Programmed cooling of batch crystallizers

Abstract An analysis of the programmed cooling of batch crystallizers, starting with the solution of the momentum equations of the population balance, is presented. Based on a general solution, conditions are discussed leading to limiting equations which had been published earlier. The model described in this paper determines the optimum cooling curve for a batch crystallizer with an arbitrary seeding and nucleation ratio, hence a more detailed analysis of the physical conditions of the process and a better comparison of the theory with experiment are possible. Kinetic data of crystallization can also be obtained from batch experiments.