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 |
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○ Exit Temperature Set by User |
No |
Yes/No |
◙ Exit Temperature (οC) |
25.0 |
Positive |
○ Heat Transfer Agent Name |
Chilled Water |
Agent Name |
● Inlet Temp. (C) |
5.0 |
Negative/Positive |
● Outlet Temp. (C) |
10.0 |
Negative/Positive |
● Heating (kcal/h) |
0.0 |
Positive |
● Cooling (kcal/h) |
0.0 |
Positive |
● Agent Rate (kg/h) |
0.0 |
Positive |
○ Heat Transfer Efficiency(%) |
100.0 |
[0,100) |
○ Power Consumption Set by User |
No |
Yes/No |
○ Power Type |
<Std Power> |
Any Power Type |
● Power (kW) |
0.0 |
Positive |
○ Power Dissipation into Heat (%) |
50 |
[0,100) |
Symbol Key: ○ User-specified value (always input); ● Calculated value (always output); ◙ Sometimes input, sometimes output
Energy balances are done to calculate any heating/cooling requirement for maintaining the exit temperature; for more details, see Centrifugation: Modeling Calculations.