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Mathematical Analysis of a Continuous Crystallization Process

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Intelligent Mathematics II: Applied Mathematics and Approximation Theory

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In this paper we discuss a mathematical model of crystallization of KCl in continuous operational mode with fines dissolution and classified product removal. We prove the global existence and the uniqueness of solutions of the model under realistic hypotheses.

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  1. Institut de Mathématiques de Toulouse, Université Paul Sabatier, Toulouse Cedex 9, 31062, Toulouse, France

    Amira Rachah & Dominikus Noll

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  1. Department of Mathematical Sciences, University of Memphis, Memphis, Tennessee, USA

    George A. Anastassiou

  2. Department of Mathematics, TOBB Economics and Technology University, Ankara, Turkey

    Oktay Duman

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Rachah, A., Noll, D. (2016). Mathematical Analysis of a Continuous Crystallization Process. In: Anastassiou, G., Duman, O. (eds) Intelligent Mathematics II: Applied Mathematics and Approximation Theory. Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing, vol 441. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-30322-2_20

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