Size / Design Variable
Throughput
Costing Variable
(Built-in Model)
None
Costing Variable
(User-Defined Model)
Throughput in entities/min
Emissions Port
No
Hosts
Bulk to Discrete Generic Box Procedure
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Size / Design Variable |
Throughput |
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Costing Variable |
None |
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Costing Variable |
Throughput in entities/min |
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Emissions Port |
No |
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Hosts |
Bulk to Discrete Generic Box Procedure
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A Bulk to Discrete Generic Box (GBX) is used to represent an equipment resource typically used to host a procedure with the objective to convert bulk material into discrete entities. The procedure can be executed in a batch or continuous mode.
See Discrete Throughput: Equipment Tab.
In Calculate (Design Mode), the user specifies the Maximum Throughput and the system computes the Number of Units and the Rated Throughput. If the operating throughput exceeds the maximum throughput, then, the system assumes multiple, identical units operating in parallel with an operating throughput of less than the maximum.
In User-Defined (Rating Mode), the user specifies the Number of Units and the Rated Throughput. If the operating throughput exceeds the rated throughput of the step (which is equal to the rated throughput of each unit times the number of units), a warning message is displayed advising the user to increase the number of units or reduce the operating throughput.
No cost is calculated for this equipment, as it represents generic equipment that is not explicitly available in the current version of SuperPro Designer. The user can directly enter the cost, or a user defined model for the equipment cost.