The effect of scaling on the performances of a DTB crystallizer by means of a compartmental simulation model

Chemical Engineering Research and Design

Volumn 83, Issue 2 A, 2005, Pages 126-132

  Stoller, M ^a   Bravi, M ^a   Chianese, A ^a  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

Compartmental; Crystallizer; Model; Scaling; Sodium perborate

Indexed keywords

CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; CRYSTALLIZATION; REACTION KINETICS; SODIUM COMPOUNDS;

CRYSTAL SIZE DISTRIBUTION; DRAFT-TUBE BAFFLED (DTB) CRYSTALLIZER; PROGRESSIVE SCALING; SODIUM PERBORATE TETRAHYDRATE;

CRYSTALLIZERS;

CHEMICAL ENGINEERING; CRYSTALLIZATION;

EID: 15444372071     PISSN: 02638762     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1205/cherd.03384     Document Type: Article

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