Centrifugation: Mat. Balance 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

○ Particulate? Check this box to indicate that a component is particulate and therefore, can be separated from the continuous phase.	No	Yes/No
○ Split % to Oil Stream The component percentage that goes to the oil stream.	0.0	0 – 100
○ Split % to Solids Stream The component percentage that goes to the solids stream.	0.0	0 – 100
○ Particulate Concentration in the Oil Stream (g/L) The total concentration of particulate components in the oil stream.	200.0	Positive
○ Particulate/Solvent Volume Ratio in the Oil Stream (v/v) The ratio of the total volume of particulate components to the total volume of solvent (non-particulate) components in the oil stream.	0.1	Positive
○ Solvent Retention by Oil Stream (% vol) The percentage of the total volume of solvent (non-particulate) components that is retained in the oil stream.	5.0	(0, 100]
○ Particulate Concentration in the Solids Stream (g/L) The total concentration of particulate components in the solids stream.	150.0	Positive
○ Particulate/Solvent Volume Ratio in the Solids Stream (v/v) The ratio of the total volume of particulate components to the total volume of solvent (non-particulate) components in the solids stream.	0.1	Positive
○ Solvent Retention by Solids Stream % The percentage of the total volume of solvent (non-particulate) components that is retained in the solids stream.	5.0	(0, 100]

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

Specification Choices / Comments

If the user selects the removal percentage to be calculated, the calculations are done based on the sedimentation theory; for more details, see Centrifugation: Modeling Calculations.