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FC Type Crystallizer

The FC Crystallizer (Forced Circulation Crystallizer) is a versatile, robust, and widely adopted continuous crystallization system suitable for chemical, pharmaceutical, food, and environmental industries. Its optimized design ensures efficient evaporative crystallization for high-viscosity and scaling-prone materials, with capacities ranging from lab-scale (2-foot diameter) to industrial units (>40-foot diameter). Key advantages include low energy consumption, easy maintenance, and adaptability to flat/inverse solubility curves (e.g., NaCl, Na₂SO₄, citric acid).
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Working Principle

1. Components & Operation

  • Main Structure: Comprises a crystallizer vessel, circulation pump, heat exchanger, and interconnecting piping.

  • Circulation System: Slurry is pumped from the bottom cone through a heat exchanger (or omitted in flash-cooling designs) and returned via a draft tube/tangential inlet. High recirculation rates (≥3 m/s) prevent scaling and ensure uniform heat transfer.

  • Evaporation Control: Steam flow and vacuum pressure regulate evaporation rates, maintaining vapor velocity ≤1.5 m/s to minimize droplet entrainment.

2. Flash Cooling Design

  • Eliminates heat exchangers for scaling-sensitive materials, using direct vaporization to reduce tube fouling risks.


Core Advantages

1. Design & Performance

  • Simple Structure: Low investment cost and easy operation.

  • High Mechanical Energy Input: Promotes secondary nucleation for efficient production (ideal when large crystals are not required).

  • Scaling Resistance: High circulation velocities and optional flash cooling extend continuous operation to >3,000 hours.

2. Crystal Quality Control

  • Salt Leg (Elutriation Leg): Classifies crystals via fluidization, returning fines for further growth and discharging large particles (D50=0.2–0.8mm).

  • Uniform Suspension: 15–30% solids content ensures narrow particle distribution and ≥99.5% purity.

3. Operational Stability

  • Precise control of supersaturation, superheating, and circulation rates minimizes agglomeration and equipment downtime.


Technical Parameters

Parameter
Value Range
CapacityHundreds kg/h to thousands tons/h
Operating PressureAtmospheric to slightly positive (adjustable)
Operating TemperatureAmbient to 200℃ (heat exchanger design)
Circulation RateMultiples to tens of times vessel volume
Material316L Stainless Steel/Hastelloy/C276


Application Fields

  • Chemicals: Ammonium sulfate, potassium nitrate, organic acids.

  • Pharmaceuticals: Antibiotics, vitamins, intermediates.

  • Food: Sucrose, glucose, lysine.

  • Environmental: Saline wastewater treatment (ZLD) for salt recovery.


Optional Accessories

  • Demister: Built-in/external to control condensate quality.

  • Baffle Zones: Optimize flow patterns in the vessel or circulation pipes.

  • Integrated Salt Leg: Enhances classification efficiency.


Service Support

  • Customization: Process simulation, material selection, and capacity scaling.

  • Turnkey Solutions: Installation, commissioning, and operator training.

  • After-Sales Network: 24/7 maintenance, spare parts, and technical upgrades.


Specifications are adaptable to specific material properties (corrosivity, thermal sensitivity) and process requirements. Contact us for tailored configurations.

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