Description
Calculate a branch's supplied component-flow recovery fraction.
Engineering scalar terms depend on mass versus mole bases, absolute state variables and the process boundary. A vapor/liquid ratio differs from a reaction equilibrium constant, space time differs from a measured residence-time distribution, and fouling-area scaling preserves a specified heat-transfer product. Supplied terms do not validate an actual process.
Calculate a branch's supplied component-flow recovery fraction.
When to use this tool
Use Process Splitter Component Recovery when you already have branchComponentFlow, inletComponentFlow and need to calculate a branch's supplied component-flow recovery fraction.
How to use the tool and how it works
- Enter branchComponentFlow, inletComponentFlow. Use the units and conventions below.
- Run the tool. Correct any format, range, or cross-field input error before interpreting the output.
- Read componentRecovery, unrecoveredComponentFlow. Use the output convention below.
Require inlet component flow positive/finite and branch within inlet; return branch/inlet and inlet-branch.1
| Input field | Meaning and units | Accepted input |
|---|---|---|
| branchComponentFlow | Branch Component Flow | Required. Finite number; minimum 0. |
| inletComponentFlow | Inlet Component Flow | Required. Finite number; strictly above 0. |
| Output field | Interpretation | Returned shape |
|---|---|---|
| componentRecovery | Component Recovery | Required. Finite number. |
| unrecoveredComponentFlow | Unrecovered Component Flow | Required. Finite number. |
{
"input": {
"branchComponentFlow": 15,
"inletComponentFlow": 60
},
"output": {
"componentRecovery": 0.25,
"unrecoveredComponentFlow": 45
}
}Limitations and assumptions
- Both values must represent the same component and basis. No complete splitter, composition, separation performance or appropriate operating point is determined.
- Inputs must satisfy both the field types and the cross-field conditions above. Invalid input causes an error; a successful false flag or documented placeholder is a different result.
- Numeric calculations use binary floating point unless exact decimal-integer arithmetic is explicitly stated. No hidden measurement tolerance or decimal rounding is added; nonfinite or out-of-contract results are rejected. Numeric signed-zero results are exported as zero.
Alternative or Complementary methods
Use complete material, energy, phase and equipment models with verified operating conditions. Check concentration bases, gas reference states and measurement uncertainty before applying local ratios or balances to process design or operation.
References
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