CFD-PBE simulation of premixed continuous precipitation incorporating nucleation, growth and aggregation in a stirred tank with multi-class method

Chemical Engineering Science

Volumn 68, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 469-480

  Cheng, Jingcai ^a,b   Yang, Chao ^a,b   Mao, Zai Sha ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF PROCESS ENGINEERING   (China)

^b Jiangsu Marine Resources Development Research Institute   (China)

Author keywords

Crystal size distribution; Multi class method; Population balance; Precipitation; Simulation; Turbulence

Indexed keywords

AGGREGATION RATE; AGITATION SPEED; BIMODAL DISTRIBUTION; BIRTH RATES; CONTINUOUS PRECIPITATION; CRYSTAL SIZE DISTRIBUTIONS; EXPERIMENTAL MEASUREMENTS; FEED CONCENTRATION; INLET CONCENTRATION; MEAN RESIDENCE TIME; MEAN SIZE; MODEL PREDICTION; MULTI-CLASS METHOD; MULTICLASS METHODS; NOVEL PROCESS; PEAK VALUES; POPULATION BALANCE EQUATION; POPULATION BALANCES; PREMIXED; RESIDENCE TIME; SIMULATION; SIZE RANGES; STIRRED TANK;

BINS; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); GRAIN SIZE AND SHAPE; POPULATION STATISTICS; PRECIPITATION (CHEMICAL); SIZE DISTRIBUTION; TANKS (CONTAINERS); TURBULENCE;

AGGLOMERATION;

EID: 81055157542     PISSN: 00092509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ces.2011.10.032     Document Type: Article

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