Custom Splitting

General Description

Oftentimes, during the design of a new process, it is required that we separate the process stream into two others. As typically a designer will have a goal in mind for the splitting, the split fraction is not known a-priori but often depends on the actual flow conditions of the process stream itself. This model will allow users to express such process design constraints directly.

Unit Procedure Availability

      Custom Flow Splitting (Bulk Flow) Procedure

Custom Splitting: Modeling Calculations

Equipment Sizing

If the equipment size option is in Design Mode and the operating throughput exceeds the maximum throughput, then, the program assumes multiple, identical units operating in parallel with an operating throughput of less than the maximum. If the equipment size option is in Rating Mode and the operating throughput exceeds the rated throughput of the step (which is equal to the rated throughput of each unit times the number of units), a warning message is displayed advising the user to increase the number of units or reduce the operating throughput.

Custom Splitting: Interface

The interface of this operation has the following tabs:

      Oper. Cond’s, see Custom Splitting: Oper. Conds Tab

      Utilities, see Throughput Operations: Utilities Tab

      Labor, etc, see Operations Dialog: Labor etc. Tab

      Description, see Operations Dialog: Description Tab

      Batch Sheet, see Operations Dialog: Batch Sheet Tab

      Scheduling, see Operations Dialog: Scheduling Tab