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Stochastic analysis of the Transient Behavior of an msmpr Crystallizer
Effects of the Seed Size Distribution and Size- Dependent Growth Rate
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 27 July 2009
Abstract
The transient crystal size distribution (CSD) in a continuous mixed suspension, mixed product removal crystallizer has been modeled through a stochastic approach. Effects of the seed size distribution and size-dependent growth rate on both the transient and steady-state CSD have been investigated. It has been found that the seed size distribution causes a maximum in the steady-state CSD and the size-dependent growth rate results in an upward curvature at the lower end in a semilogarithmic plot of steady-state CSD against crystal size. Under appropriate conditions, the mean CSD of the present stochastic model reduces to the results predicted by the corresponding deterministic population balance model.
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- Probability in the Engineering and Informational Sciences , Volume 1 , Issue 4 , October 1987 , pp. 383 - 404
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