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Information:
a) Determine the kg/h (rates per hour) of crystals in the magma product:
MW of BaCl 2
Mass fraction of BaCl2 is = 0.8525
MW of BaCl 2 H 2O
3680 kg/h = (6320 y)(Solubility of BaCl2) + y (ratio of BaCl2 to Water mass fraction)
35.7 0.852
+
3680 kg/h = (6320 y) x ( 100 y ( 10.852
1423.76
=263.67
y= 5.39976 kg/h in crystals
0.852 0.852
BaCl2 in crystal = y ( 10.852 = 263.67 ( 10.852 = 1518 kg/h
b) Calculate the volumetric flow rate of the magma to compute the residence time in the
crystallizer.
The flow rate of solution in the magma = 10000 1777 = 8223 kg/h
According to SpringerMaterials (2010) , the density of BaCl2H2O crystals is 3100
kg/m3 and the density in the solution in the magma is 1279 kg/m3.
c) The mass fraction of crystal estimation in the size range from 20 to 25 mesh
According to W.L. McCabe, J.C. Smith and P. Harriot (2005),
20 mesh has an aperture of 0.833 mm = 0.0833 cm
25 mesh has an aperture of 0.71 mm = 0.071 cm (by interpolation)
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Calculation of dimensionless crystal size from, z = G
[ ]
2 3
Z Z
X m =1 1+ z + + exp(z)
2 6
[ ]
2 3
2.08 2.08
X m =1 1+2.08+ + exp(2.08) = 0.158
2 6
[ ]
2 3
1.74 1.74
X m =1 1+1.74 + + exp(1.74) = 0.099
2 6
Therefore, mass fraction of crystal smaller than 0.0833cm is 15.8wt % meanwhile 9.9%
mass fraction of crystals smaller than 0.071 cm. For that, the mass fraction between 20
to 25 mesh is 0.158 0.099 = 0.059 (5.9 wt%)