Centrifugation in a Hydrocyclone: Oper. Conds Tab (Based on Throughput)

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This tab appears on the interface dialog of the Hydrocycloning operation (see Centrifugation in a Hydrocyclone) when the option to size the equipment based on throughput is selected through the Equipment tab of the Hydrocyclone that hosts this operation (see Hydrocyclone: Equipment 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

 

Pressure Drop (Pa)
The pressure drop of each hydrocyclone.

0.0

Positive

Operating Throughput (per Unit) (m3/h)
The volumetric liquid/solid flow rate of the feed stream divided by the number of units.

0.0

Zero or Positive

Power Type
Indicates the power type that is used by the operation. Click on the list box to bring up a list of available power types in order to select one.

<Std Power>

Any Power Type

(Power Consumption) Efficiency
The ratio of ideal to actual power consumption by this operation (for pumping, etc.).

100.0

(0, 100]

Power (kW)
The total power consumption for the entire operation (i.e., for all equipment units).

0.0

Positive

Power Dissipation to Heat (%)
The percentage of total power consumed for this operation that turns into heat, thereby raising the temperature of the material contained in the equipment.

100.0

[0,100]

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

Specification Choices / Comments

For more details on how the available specification choices in this tab are implemented, see Centrifugation in a Hydrocyclone: Modeling Calculations.