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The Effect of Volume Shape Factor on the Crystal Size Distribution of Fragments due to Attrition
Author(s) -
Lim K. C.,
Hashim M. A.,
Sen Gupta B.
Publication year - 1999
Publication title -
crystal research and technology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.377
H-Index - 64
eISSN - 1521-4079
pISSN - 0232-1300
DOI - 10.1002/(sici)1521-4079(199904)34:4<491::aid-crat491>3.0.co;2-e
Subject(s) - attrition , monte carlo method , shape factor , volume (thermodynamics) , population balance equation , distribution (mathematics) , crystal (programming language) , particle size distribution , materials science , statistical physics , work (physics) , population , mechanics , thermodynamics , chemistry , mineralogy , mathematics , physics , statistics , particle size , geometry , mathematical analysis , computer science , medicine , demography , dentistry , sociology , programming language
The effect of volume shape factor on crystal size distribution (CSD) is usually ignored to simplify the analysis of population balance equation. In the present work, the CSD of fragments generated from a mechanically stirred crystallizer as the result of attrition mechanism has been reported when the volume shape factor conforms to normal distribution. The physical model of GAHN and MERSMANN which relates the attrition resistance of a crystalline substances to its mechanical properties has been employed. The simulation of fragment size distribution was performed by Monte Carlo (MC) technique. The results are compared with those reported by GAHN and MERSMANN.