Throughput Operations: Utilities 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

 

○ 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/(kg/h)
The power consumed for the operation per mass flowrate of mixture.

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

○ Power Dissipation to Heat (%)
The percentage of total power consumed for this operation that turns into heat, thereby raising the temperature of the material contained in the equipment.

0.0

[0,100]

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

Specification Choices / Comments

This dialog tab is used by several operations. It enables the user to account for power consumption during this operation.