Rigorous batch vaporization: Profiles 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

○ Number of points The number of points for which the profile results will be generated.	10	Positive
○ x-Variable Specifies whether the various profiles will be generated w.r.t time or (%) vaporization progress.	Time	Time or % Progress
○ Temperature Check this box to generate the vessel contents temperature profile.	No	Yes/No
○ Liquid Volume Check this box to generate the vessel contents liquid volume profile.	No	Yes/No
○ Vaporization Rate Check this box to generate profile of the vaporization rate.	No	Yes/No
○ Component in Contents Check this box to generate the profile of the component’s molar fraction in the vessel contents.	No	Yes/No
○ Component in Vent Check this box to generate the profile of the component’s molar fraction in the vent stream exiting from the vessel.	No	Yes/No
○ Column Width (spaces) The column width.	12	Positive
○ Number of decimals The number of decimals.	4	Positive
○ Space Between Columns (spaces) The space between columns.	3	Positive
○ x-Variable Label The x-variable label.	Time	Any Text
○ Contents Composition Label The concentration label.	Liquid Mole Fraction	Any Text
○ Vent Composition Label The external duty label.	Mole Fraction	Any Text
○ Temperature Label The temperature label.	Temperature	Any Text
○ Volume Label The volume label.	Volume	Any Text
○ Vaporization Rate Label The mass label.	Vaporization Rate	Any Text

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

Specification Choices / Comments

Through this tab the user identifies the variables that will be recorded as a function of time or % vaporization progress. In addition, the user can specify the number of recorded data sets and select the units of recorded variables.

The recorded data sets can be viewed in tabular format by right-clicking on the procedure’s icon and selecting Dynamic Data Records } <operation name> } View Recorded Data as a Table (see figure below). The recorded data sets can be saved in a file in ASCII or Excel (tab-delimited ASCII) format. Then, the plotting capabilities of Excel (or some other plotting software package) can be used to display the data graphically

The Dynamic Data Records drop-down menu that is displayed when the user right-clicks on a procedure that hosts a batch reaction operation. The top line allows user to view the recorded data and the other two to save the recorded data in a formatted file.

In order to preserve certain formatting aspects in the display of the results (e.g., in Notepad), it is recommended that the Consolas or Lucida Console font should be employed.