Tablet Coating: 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 if a heating agent is selected as the heat source. Click on the list box to bring up a list of available heating agents in order to select one.

<Steam>

Any Heating Agent

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

152.0

Positive

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

152.0

Positive

◙ Relative Heating Agent Flowrate ((kg/h)/m3 of Drum)
The mass flowrate of the heating agent per drum volume.

500.0

Positive

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

0.0

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)
The power consumed for the operation per volume.

20.0

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

The following list describes the available specification choices in this tab; for more details on how these are implemented, see Tablet Coating: Modeling Calculations.

•Heating Requirement...

Please note that you can select whether to set the absolute or relative heating agent flowrate (in terms of the drum volume).

•Specific Power...

You can select whether to set the total or specific power (in terms of the drum volume).