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Abstract

Mathematical model of the multichamber crystallizer is proposed and is solved for various combinations of temperature distributions among individual chambers. Results of a series of calculations have demonstrated that the most important factors are the temperatures in the first two chambers of the crystallizer while sufficient crystallization surface area in other chambers suffices for reduction of supersaturation even at a large temperature difference. Optimization of the five-chamber crystallizer with the mean size of product crystals chosen as the optimization criteria is then performed for constants corresponding to crystallization of Glauber salt.