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Approximate analytical solution of the integro-differential model of bulk crystallization in a metastable liquid with mass supply (heat dissipation) and crystal withdrawal mechanism
  • Irina Nizovtseva,
  • Alexandr Ivanov,
  • Irina Alexandrova
Irina Nizovtseva
Friedrich-Schiller-Universitat Jena

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Alexandr Ivanov
Ural Federal University named after the first President of Russia B N Yeltsin
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Irina Alexandrova
Ural Federal University named after the first President of Russia B N Yeltsin
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Abstract

This paper is devoted to an approximate analytical solution of an integro-differential model describing the process of nucleation and growth of particles in crystallizers, taking into account the thermal-mass exchange with the environment and the removal of product crystals from the metastable medium. The method developed in this work for solving model equations (kinetic equation for the particle size distribution function and balance equations for temperature/impurity concentration) is based on using the saddle point method for calculating the Laplace-type integral. It is shown that the degree of metastability of the liquid decreases with time at a fixed value of the mass inflow from the outside (heat flow to the outside). The crystal size distribution function has the form of an irregular bell-shaped curve, which increases with the intensification of heat and mass exchange with the environment.
03 Mar 2021Submitted to Mathematical Methods in the Applied Sciences
04 Mar 2021Submission Checks Completed
04 Mar 2021Assigned to Editor
05 Mar 2021Reviewer(s) Assigned
10 Jun 2021Review(s) Completed, Editorial Evaluation Pending
11 Jun 2021Editorial Decision: Revise Major
10 Aug 20211st Revision Received
10 Aug 2021Assigned to Editor
10 Aug 2021Submission Checks Completed
10 Aug 2021Reviewer(s) Assigned
10 Aug 2021Review(s) Completed, Editorial Evaluation Pending
29 Aug 2021Editorial Decision: Revise Major
27 Sep 20212nd Revision Received
27 Sep 2021Submission Checks Completed
27 Sep 2021Assigned to Editor
27 Sep 2021Reviewer(s) Assigned
02 Jan 2022Review(s) Completed, Editorial Evaluation Pending
02 Jan 2022Editorial Decision: Accept
15 Sep 2022Published in Mathematical Methods in the Applied Sciences volume 45 issue 13 on pages 8170-8178. 10.1002/mma.8112