The population balance equation is used to describe the dynamics of a continuous crystallizer. A simple condition to guarantee the stability of a mixed suspended mixed product removal crystallizer is derived based on the population balance. A novel discretization scheme solves the population balance and the resulting discretized population balance is shown to be equivalent to the original popul...

AlmtraEt--Dispersed phase systems may lx analyzed via population balances or by Monte Carlo simulation methods. This paper establishes the precise mathematical connection between the two procedures. The population balance equation is obtained by averaging the master density equation, while simulation procedures efficiently evaluate the solution to the master density equation by elimination of l...