CRYSTALLIZATION

Example Problems

Problem 1
• A Swenson Surface Crystallizer is to be used to
produce 1 MT/hr crystals by cooling a saturated
solution of Ferrous sulfate that enters the
crystallizer at 50oC. The slurry leaves at 30oC.
Cooling Water enters at 15oC and leaves at
20oC.
a)What crystals are formed?
b)Calculate the cooling water requirement, kg/hr if
the overall HTC for the exchanger is 200 W/m 2K.
Specific heat of the feed is 3 kJ/kgK
c) How many crystallizer units are needed? Area is
1 square m per meter length

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At 30oC, FeSO4.7H2O Crystals are formed

4.184kJ=1 kcal

OMB

FeSO4 Bal

Heat Balance

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Heat Transfer Equation

Prob 2
• A 20% solution of Na2SO4 at 93oC is
pumped continuously to an adiabatic
crystallizer at 748 mm Hg vacuum from
which the product magma is pumped at
14oC. How much glaubers salt crystals are
produced per 1000 kg feed. Neglect BPR

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tF = 199.4 oF

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Challenge
• A 20% solution of Na2SO4 at 93oC is
pumped continuously to an adiabatic
crystallizer at 748 mm Hg vacuum. To
what temperature must the solution be
cooled to produce 200 kg of crystals?