Centrifugation in a Hydrocyclone: Oper. Conds Tab (Based on B. Diam. & Inlet Vel.)

This tab appears on the interface dialog of the Hydrocycloning operation (see Centrifugation in a Hydrocyclone) when the options to size the equipment based on body diameter and inlet velocity are 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

○ Inlet Velocity (m/s) The inlet velocity of the feed stream.	5.0	Positive
○ Pressure Drop (Pa) The pressure drop of each hydrocyclone.	0.0	Zero or 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	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.