Evaluation of the performance of a newly developed eutectic freeze crystallizer: Scraped cooled wall crystallizer

Chemical Engineering Research and Design

Volumn 81, Issue 10, 2003, Pages 1363-1372

  Vaessen, R J C ^a   Janse, B J H ^a   Seckler, M M ^a   Witkamp, G J ^a  

^a DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Eutectic freeze crystallization; Ice; Potassium nitrate; Scraped cooled crystallizer

Indexed keywords

COOLANTS; COOLING; CRYSTALLIZATION; EUTECTICS; HEAT FLUX; SENSORS;

EUTECTIC FREEZE CRYSTALLIZATION (EFC);

CRYSTALLIZERS;

PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT;

EID: 0347051808     PISSN: 02638762     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1205/026387603771339573     Document Type: Article

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