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A population balance approach to direct‐contact secondary refrigerant freezing
Author(s) -
Byrd L. W.,
Mulligan J. C.
Publication year - 1986
Publication title -
aiche journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.958
H-Index - 167
eISSN - 1547-5905
pISSN - 0001-1541
DOI - 10.1002/aic.690321114
Subject(s) - refrigerant , brine , thermodynamics , homogeneous , population , slurry , pressure drop , chemistry , mechanics , gas compressor , physics , sociology , demography
A population balance approach is used in developing an analysis of homogeneous freezing in a brine‐ice slurry by direct‐contact heat transfer to a dispersed secondary refrigerant. Exponential and beta distributions are assumed for the ice crystals and refrigerant droplets, respectively. The effects of freezer pressure (refrigerant temperature), inlet refrigerant drop size, and refrigerant and brine flow rates on well‐mixed freezer characteristics are presented.