Degasification: Utility Data 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

 

○ Heating Agent Name
Indicates the heating agent that is used by the operation. Click on the list box to bring up a list of available heating agents in order to select one.

<Steam>

Any Heating Agent

● Heating Agent Inlet Temp. (oC)
The inlet temperature of the heating agent.

152.0

Positive

● Heating Agent Outlet Temp. (oC)
The outlet temperature of the heating agent.

152.0

Positive

◙ Heating Agent Flowrate (kg/h)
The mass flow rate of the heating agent.

0.0

Positive

◙ Heating Agent Spec. Amount (g/L of Treated Liquid)
The mass flow rate of the heating agent per volumetric flow rate of treated liquid.

0.35

Positive

○ Cooling Agent Name
Indicates the cooling agent that is used by the operation. Click on the list box to bring up a list of available cooling agents in order to select one.

<Chilled Water>

Any Cooling Agent

● Cooling Agent Inlet Temp. (oC)
The inlet temperature of the cooling agent.

5.0

Positive

● Cooling Agent Outlet Temp. (oC)
The outlet temperature of the cooling agent.

10.0

Positive

◙ Cooling Agent Flowrate (kg/h)
The mass flow rate of the cooling agent.

0.0

Positive

◙ Cooling Agent Spec. Amount (g/L of Treated Liquid)
The mass flow rate of the cooling agent per volumetric flow rate of treated liquid.

90.0

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 (kW/(m3/h))
The power consumed for the operation per volumetric flowrate.

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

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

Specification Choices / Comments

Here the user specifies parameters that affect the utilities that are required for this operation. For more details on how these are implemented, see Degasification: Modeling Calculations.