Feeds

Feeds are places where material can enter or exit the plant. Feeds are usually associated with ship movements but can be equally used to represent pipeline or tank transfers. The feeds shown in the Feeds page match the feed units added to the flowsheet on which the scheduling case is based (see: Manage your Feedstocks).

You can choose to show only a subset of feeds by creating an asset filter, and choosing it from the Assets list in the Views group of the Home ribbon tab.

Two sets of columns are shown in the table:

• Feed Rate: Defaults and warnings for the rate at which material is moved from the incoming vessel to the feed. Defaults are used to define units of measure in the Tabular pane and when creating activities.

• Draw Rate: Defaults and warnings for the rate at which material is unloaded from the feed to the downstream asset.

In addition, the UoM column under Inventory allows you to choose the unit of measure for the amounts of material arriving to, or departing from, a feed.

Tip: Filter the list via the Filter menu and configure which columns are shown, and in what order, via the View menu. See the Grids topic for more information.

Add, delete and rename feeds

You can add, delete and rename feeds in your Schedule case topology even if they are not in the original Plan topology.

To add a feed:

1. Go to the Feeds page.

2. Click Add Feed in the Assets group of the Home ribbon tab. The Add Feed dialog box opens.

3. Enter a unique name for the new feed.

4. Click Add. The new feed is added to the table.

5. Configure the new feed by editing its properties in the table, and setting connections in the Topology page.

To delete one or more feeds that have been added in Schedule:

6. In the Feeds page, select the feeds you want to delete. Selecting a cell in the corresponding table row is enough to select the feed.

7. Click Delete Feed in the Assets group of the Home ribbon tab. The selected feeds are deleted.

To rename a feed:

8. In the Feeds page, select the feeds you want to rename. Selecting a cell in the corresponding table row is enough to select the feed.

9. Click Rename Feed in the Assets group of the Home ribbon tab. The Rename Feed dialog opens.

10. Enter the new name and click Rename.

You cannot delete or rename feeds that are part of the original Plan topology.

Tip: You can also add, delete and rename feeds and other asset types from the Topology page.

Feeds added in Schedule have an information icon next to their name, with the icon tooltip showing the feed name followed by (added in Schedule).