Continuous Storage (for Bulk Solids): Oper. Conds Tab

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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

 

○ Final Temperature (oC)
The final temperature of vessel contents after the end of the operation.

25.0

Positive

◙ Heating Duty (kcal/h)
The heating duty of the heat transfer agent.

0.0

Positive

◙ Cooling Duty (kcal/h)
The cooling duty of the heat transfer agent.

0.0

Positive

○ Agent
Indicates the heat transfer agent used by the operation. Click on the list box to bring up a list of available heat transfer agents in order to select one.

<Chilled Water>

Any Heat Transfer Agent

● Inlet Temp. (oC)
The inlet temperature of the heat transfer agent.

5.0

Positive

● Outlet Temp. (oC)
The outlet temperature of the heat transfer agent.

10.0

Positive

● Rate (kg/h)
The mass flow rate of the heat transfer agent.

0.0

Positive

○ Pressure Set by User?
Check this box to set the pressure.

No

Yes/No

◙ Pressure (atm)
The operating pressure of the vessel.

1.0

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

◙ Specific Power (Per Volume) (kW/m3)
The power consumed for the operation per volume.

0.0

Positive

◙ Total Power (kW)
The total power consumed for the operation (per cycle).

0.0

Positive

◙ Power Per Unit (kW)
The power consumed for the operation per equipment unit.

0.0

Positive

○ Power Dissipation to Heat (%)
The percentage of total power that is dissipated to heat and raises the temperature of the material contained in the vessel.

100.0

[0,100]

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 Continuous Storage (for Bulk Solids): Modeling Calculations.

•Pressure...

The pressure of the system, if not specified by the user, is set equal to the pressure of the previous operation.