Clean-In-Place (CIP) Operation Variables

●      General Operation Variables

●      Clean-In-Place (CIP) operation specific variable as listed in the following table:

Variable

Variable ID (varID)

Data Type

I/O

 

Cleaning Agent Name

agentName_VID

String

I/O

Cleaning Agent Volume

agentVolume_VID

double

I/O

Cleaning Agent Volume
Per Equipment Volume

agentVolumePerEquipmentVolume_VID

double

I/O

Cleaning Agent Vol. Flowrate

agentFlowrate_VID

double

I/O

Cleaning Agent Vol. Flowrate Per Circumference

agentFlowratePerCircumference_VID

double

I/O

Cleaning Agent Vol. Flowrate Per Surface

agentFlowratePerSurface_VID

double

I/O

Cleaning Step
Process Time

cleaningStepProcessTime_VID

double

I/O

Cleaning Agent Consumption Specification

agentConsumptionSpec_VID

Long *

O

Waste Treatment Cost

wasteTreatCost_VID

double

I/O

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Note: For all these variable, the Get/SetOperValVal2() function must be used, since an extra argument (the name of the step) is always needed.

Long *: The values that can be retrieved with agentConsumptionSpec_VID are displayed in the following table:

Consumption Spec

Value (Long)

Units

Total Volume

1

m3

Total Volume per L of Equipment Volume

2

m3

Volumetric Flowrate

3

m3/s

Volumetric Flowarte per Vessel’s Circumference (only valid if operation takes place in avertical vessel or a vessel that features a circular cross-sectional area)

4

m3/s-m

Volumetric Flowarte per Vessel’s internal Surface area (only valid if operation takes place in a horizontal vessel)

5

m3/m2-s