Research Article

Modeling and Optimization of the Drug Extraction Production Process

Table 9

Best settings of operating variables.

ā€ƒ 1st extraction 2nd extraction 3rd extraction4th extraction5th extraction

Steam flow (m3/h)Q114.55383.67844.28870.00000.0000
Q124.67892.75540.98950.00000.0000
Q134.43423.28614.16270.00000.0000
Q141.56644.99912.24950.00000.0000
Q153.71354.91600.99950.00000.0000
Q160.04771.65874.22140.00000.0000

Steam flow (m3/h)Q214.95440.50903.62870.00000.0000
Q224.37603.22643.47490.00000.0000
Q233.72164.49793.27130.00000.0000
Q240.27491.10983.94150.00000.0000
Q254.08573.67464.56920.00000.0000
Q261.00082.84594.10230.00000.0000

Extraction time (h)1.66281.09923.04750.00000.0000