CFD study of local crystal growth rate in a continuous suspension crystallizer

Journal of Chemical Engineering of Japan

Volumn 35, Issue 11, 2002, Pages 1178-1187

  Mori, Yuko ^a   Sha, Zuoliang ^a   Louhi Kultanen, Marjatta ^a   Kallas, Juha ^a  

^a LAPPEENRANTA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Finland)

Author keywords

CFD; Crystal growth rate; Crystal size distribution; Mass transfer; Suspension crystallization

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CRYSTALLIZERS; DIFFUSION; ENERGY DISSIPATION; HYDRODYNAMICS; MASS TRANSFER; PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS; RATE CONSTANTS; SOLUTIONS; SUPERSATURATION; SUSPENSIONS (FLUIDS);

CRYSTAL SIZE DISTRIBUTIONS (CSD);

CRYSTAL GROWTH;

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; CRYSTALLIZATION; MASS TRANSFER; SUSPENSION;

EID: 0036870218     PISSN: 00219592     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1252/jcej.35.1178     Document Type: Article

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