Breakage Functions for High Aspect Ratio Particles

Filtration of particles is influenced by the size-shape distribution of the particles. Therefore, it is necessary to determine how upstream processes affect the size-shape distributions in upstream processes before entering the filter. One such upstream process is particle breakage in stirred vessels such as crystallizers . Experiments on high aspect ratio particles such as paracetamol and urea demonstrate how the size-shape distribution changes with time. This work presents recent developments in modeling fragmentation of high aspect ratio crystals based on the experimental results in stirred suspensions.