables appearing in this tab. The table also displays their default values and their generally acceptable range:

Variable	Default Value	Range

○ Number of points The number of points.	21	Positive
○ In Receiver? Check this box to store the composition / concentration of a component in receiver.	No	Yes/No
○ In Distillate? Check this box to store the composition / concentration of a component in distillate.	No	Yes/No
○ In Bottoms? Check this box to store the composition / concentration of a component in bottoms.	No	Yes/No
○ Column Width (spaces) The column width.	12	Positive
○ Number of decimals The number of decimals.	4	Positive
○ Space Between Columns (spaces) The space between columns.	3	Positive
○ x-Variable Label The x-variable label.	Time	Any Text
○ Receiver Label The receiver label.	%	Any Text
○ Distillate Label The distillate label.	%	Any Text
○ Bottoms Label The bottoms label.	%	Any Text

Symbol Key: ○ User-specified value (always input); ● Calculated value (always output); ◙ Sometimes input, sometimes output

Specification Choices / Comments

The following list describes the available specification choices in this tab; for more details on how these are implemented, see Batch Distillation: Modeling Calculations.

•x-Variable...

Either time or distillation progress (in % or fraction distillated) can be selected as x-Variable (independent variable).

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