Flow Adjusting Procedure

Overview

A Flow Adjusting Procedure can be created by selecting the following menu option:
Unit Procedures } Mixing } Bulk Flow } Flow Adjusting

FlowAdjustorTITO.bmp

 

Operating Mode

Continuous or Semi-Continuous

Host Equipment

Flow Adjustor

Emissions Port (Vent)

No

Special Input/Output Ports

Yes

 

 

This procedure can act either as a custom flow mixing procedure and as a custom flow splitting procedure depending on the flow specification of the main outlet stream (which can be either set by the user or by a downstream process). If the flow of the main outlet stream is greater than that of the process stream, then this procedure will act as a custom flow mixing procedure used to mix two bulk flow streams, where one of the two streams (the adjustable inlet stream) is of known composition, but adjustable flow, and is allowed to assume any value in order to meet the flow specification of the main outlet stream. If the flow of the main outlet stream is lower than that of the process stream, then this procedure will act as a custom flow splitting procedure used to split a stream into two, in a way that the split percentage is not fixed a priori, but it is determined by the program to meet the flow specification of the main outlet stream.

Special Inputs / Outputs

●      Adjustable Inlet: the designated input port for the adjustable inlet stream.

●      Process Stream: the designated input port for the process stream.

●      Adjustable Outlet: the designated output port for the adjustable outlet stream.

●      Main Outlet: the designated output port for the main outlet stream.

Operations

The following operation types are currently supported in the context of this unit procedure:

●      Mix, see Flow Adjusting

●      CIP, see Clean-In-Place (CIP)

●      Hold, see Holding

●      SIP, see Steam-In-Place (SIP)

Note that operations CIP, Hold, and SIP are only available in semi-continuous operating mode.

See Also

The following procedures offer a similar functionality:

●      Custom Mixing Procedure

●      Custom Flow Splitting (Bulk Flow) Procedure