CHAPTER V

BAGASSE VOLUME

It is still about the operation of one unit of mill, lets back to equation (1):

Or

Gm = Gnp + Ga
Gnp = Gm - Ga

We can also write :

Gnp

= Gm (1 -

Ga

Gm

Because
and

:
:

Gm = dm x Vm
Ga = da x Va

then

da.Va
Gnp = dm.Vm (1 - -----) ....................................................... (4)
dm.Vm

Also because
and
then

:
:
:

Gnp = dnp x Vnp

Vnp = Vm - Va
Gnp = dnp (Vm - Va)

or

Va
Gnp = dnp.Vm (1 - ---) ............................................................. (5)
Vm

Further, from equation (4) and (5) we obtain:

da.Va
dm.Vm (1 - -----) = dnp.Vm (1 - ----)
dm.Vm
da.Va
dm - -- = dnp - ---Vm

Va
Vm

dnp.Va
Vm

Va
dm - dnp = ---- (da - dnp)
Vm
therefore

da - dnp
Vm = --- Va ............................................................ (6)
dm - dnp

With the same method, we observe equation (2):

or

Gm = Gnm + Gs
Gnm = Gm - Gs

We can also write:

Gnm = Gm (1 -

Gs

Gm

Because
and

:
:

Gm = dm x Vm
Gs = ds x Vs

then

ds.Vs
Gnm = dm.Vm (1 - -----) ........................................................ (7)
dm.Vm

Also because
and
then

:
:
:

Gnm = dnm x Vnm

Vnm = Vm - Vs
Gnm = dnm (Vm - Vs)

or

Vs
Gnm = dnm.Vm (1 - ----) .......................................................... (8)
Vm

Further, from equation (7) and (8), we find:

ds.Vs
dm.Vm (1 - -----) = dnm.Vm (1 - ----)
dm.Vm
ds.Vs
dm - ----- = dnm - ---Vm
And so

and

Vs
Vm

dnm.Vs
Vm

Vs
dm - dnm = ---- (ds - dnm)
Vm
ds - dnm
Vm = ---- Vs .................................................. (9)
dm dnm

Then both equation (6) and (9) combined, we find:

da - dnp
---- Va = --- Vs
dm - dnp

ds - dnm
dm - dnm

Now we observe each value of the densities in this equation, mainly the juice density at the input
portion (dnm) and the density of extracted juice (dnp).
When we look to the table of various Brix degrees5) of juice, e.g. for cane juice of 15,9Brix, the
density is 1,06077 kg/dm3. When compared to juice of mill #1, say = 17,4Brix, whose density is
1,06721 kg/dm3, means there is only a different in densities of 0,6%. This value is very small if
compared to the different in degrees of Brix, which is about 8,62% (the condition was made by
the calculation for mill mass balance, where assumption is made for the Brix degree of juice in
the incoming material have the same value of Brix degree with the juice extracted by the
respective mill).
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Based upon the relatively small different of the densities, the writer has the reason why
assumption is made for the above equation, that the density of juice in the incoming material
(dnm) is equals to the density of juice extracted by the respective mill (dnp).
Thus

: dnm dnp

And so the above equation can be simplified:

(da - dnp) Va (ds - dnp) Vs
or

ds - dnp
Va --- Vs .................................................................... (10)
da dnp

where Va is the no-void volume of bagasse exhausted by a unit of mill.