Comments on the Kinetics of Ice Crystallization in a Sugar Solution Containing Polymer Component

Abstract

A method of predicting ice crystal size distribution in a continuous crystallizer was extended. Ice crystal growth rate was estimated by a mass transfer resistance-limiting model. Based on the nucleation rate of ice crystals per crystal obtained in a batchwise crystallization experiment and the model, ice crystal size distribution formed in a sugar solution with dextran was predicted with reasonable accuracy.