Tablet Coating: 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

 

○ Coated Tablet Name

Coated Tablet

Any Text

○ Amount per Tablet (g or mL)

0.0

Positive

● Coating Stream
Indicates the input port that is connected to the coating solution stream. If an input stream is already present at the selected port, then the button next to the selection is active. Click on the button to bring up the attached stream’s simulation dialog in order to provide its composition.

<None>

Dedicated Input Port

○ Volatile ?
Check the box next to a component to indicate that the corresponding component is volatile.

<No>

Yes/No

◙ Removal (%)
The evaporation percentage of a volatile component.

0.0

0-100

● Air Stream
Indicates the input port that is connected to the air stream. If an input stream is already present at the selected port, then the button next to the selection is active. Click on the button to bring up the attached stream’s simulation dialog in order to provide the composition of the material being charged.

<None>

Dedicated Input Port

◙ Relative Air Stream Flowrate ((m3/h)/L of Drum)
The volumetric flowrate of the air stream per drum volume.

10.0

Positive

◙ Absolute (STP) Air Stream Flowrate (m3/h)
The standard volumetric flowrate of the air stream.

1000.0

Positive

○ Setup Time
The amount of time (per cycle) spent before each operation is carried in preparation for the actual execution of the operation. It may involve actions like cleaning, vacuuming, setting up of equipment, etc. which the user opted not to model explicitly.

0.0

Positive

○ Process Time
The actual duration of the operation (per cycle).

60.0

Positive

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 Tablet Coating: Modeling Calculations.

You can specify the amount of coating solution per tablet either in terms of mass or volume. If there is solvent evaporation please specify the components that evaporate and their evaporation fractions.