Printer

Overview

Printing.bmp

 

Size / Design Variable

Throughput

Costing Variable
(Built-in Model)

Throughput

Costing Variable
(User-Defined Model)

Throughput in entities/min

Emissions Port

No

Hosts

Printing Procedure

 

A Printer is used to represent an equipment resource typically used to host a procedure with a main objective to create a new discrete entity by combining several other discrete entities. The procedure can be executed in a batch or continuous mode.

Printer: Equipment Tab

The default maximum throughput is 36000.0 entities/h. For more information on the equipment tab see Discrete Throughput: Equipment Tab.

Sizing: Design Mode

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.

Sizing: Rating Mode

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.

Costing

The equipment purchase cost supplied by the built-in model is zero, however the user may specify his own costing model if he wishes.