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Growth rate dispersion in a continuous sucrose crystallizer and its effect on CSD
Author(s) -
Gupta Bhaskar Sen,
Dutta Tapas K.
Publication year - 1990
Publication title -
chemical engineering and technology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.403
H-Index - 81
eISSN - 1521-4125
pISSN - 0930-7516
DOI - 10.1002/ceat.270130126
Subject(s) - dispersion (optics) , monte carlo method , growth rate , crystal (programming language) , statistical physics , crystal growth , growth model , chemistry , thermodynamics , physics , statistics , mathematics , optics , computer science , mathematical economics , geometry , programming language
A Random Crystal Growth (RCG)model is proposed to predict CSD in a continuous MSMPR crystallizer when the crystals exhibit growth rate dispersion. RCG model links two well‐known models of growth rate dispersion, namely the Random Fluctuation (RF) and Constant Crystal Growth (CCG) Models. Monte Carlo simulation has been employed to solve the model equations. Predicted results are compared with experimental CSD data on sucrose reported by Bennett.