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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

S. T. Chou  and
J. P. Hsu
S. T. Chou
Affiliation:
Department of Chemical Engineering Kansas State University Manhattan, Kansas 66506
J. P. Hsu
Affiliation:
Department of Chemical Engineering National Taiwan University Taipei, Taiwan
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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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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1987

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